Saturday, August 19, 2017
GUEST CRITIC LUKE JONES HUNGERS BUT DOESN’T GET A BYTE I’ll give them this; it’s timely. After the violence in Charlottesville, we’ve all been asking what on e…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 02:20AMFriday, August 18, 2017
Fleabag director Vicky Jones’s filthily enjoyable play enters its last week at Soho theatre, while Iceland Dance Company takes over Royal Festival Hall1 TouchVicky Jones’s filthily enjoy…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMA DELICATE TREASURE Rarely seen, half-forgotten, Githa Sowerby’s 1924 play is sharp, entertaining, truthful and elegant: Richard Eyre’s direction respects it with delicate …
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 02:11AMThursday, August 17, 2017
GUEST REVIEWER CHARLOTTE VALORI MARVELS AT MARIANNE VIDAL Aylin Bozok’s productions of French opera for Grimeborn have all been marked by their elegance, restraint and psychological intens…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 01:02PMWednesday, August 16, 2017
Theater has quickly taken on the Trump presidency. Whether what’s onstage can change minds or spark action is open to debate.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:06PMTuesday, August 15, 2017
Six of the best from Edinburgh including Mat Ewins’ barrage of one-liners, a German teacher placement at a secondary school and a transgender journey Pleasance Courtyard Building on the su…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMFriday, August 11, 2017
Shakespeare’s play gets a Mexican makeover in Matthew Dunster’s revival, while Boy Blue Entertainment explores images of freedom in a turbulent world1 Much Ado About NothingShakespeare�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AMThursday, August 10, 2017
GUEST REVIEWER CHARLOTTE VALORI GETS THE ROYAL TREATMENT AT GRIMEBORN If you fancy being entertained like a French king, head to Grimeborn for Lully’s Armide. Lully’s artistic monopoly o…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:48AMWednesday, August 9, 2017
Plan your viewing with our list of top shows, ordered by start time. This page will be updated throughout the festival Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMTuesday, August 8, 2017
The president is spending 17 days in New Jersey and New York. A few of our critics weigh in with recommendations of shows to watch (besides the news).
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12AMComedian Keegan-Michael Key will join Schumer in Martin’s ‘loopy’ marital satire Meteor Shower, which opens 1 NovemberAmy Schumer is to make her Broadway theatre debut this autumn in a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMGUEST CRITIC TOM HOLLOWAY WISHES FOR AN UPDATE.. Originally debuting eight years ago at the Bush Theatre, Alexi Kaye Campbell’s Apologia is a story of intergenerationa…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:31AMMonday, August 7, 2017
Storyline writer and scriptwriter on Coronation Street who was responsible for one of the soap’s most dramatic episodes – the 1986 fire at the Rovers ReturnTom Elliott, who has died aged…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMThis Week: A Two-Parter!
First Up, the FABULOUS Alexandra Silber share stories from her amazing career on Broadway (2015's "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Master Class") and The West End ("T…
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMSaturday, August 5, 2017
Spectacular light show in New Town square has shut down smaller events and venues, say criticsIt was meant to celebrate all that the summer festival season has come to mean to Edinburgh and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PMGUEST REVIEWER CHARLOTTE VALORI GETS NUTTIN’ MUCH FROM GRIMEBORN’S REDUCTION OF GERSHWIN My suspicions should have been aroused by the fact that there was no programme for Porgy …
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:44PMGUEST REVIEWER CHARLOTTE VALORI WISHES SOMETHING ELSE WOULD DISAPPEAR AT GRIMEBORN The poems which inspired the mysterious song cycle Diary of One Who Disappeared first appeared anonymously …
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 04:19AMFriday, August 4, 2017
One of the unexpected pleasures of last summer returns to Regent’s Park, while the Finnish choreographer addresses masculinity and brutality1 The Flying Lovers of VitebskWhat is the cost o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMWednesday, August 2, 2017
PRETTY MUCH A BOOJUM I must admit I yearned towards this production – for 4 years old upwards, though there were some younger infants having a hell of a good time, even without …
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:52AMMonday, July 31, 2017
Playwright and actor Sam Shepard has died aged 73. Best known for his play Buried Child, which won the Pulitzer prize in 1979, Shepard also enjoyed a lengthy film career, appearing in movies…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PMSaturday, July 29, 2017
Rival arts organisations cry foul at award of £2m in Arts Council funding to her next theatrical venture, Wise ChildrenThe beleaguered stage director Emma Rice, who is to step down from run…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:04PMFriday, July 28, 2017
We can all agree that the “Gilmore Girls” revival was terrible. But, amid the mess of Rory realizing that maybe she isn’t a particularly talented journalist, she is assigned a really i…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:45AMFleabag director Vicky Jones returns with a candid, honest play about sex, while Russia’s finest enjoy a second week at the Royal Opera House1 TouchDee is living in chaos in a bedsit in Lo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMThursday, July 27, 2017
MICHAEL ADAIR, 25 ¾ , APPROPRIATELY TAKES OVER AND WRITES.. Before The Inbetweeners, the most accurate reflection of the total embarrassment of teenage life in Britain wa…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:56AMWednesday, July 26, 2017
BOB AND CONOR: A NEW DIRECTION HOME… Bob Dylan songs – from each of six decades – woven into a musical by Conor McPherson? At Dylan’s own suggestion? What? But …
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:59PMA COSMIC CLASH OF PHYSICS AND FAMILY Ah, now this is what the National Theatre is for1 A great reckless sprawl of a brand-new play, with spectacular technology, extraordinary design (…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:14AMMonday, July 24, 2017
We're OBSESSED with Julia Murney! In the early days of her career, Julia made a name for herself working downtown in some of off-Broadway's hottest theaters. Her biggest break early on came …
SOURCE: Buzzsprout at 12:00AMSunday, July 23, 2017
For those who love musical theatre, there is something amazing going on in Fairfax, Virginia this weekend and next, as the City of Fairfax Theatre Company and Truro Anglican Church present J…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 11:37PMSaturday, July 22, 2017
They were at the vanguard of political comedy. Now Alexei Sayle, Craig Ferguson and Sue Perkins are heading back to the festival, as it celebrates its 70th birthdayUnknown talents and studen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54PMFriday, July 21, 2017
FINE DINING AND FINANCIAL FURY Piquant idea, to open Oliver Cotton’s play about financial inequality in BBC Salary Embarrassment Week. While the inequity between multi-million…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:51AMJames Graham takes on the Sun and Rupert Murdoch, while the great Russian troupe bring Don Quixote and Swan Lake to the Royal Opera House1 The FerrymanNow extended into 2018, Jez Butterworth…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AM 
