Sunday, June 7, 2015
Almeida, LondonAn exhilarating present-day reworking of Aeschylus gives free rein to female power“I felt so alive once I’d killed him.” As the husband-slayer Clytemnestra, a magnificen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:34AMTheatre Royal Haymarket, LondonCooper’s buzzy West End debut is impressive but performing without prostheses and makeup is both a considerable feat and a cop-outPeople have been hustling v…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03AMSaturday, June 6, 2015
Old Vic; Lyttelton, both LondonVowel-torturing upper-class accents; ferocious feelings; a traditional scene performed in an abstract place. Thea Sharrock – who kick-started the Terence Rat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:31AMSunday, May 31, 2015
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonAntonio and Bassanio are the revelation in Polly Findlay’s RSC production Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:40AMDonmar Warehouse, LondonSteve Waters’s recasting of events surrounding the Occupy protests is scrupulously balanced but lacks animation Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:45AMMonday, May 25, 2015
From David Tennant's sardonic and volatile performance to John Gielgud's choked-up ferocity, Susannah Clapp picks the 10 best portrayals of Hamlet
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PMRoyal Court; Old Red Lion; Regent's Park Open Air; Jellyfish theatre, all London
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PMCan anyone fill the director's shoes at London's best off-West End theatre?
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PMSunday, May 24, 2015
King’s Head, London Richard Cameron’s sequinned serenade of a drama never quite finds its feet Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMGlobe, London The wonderful Michelle Terry makes Rosalind her own in Blanche McIntyre’s intelligent staging of As You Like It Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMHome, Manchester Manchester’s new Home theatre offers a modern spin on a tale of 1920s Munich Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMSunday, May 17, 2015
Old Vic, LondonHigh Society isn’t short on quality, but it can’t shake off its glorious past Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMFelbrigg Hall, NorfolkWildWorks ventures into the woods in an unforgettable tale of transformation inspired by real life and Greek myth Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:59AMSunday, May 10, 2015
Apollo, LondonAn icily poised Kristin Scott Thomas faces an updated assortment of PMs in this cosy game of recognitionLast-minute tucks and additions had been prepared for The Audience. Audi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:15AMDonmar Warehouse, LondonA galactic cast excels in James Graham’s hugely impressive general election dramaHurrah for the stage. It has proved exceptionally nimble at responding imaginativel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSunday, May 3, 2015
Wyndham’s, LondonThis starry revival of David Mamet’s 1975 drama reveals Damian Lewis as a natural comedian Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMLyric Hammersmith, LondonSean Holmes’s ebullient production avoids the pitfalls of staging Alan Parker’s film, offering a punchy opening show at the beautifully redesigned Lyric Continue…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30AMOlivier, LondonRufus Norris begins his directorship at the National with Chiwetel Ejiofor starring as a superb Everyman in Carol Ann Duffy’s take on the 15th century morality play Continue…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMSunday, April 26, 2015
Royal Court, LondonA clear-sighted appraisal of our ailing NHS emerges with verve, humour and candour from Michael Wynne’s timely verbatim playThere are occasions when only naturalism and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMYoung Vic, LondonEugene O’Neill’s haunting prequel to Long Day’s Journey Into Night has a star in the making in George MacKaySometimes the more strange, the more realistic. Arthur Mill…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMAlmeida, LondonSimon Stephens’s 3D dramatic deconstruction of Carmen will go on reverberatingThe sound can be heard right across London. Theatrical classics are being cracked open. That ha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMSunday, April 19, 2015
Tobacco Factory, BristolSheridan’s classic is given a modern twist in Andrew Hilton’s pitch-perfect production Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMNational Maritime Museum, LondonPunchdrunk’s seafaring show for children is earnest but brings the past brilliantly to lifeThe astounding feature of a Punchdrunk show is the amount of stuf…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMRoyal Court, LondonWalsh’s ‘mischievous’ dialogue and plot additions largely obscure Dahl’s nimble, knockabout nastinessThis is not what the Roald Dahl estate wants to hear. Billy, s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMSunday, April 5, 2015
Swan, StratfordJustin Audibert’s striking new production is a reminder that at his best, Marlowe can give Shakespeare a really good run for his money Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMRoyal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonSher is at his most meticulous and fiery as Willy Loman in Gregory Doran’s accomplished stagingArtistic director Gregory Doran is in no doubt.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSunday, March 29, 2015
Harrington’s Pie and Mash Shop, Shaftesbury Avenue, LondonThere’s gore galore in Bill Buckhurst’s ingenious stripped-down, pie-shop SondheimNext week, Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson wil…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMPrint Room at the Coronet, LondonRobert Holman’s new play, especially written for its two actors, is a precise and subtle picture of a family crisis Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMDorfman, National Theatre, LondonWords and mash fly in Sam Holcroft’s sharp domestic farce, brilliantly directed by Marianne Elliott Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMSunday, March 22, 2015
Southwark Playhouse, LondonMichael Hastings’s richly detailed 1973 drama finally reaches the stage in a production so exact you can smell it Continue reading...
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