Friday, December 12, 2014
London PalladiumA strong cast led by the former Pussycat Doll bring impressive verve to the song and dance spectacular, but the question remains whether the jukebox musical is Andrew Lloyd W…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:45AMThursday, December 11, 2014
Olivier, LondonJim Hawkins becomes a girl rebelling against gender roles in this imaginative adaptation, which keeps alive the wit and excitement of the book Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:35AMWednesday, December 10, 2014
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonThe ceasefire of 1914 was undoubtedly a powerful moment. But surrounded as it was by death, tragedy and brutality, can it really make a festive …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:28AMTuesday, December 9, 2014
While jokes about 80s series may be for older audiences, Tim Vine and Wayne Sleep help capture children’s attentionGiven that Dallas was at its peak in the 1980s, you have to be a moderate…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30PMThursday, December 4, 2014
Lyttelton, LondonTena Štivičić’s play about three crucial dates in her country’s past is a demanding but fascinating experienceSome plays are instantly accessible; others require pati…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32AMWednesday, December 3, 2014
Royal Court, LondonThis play about local authority cuts could not be more timely – and it entertains even as it offers a call to arms• Playwright Jack Thorne: ‘Writing plays was a way …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:47AMTuesday, December 2, 2014
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonJamie Lloyd’s aggressively visceral production kills off some of the charm in this daring work that explores the dark side of the American dream• Catherin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:20AMJermyn Street theatre, LondonMordaunt Shairp’s 1933 drama, which has a surprisingly strong gay subtext, is weighed down by melodrama Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMSunday, November 30, 2014
Cartoucherie, Paris Ariane Mnouchkine’s lavish modern-dress production, performed in a former munitions factory, offers a unique and engrossing spectacle Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:29AMSaturday, November 29, 2014
A new tranche of Harold Pinter’s letters, written to lifelong friends, has been made public. We take a first glimpse Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMFriday, November 28, 2014
Finborough, LondonEve Leigh’s remarkable debut play, about a writer held captive in a Soviet mental institution, explores the strange intimacy between the equally imprisoned captor and cap…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:14AMWednesday, November 26, 2014
Ustinov Studio, BathIonesco’s imperfect study of a power-crazed monarch facing death is helped by a powerful performance from Alun Armstrong Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:59PMTuesday, November 25, 2014
Southwark Playhouse, London Daniel Andersen’s drama about a recruitment firm during the 2011 financial meltdown says a lot about work politics but not the bigger picture Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:57AMFriday, November 21, 2014
Richmond theatre, SurreyJonathan Munby’s production of Shakespeare’s greatest comedy is strangely spectral• Best Shakespeare productions: your favourite Twelfth Night Continue reading.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:34AMThursday, November 20, 2014
Royal Court theatre, LondonMolly Davies’s lively play is like a primary-school version of Lindsay Anderson’s If… Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00PMClassical actor with a prolific repertoire, authoritative stage presence and unforgettable voice Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:41PMWednesday, November 19, 2014
Olivier, LondonMeticulously detailing the endless grind of Mumbai slum life helps this spirited adaptation of Katherine Boo’s award-winning reportage avoid any danger of quaintness• A sp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AMTuesday, November 18, 2014
St James, LondonA novelist gains a knighthood, then is outed as a frequenter of pub orgies: Emlyn Williams’s play has plenty of contemporary resonance Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:34AMMonday, November 17, 2014
Orange Tree, RichmondPowerfully articulated and skilfully wrought, Alistair McDowalls bleakly pessimistic horror story has young audiences in raptures Alistair McDowall: There are no rules i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:55AMFriday, November 14, 2014
Cockpit, London Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the first play in the Iron Curtain trilogy gets an excellent revival David Edgar: Ukip is my territory. I suspect I am g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:23AMThursday, November 13, 2014
In plays by David Storey and Anthony Shaffer, Clarke was something special on stage. If only theatre had made more use of him Warren Clarke: a life in clips Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:45AMHampstead theatre, LondonRoy Williams explore the problems of an eager young policewoman in south London and finds little division between law enforcers and law breakers Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:40AMWednesday, November 12, 2014
Spiegeltent, Southbank, London Ping-pong, knife-juggling and witty stripping save the show from sniggering adolescence Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AMFriday, November 7, 2014
Royal Court, LondonThe facts are sombre in Chris Rapleys compelling 75-minute talk on climate change, but his belief in human ingenuity knows no bounds Climate change play 2071 aims to make …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:52AMToo much film and television is cursed by blandness. Societys mirror now is the stage Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AMWednesday, November 5, 2014
Adelphi, LondonDirected by Rupert Goold, this stage version of the film suffers from its caricatures, relentless jokiness and functional score Ford fiesta: Made in Dagenham musical opens in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PMTuesday, November 4, 2014
The Colepit, V&A Museum, LondonAntic Faces frantic, inventive staging of the Euripides play is worlds away from the corseted passion of Racine Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:43AMMonday, November 3, 2014
Aldwych, London Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace impress with a sexy tango in this film noir pastiche Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PMSunday, November 2, 2014
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonTerence Rattigans Oxford-set first play captures the hedonistic irresponsibility of privileged pre-war student life Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04AMFriday, October 31, 2014
Finborough theatre, London With its echoes of Brian Friel and Conor McPhersons The Weir, this prizewinning play paints a plausible picture of the modern Celtic twilight Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AMThursday, October 30, 2014
Swan, Stratford-on-AvonIf the quality of Rowley, Dekker and Fords 1621 attack on society is open to debate, Eileen Atkins multifaceted turn as the witch is a resounding success Continue read…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02AM 
