Sunday, February 15, 2015
John Cleland’s 18th-century erotic romp is given a well-judged modern edgeExcellent. The 18th century is sweeping over Bristol’s theatres. In April the Tobacco Factory puts on The School…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMSunday, February 8, 2015
Jermyn Street, LondonA headstrong heroine scarpers from the family pile with a baby in tow in St John Hankin’s prophetic 1908 play, now staged for the first time in public Continue reading…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:01AMHampstead theatre, LondonTV’s young Inspector Morse is the only good thing about this predictable love story Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMThe star dazzles in this madcap revival of Peter Barnes’s blunt 1968 satire Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMSunday, February 1, 2015
Dorfman theatre, LondonConsciousness is the subject of Stoppard’s first full-length work in nine years but the play lacks his usual intellectual rigourYou could measure out a theatre-going…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMSunday, January 25, 2015
Young Vic, LondonMike Bartlett’s follow-up to Cock is a masterclass in the workings of collusionSusannah Clapp reviews the ChangelingSusannah Clapp reviews Fever Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMMay Fair hotel, LondonWallace Shawn’s denunciation of capitalism hits home – up to a pointSusannah Clapp reviews The ChangelingSusannah Clapp reviews Bull Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSam Wanamaker Playhouse, London Gore, humour and Hattie Morahan cut to the quick in Dominic Dromgoole’s whip-sharp production of The ChangelingSusannah Clapp reviews Bull at the Young VicS…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSunday, January 18, 2015
Playhouse, LondonDespite some terrific performances, this musical adaptation struggles to capture the spirit of Almodóvar’s movieWomen on the Verge, the musical: in pictures Almodóvar sa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:05AMOld Vic, LondonDaniel Kitson’s play has quirky charm – and deep theatrical rootsThe first marvel in Daniel Kitson’s Tree is the tree itself, a fine structure built by Take 1 Scenic Ser…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03AMTrafalgar Studios, London Moses Raine’s play, set in a Moscow flat, makes the strange seem close at hand Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSunday, January 11, 2015
Finborough, LondonThis pocket-sized production works wonders with Jerry Herman’s musical about fleeing the Nazis Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03AMTristan Bates, LondonTwo of Bernard Shaw’s lesser-known works, one satirising one of his biggest successes, are snappily effective on a tiny stage Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSunday, December 28, 2014
Battersea Arts Centre, London Bach, Verdi and Dvorák provide the soundtrack for this jaunty polar adventure for children starring the irresistible Owlabear Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMAndrew Lloyd Webber’s resurrected musical features terrific dancing and some truly hideous moggies Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMLittle Angel, London Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poem makes perfect sense in Peter O’Rourke’s spellbinding puppet show Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSaturday, December 27, 2014
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet, smartwatches, the return of the Large Hadron Collider, the rugby World Cup in Britain, a flood of classic drama on TV and a critical climate summit – some …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:59PMSunday, December 21, 2014
Young Vic, London The ingenious 1927 mingle live performance, animation and film to disconcerting effect in this anti-technology tale Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03AMThe close confines of the Almeida are perfect for this updating of Rupert Goold’s extraordinary production set in 21st-century Las Vegas Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMDonmar, LondonJosie Rourke’s first musical at the Donmar is a sexy, jazzy homage to noirStage and screen were all over each other last week. And to good effect. Josie Rourke’s production…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSunday, December 14, 2014
Crucible, SheffieldDirector Daniel Evans continues his run of Christmas musical magic in Sheffield with a glorious Anything Goes Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:05AMOlivier, LondonPatsy Ferran dazzles as a female Jim in the National’s remarkable take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classicPolly Findlay’s production of Treasure Island is astonishing, i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03AMSwan, Stratford-on-AvonDespite its visual power and accomplished performances, this familiar first world war tale feels oddly sketchyIt’s a pity that there is not more come and go between …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSunday, December 7, 2014
From a great female Falstaff to Gillian Anderson’s unforgettable Blanche Dubois, the Observer’s theatre critic picks her favourite performances of the yearLaura Cumming: the 10 best art …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:15AMSaturday, December 6, 2014
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonPresident-shooters are on song in Jamie Lloyd’s brilliant production Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMLyttelton, National theatre, LondonThe struggles of one Croatian family mirror the strife of a whole country in Tena Stivičić’s intricate new playEvery now and then someone announces tha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMRoyal Court, LondonThe team behind Let the Right One In fail to quicken the blood with a play about a Labour council facing budget cuts Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03PMSaturday, November 22, 2014
Olivier, LondonDavid Hare’s adaptation of Katherine Boo’s acclaimed study of a Mumbai slum breaks new ground for the National Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PMOrange Tree, Richmond Ned Bennett’s production of Alistair McDowall’s unsettling drama is a winner Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07PMSt James, London The period trappings of Emlyn Williams’s scandalous 1950 play do it no favours Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PMSaturday, November 8, 2014
Adelphi, LondonGemma Arterton effortlessly leads the way in a joyful, garish musical rejig of the hit filmFord fiesta: Made in Dagenham the musical opens in the West End in pictures Continu…
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