Tuesday, June 17, 2014
As Tim Crouch's Adler & Gibb hits the Royal Court, here are the finest portraits of artists on stage, from John Logan's study of Rothko to Yasmina Reza's ArtHow do you put visual art on …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30AMFriday, June 13, 2014
Orange Tree, RichmondAn exemplary champion of new works, Sam Walters has curated an ambitious, wide-ranging festivalAs a climax to his extraordinary 42-year tenure at the Orange Tree, which …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:55AMThursday, June 12, 2014
Almeida, LondonStrange but never boring, this post-apocalyptic fantasy suggests US TV comedy will be the last relic of western civilisationA pattern is beginning to emerge at the Almeida und…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:45PMWednesday, June 11, 2014
Donmar Warehouse, LondonFriel's piece, based on Turgenev's novel, yields a rich gallery of performances as it meditates on change, tradition and the power of friendshipIt is significant that…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:56AMFriday, June 6, 2014
National Theatre, LondonThe ideas get lost in this violent thriller that explores the political legacy of colonialismBe careful what you wish for. Reviewing Polly Stenham's last play, No Qua…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:26AMThursday, June 5, 2014
Ambassadors theatre, London Ian Grieve captures the former leader's moral seriousness, but this one-man show never questions received wisdomEven four years after his electoral defeat, we sti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AMWednesday, June 4, 2014
Old Vic, LondonWhat emerges clearly in Spacey's magnificent performance as the famed American lawyer, is Clarence Darrow's renegade spiritKevin Spacey's webchat: 10 things we learnedKevin Sp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:28PMTuesday, June 3, 2014
Arcola, LondonSarah Daniels tackles the world of therapy in a production marked by some striking performancesSarah Daniels made a big impact in the 1980s with plays including Masterpieces an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AMFriday, May 30, 2014
Producer Cameron Mackintosh turned the West End musical into a global franchise. And he's not finished yet. New shows are opening round the world, new theatres are being purchased ... the em…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMShakespeare's Globe, London This Cleopatra kisses the audience and Clive Wood makes a ruffianly Antony What's your favourite Antony and Cleopatra? "Is this well done?" a character…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:41AMWednesday, May 28, 2014
Birmingham Repertory studioGurpreet Kaur Bhatti's piece about a widowed matriarch and her reckless son plays on the tensions and tenacity of family tiesTen years ago, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:45AMTuesday, May 27, 2014
Duchess, LondonKathleen Turner is great as a boozy working-class wit, but this tale of fakes both people and paintings - fails to convince Quiz: Kathleen Turner's greatest linesA desiccated…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PMFriday, May 23, 2014
Finborough theatre, LondonSt John Ervine's 1915 play about a victimised rural family is a powerful portrait of the pros and cons of an iron faithIf you want to understand the Ulster Protesta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:53AMThursday, May 22, 2014
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonJessie Wallace and Gary Kemp star in this revival of Frank Norman's nostalgic musical, set in London's shady underworldYou have to abandon all notions of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMWednesday, May 21, 2014
Prince Edward theatre, LondonThe opposing forces of communism and capitalism carry strange visual echoes in this production by Laurence ConnorSo how does Boublil and Schönberg's musical…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:44PMTuesday, May 20, 2014
From Harold Pinter to Harry Potter, Michael Gambon has worked with all the greats. He nearly joined the Royal Ballet too. He talks about crying on cue, his dodgy memory, and the job that got…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:52AMWhen did Michael Gambon discover that he could act? What was his first role? And what did he learn from working with Laurence Olivier, Alan Ayckbourn and Harold Pinter? The great actor talks…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AMSunday, May 18, 2014
Southwark Playhouse, LondonThis Tony award-winning musical makes up for what it lacks in the story department with an exuberant score and outstanding choreographyWhen seen on Broadway in 200…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:16AMFriday, May 16, 2014
Everyman, LiverpoolMichael Wynne's lively slice of Mersey life, seen through one family, prompts us to examine difficult home truthsYou could hardly have a more localised piece than this. Mi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:57AMWednesday, May 14, 2014
Royal Exchange, ManchesterSimon Armitage's modern mastery of Homer is impressive even if Lily Cole's Helen is not but this production lacks a personal touch You have to admire the skill and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32AMTuesday, May 13, 2014
Shaftesbury theatre, LondonRichard Eyre's joyous production of this 1954 show has an exuberance comparable to that of his National Theatre Guys and DollsIt's a big leap from the Minerva in C…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:59PMThe play that burned down the Globe theatre in 1613, after a stage cannon ignited the thatch, is a potent farewell to this seriesIt seems strange to end this series of favourite Shakespeare …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:26AMMonday, May 12, 2014
The Shed, LondonChinese-American playwright David Henry Hwang uses humour to look at the implications of being racially hyphenated in this peach of a playWhat exactly is racial identity? Doe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:43PMThis stormy staple of the Shakespeare canon has appeared in many guises. But the great Giorgio Strehler's Italian version is our critics's top pick. What's your favourite version?I've experi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:34AMSunday, May 11, 2014
Nuffield, SouthamptonThree Noel Coward triple bills in one day might sound daunting, and some of his less admirable attitudes are all too apparent, but this epic show still contains some mas…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:44PMThursday, May 8, 2014
Barbican, LondonFiona Shaw is brilliant as the mother of Jesus, and juggles other characters, in an ingenious adaptation of Colm Tóibín's novella Fiona Shaw on the power of tragedyI came t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:08AMThis is a searing study of jealousy and a moving account of transformative magic. What's your favourite version?Where to start? The modern theatre loves The Winter's Tale, most recently seen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMWednesday, May 7, 2014
Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonLaudable performances and stage design save the RSC's contemporary makeover of this 16th-century true-crime dramaMuch as I welcome the idea of a Swan season …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMThe 2001 staging at Shakespeare's Globe, with Mark Rylance tackling a trio of roles, gave clarity to this convoluted playNot a play for rationalists. Dr Johnson wrote of its "unresistin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58AMTuesday, May 6, 2014
This once-unloved play has become both a study of asylum seekers and a show for kids. It still has a potent theatrical magicBen Jonson thought Pericles "a mouldy tale", and few hav…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:44AMMonday, May 5, 2014
Laurence Olivier on stage and Ralph Fiennes on film are Michael Billington's favourite versions of this magnificent playI've loved this play ever since I was a revolting Roman citizen in a p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM 
