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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

How to hold your breath, Royal Court, review: 'perturbing' by Dominic Cavendish

Maxine Peake tops her uneven performance as Hamlet in Zinnie Harris's dark odyssey, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:12PM
Sunday, February 8, 2015

84 Charing Cross Road, Salisbury Playhouse, review: 'transfixing' by Dominic Cavendish

This revival of James Roose-Evans's play stirred a strong feeling of misty-eyed reverie, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:30AM
Friday, February 6, 2015

Radiance, Tabard Theatre, review: 'inert' by Dominic Cavendish

Veteran actor Alan Alda's new play about Marie Curie entirely misses her importance, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:00AM
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Taken at Midnight, Theatre Royal Haymarket, review: 'asphyxiating' by Dominic Cavendish

Penelope Wilton excels as the mother of a lawyer who took on Hitler and lost, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:13AM
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

The Ruling Class, Trafalgar Studios, review: 'McAvoy's performance is one of the year's must-sees' by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish reviews The Ruling Class at Trafalgar Studios

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01PM

Cressida Bonas makes promising acting debut in There's a Monster in the Lake by Dominic Cavendish

Feted model and former girlfriend of Prince Harry shows potential in There's a Monster in the Lake, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:53PM

The Hard Problem, National Theatre, review: 'a major disappointment' by Dominic Cavendish

Tom Stoppard's first new play in nine years drags and even bores

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:00PM
Sunday, January 25, 2015

An impossible act to follow at the National by Dominic Cavendish

Nicholas Hytner has presided over a golden age of theatre - what will Rufus Norris do, asks Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:13PM

My Night with Reg, Apollo Theatre, review: 'the funniest play to be found in London' by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish reviews My Night with Reg at the Apollo Theatre

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:19AM
Saturday, January 24, 2015

Tom Stoppard: theatre's philosopher king by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish salutes one of our greatest living playwrights

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:00AM
Friday, January 23, 2015

Oppenheimer, RSC Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon, review: 'a dazzling spectacle' by Dominic Cavendish

This play about the race to build the atomic bomb is ambitious and triumphant, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:59AM
Thursday, January 22, 2015

The Changeling, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, review: 'incandescent' by Dominic Cavendish

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse's version of The Changeling is thrilling and atmospheric says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:32AM
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

King Lear, Holy Trinity Church, Guildford, review; 'from magnificently chewy to under-cooked' by Dominic Cavendish

For all its unevenness, it's a privilege to see Brian Blessed's first on-stage King Lear, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:52AM
Sunday, January 18, 2015

Fever, Almeida at the Mayfair Hotel, review: 'potent' by Dominic Cavendish

Wallace Shawn's one-man play set in a hotel room is smart and unnverving says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01PM
Thursday, January 15, 2015

Donkey Heart, Trafalgar Studios, review: 'touching' by Dominic Cavendish

This family drama is funny and involving but lacks the chill of Putinist Russia, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:42AM
Monday, January 12, 2015

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Playhouse Theatre, review by Dominic Cavendish

An absolute joy of an evening, built paradoxically on the despair, rejection, heart-break and jealousy that comes with love betrayed, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:08PM
Sunday, January 11, 2015

Truth, Lies, Diana, review: 'tricksy' by Dominic Cavendish

Review by Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:12AM
Thursday, January 8, 2015

The Grand Tour, Finborough Theatre, review: 'sputtering' by Dominic Cavendish

Jerry Herman's musical about a pair of refugees from the Nazis gets a so-so UK premiere, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:03AM
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Cirque du Soleil: Kooza, Royal Albert Hall, review: 'nerve-jangling' by Dominic Cavendish

Cirque du Soleil had Dominic Cavendish pinching himself

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:53AM
Sunday, January 4, 2015

Widowers' Houses, Orange Tree Theatre, review: 'takes an age to get going' by Dominic Cavendish

George Bernard Shaw's tale of slum landlords remains relevant

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:52AM
Friday, December 19, 2014

Tiger Country, Hampstead Theatre, review: 'needle-sharp' by Dominic Cavendish

Nina Raine's revived play about the NHS is still tense and unflinching, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:38AM

The Shoemaker's Holiday, RSC Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon: 'gloriously entertaining' by Dominic Cavendish

Dominc Cavendish welcomes this heartfelt revival of Thomas Dekker's 17th-century city comedy

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:33AM
Thursday, December 18, 2014

Theatre Review of 2014: the end of old male certainties? by Dominic Cavendish

Time and again, the most thrilling theatrical occasions were female dominated, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:00AM

5 best plays of 2014 by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish chooses his five best plays of 2014

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:00AM
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

City of Angels, Donmar Warehouse, review: 'frothing with wit' by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish is praying that this stupendous revival gets transferred to the West End

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:35AM
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

The Merchant of Venice, Almeida, review: 'a pound of flash' by Dominic Cavendish

Rupert Goold's zanily high-concept Merchant of Venice has too many baubles, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:56AM
Sunday, December 14, 2014

Golem, Young Vic, review: 'groundbreaking with strokes of genius' by Dominic Cavendish

This satirical swipe at the iPad generation is a witty collision of cultural influences and modern-day sensibilities

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:25AM
Thursday, December 11, 2014

Cats, London Palladium: Nicole Scherzinger makes West End debut by Dominic Cavendish

Former Pussycat Doll has the meow factor as musical slinks its way back into town after 12 years away, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:52PM

Treasure Island, National Theatre, review: 'yo-ho-hum' by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish on a stylish but insubstantial take on Robert Louis Stevenson's piratical tale

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:40AM
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

The Christmas Truce, RSC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre: 'respectful, insightful, powerful' by Dominic Cavendish

The Christmas Truce clambers inside a familiar historical event and makes it resonate afresh, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:20AM
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Are theatre audiences too white? by Dominic Cavendish

The British performing arts - and theatre in particular - are under fire for attracting predominantly white, middle-class audiences. Is this criticism fair, asks Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:04PM

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