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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Speed-the-Plow, Playhouse Theatre, review: 'Lindsay Lohan holds her head up high' by Dominic Cavendish

This workaday but watchable revival doesn't soar to the heights of its predecessors, says Dominic Cavendish, but you can't blame the star actress for that

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:35PM

Seminar, Hampstead Theatre, review: 'directionless' by Dominic Cavendish

This tale of four aspiring New York writers is in dire need of a rewrite, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:26AM
Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Electra, The Old Vic, review: 'thrillingly unnerving' by Dominic Cavendish

Frank McGuinness's revival of Sophocles' tragedy is a kill-for-a-ticket triumph, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:01PM
Friday, September 26, 2014

The James Plays, National Theatre, review: 'better than Shakespeare' by Dominic Cavendish

Rona Munro's thrilling trilogy could be the finest history plays ever penned, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:47PM
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Teh Internet is Serious Business, Royal Court, review: a play for our times by Dominic Cavendish

Teh Internet is Serious Business sheds light on our complex digital age, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:39AM
Monday, September 22, 2014

Evita, Dominion Theatre, review: an 'air of hollowness' by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish finds equal parts of 'beauty and bombast' in Evita's return to the West End, starring Madalena Alberto as Eva

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:10PM
Friday, September 19, 2014

How to watch great theatre anywhere by Dominic Cavendish

Award-winning Ghosts is now available online. Dominic Cavendish tries it out

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:59AM
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Hamlet, Manchester Royal Exchange, review: 'a gender-bending binge' by Dominic Cavendish

As Hamlet, Maxine Peake has integrity, says Dominic Cavendish, but this production isn't fully rounded

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:46AM
Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Ballyturk, National's Lyttelton Theatre, review: 'hard to fathom' by Dominic Cavendish

Despite Cillian Murphy and Mikel Murfi's best efforts, this mad, chaotic play feels rather pointless, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01PM

Bring the classics back to the theatre by Dominic Cavendish

Our theatrical past is vanishing

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:58AM
Friday, September 12, 2014

King Charles III, Wyndham's Theatre, review: 'attendance is compulsory' by Dominic Cavendish

Tim Pigott-Smith gives 'the understated performance of his career,' says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:46AM

Sir Donald Sinden: No Olivier, but still a towering figure by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish salutes Donald Sinden, the bassoon-voiced actor who has died aged 90

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:40AM
Thursday, September 11, 2014

Juno and the Paycock, Bristol Old Vic, review: 'inspired' by Dominic Cavendish

Niamh Cusack shines as the careworn Juno, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:29AM
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Rudy's Rare Records, Birmingham Rep, review: 'wonderful' by Dominic Cavendish

Lenny Henry stars in a funny, humane play that celebrates the diversity of Britain, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:41AM
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Breeders, St James Theatre, review: 'laboured' by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish on a misfiring lesbian comedy starring Tamzin Outhwaite and Angela Griffin

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:37AM
Friday, September 5, 2014

The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare's Globe, review by Dominic Cavendish

Blanche McIntyre's autumn revival of The Comedy of Errors at the Globe fails to raise a laugh

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:51AM
Thursday, September 4, 2014

Little Revolution, Almeida, review: 'absolutely compelling' by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish praises a vivid verbatim reimagining of the 2011 London riots

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:57AM
Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Regeneration, Royal and Derngate, Northampton, review: 'what were they thinking?' by Dominic Cavendish

This adaptation of Pat Barker's exquisite First World War novel makes mincemeat of a classic, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:43AM
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Bad Jews, Theatre Royal Bath, review: 'scaldingly funny' by Dominic Cavendish

Joshua Harmon's play about a feuding Jewish family is hilarious, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:39AM
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

The Winterling, Theatre By The Lake, Keswick, review: 'exhilarating' by Dominic Cavendish

Jez Butterworth's play foreshadows Jerusalem, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:58AM
Friday, August 8, 2014

Thérèse Raquin, Theatre Royal Bath, review: 'rudimentary' by Dominic Cavendish

Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Zola, starring Alison Steadman, is rather workmanlike, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:32AM
Thursday, August 7, 2014

The White Devil, RSC Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon, review: 'searing' by Dominic Cavendish

This revival of Webster's The White Devil is sharp-paced and gripping, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:31AM
Monday, August 4, 2014

The Elephantom, National Theatre, review: 'a delight for all ages' by Dominic Cavendish

This hit National Theatre play for children, now transferred to the New London Theatre, is enchanting, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:00AM
Sunday, August 3, 2014

The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes, Arcola Theatre, review: 'psychological unravelling' by Dominic Cavendish

This is a worthwhile addition to the dossier of theatrical material on the Iraq war, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:07AM
Saturday, August 2, 2014

How will Sherlock shape up to the toughest role an actor can face? by Dominic Cavendish

News that Benedict Cumberbatch will play Hamlet at the Barbican next year has prompted a ticket frenzy. Is the actor ready for the ordeal ahead of him, asks Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:20AM
Friday, August 1, 2014

Sofie Gråbøl and Rona Munro, interview: from The Killing to Scottish history by Dominic Cavendish

The star of The Killing talks about Rona Munro's epic history trilogy

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:00AM
Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Is theatre scared of the internet? by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish asks why the online world has been so forgotten on the stage

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:37PM
Saturday, July 26, 2014

Memories of August 1914, Liverpool: 'inspiring' by Dominic Cavendish

The crowds were even more spectacular than the puppets in Liverpool's inspiring WW1 memorial show

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:53AM
Saturday, July 19, 2014

The modernised mystery plays which reveal the muddled spiritual state of Britain by Dominic Cavendish

An updated staging of the mystery plays serves to sum up the confused, increasingly irreligious state of the nation, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:58AM
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Invincible, St James Theatre, review: 'summer froth' by Dominic Cavendish

Torben Betts's class-divide comedy might not be cutting-edge, but it's still darkly comic fun, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:49AM
Friday, July 11, 2014

Chichester Festival Theatre: why we kept its weirdest features in £22 million refit by Dominic Cavendish

Chichester's boss explains why £22m refit does not remove eccentricities

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:00PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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