All stories by Dominic Cavendish on BroadwayStars

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
Monday, July 7, 2014

Five reasons why Cats seems to enjoy nine lives by Dominic Cavendish

As tickets go on sale for the return of Cats, Dominic Cavendish explains the musical's appeal

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:49AM
Friday, July 4, 2014

Krapp's Last Tape, review: 'Beckett in a shed' by Dominic Cavendish

Richard Wilson gives a faultless performance, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:29AM
Thursday, July 3, 2014

Beryl, West Yorkshire Playhouse, review: 'small but perfectly formed' by Dominic Cavendish

Maxine Peake's playwriting debut celebrates a cycling heroine

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:35AM
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

The almost-definitive guide to Monty Python Live (Mostly) by Dominic Cavendish

After witnessing the golden oldies power through their greatest hits first hand at The O2, Dominic Cavendish brings his guide to Monty Python Live (Mostly)

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:02AM
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Great Britain, National's Lyttelton Theatre, review: 'Laughter gives way to shame' by Dominic Cavendish

Billie Piper plays a convincingly shallow and ruthless news editor called Paige Britain in Richard Bean's new play Great Britain, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:42AM
Monday, June 30, 2014

Mametz, National Theatre Wales, Great Llancayo Upper Wood, Usk, review: 'pierces the heart' by Dominic Cavendish

This open-air show powerfully evokes the horror and waste of the First World War, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:03AM
Sunday, June 22, 2014

Midsummer Mischief, The Other Place at the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, review by Dominic Cavendish

A disappointing quartet of feminist plays at the RSC is saved by one 'cluster bomb of subversion'

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:25AM
Saturday, June 21, 2014

10 things you didn't know about A Midsummer Night's Dream by Dominic Cavendish

In honour of today's summer solstice, here are 10 surprising facts about Shakespeare's comedy

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:00AM
Friday, June 20, 2014

Adler & Gibb, Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, review: 'affectless' by Dominic Cavendish

This conceptual play about reality is a strange choice by Royal Court artistic director Vicky Featherstone, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:13AM
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Can theatre rehabilitate Lindsay Lohan? by Dominic Cavendish

Can the David Mamet play that launched Madonna's stage career help the troubled star?

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:56AM

World Cup Final 1966, Bristol Old Vic, review: 'pure magic' by Dominic Cavendish

World Cup Final 1966 offers a barmy kind of sanctuary for football fans this summer, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:52AM
Friday, June 13, 2014

Mr Burns, Almeida: 'less than the sum of its Barts' by Dominic Cavendish

Mr Burns doesn't live up to its promising start or premise, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:43AM
Thursday, June 12, 2014

All hail theatre's one-hit wonders by Dominic Cavendish

Playwrights with one big hit to their name should be celebrated, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:14AM
Saturday, June 7, 2014

Intimate Apparel, review: 'Almost perfect' by Dominic Cavendish

An excellent production of a remarkable play is spoilt by one dodgy accent, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:35PM
Friday, June 6, 2014

Dawn French: 30 Million Minutes, Sheffield Lyceum, review: 'a life-affirming phenomenon' by Dominic Cavendish

Dawn French's live tour is riveting and hilarious, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:23AM

How much would you pay to see Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet? by Dominic Cavendish

Is exclusive access and expensive membership threatening British theatre's sense of fair-play, asks Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:13AM
Thursday, June 5, 2014

Macbeth, Manchester International Festival, review by Dominic Cavendish

As Kenneth Branagh makes his New York debut in Macbeth, read Dominic Cavendish's original review from last year's Manchester Festival

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:00PM

The Confessions of Gordon Brown, review: 'sympathy for the devil' by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish feels unexpected sympathy for the subject of this monologue

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:11AM
Friday, May 23, 2014

The joy of amateur theatre by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish talks to Ian Hislop and Nick Newman about the stage adaptation of their film, A Bunch of Amateurs

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:24AM
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Cameron Mackintosh: 'I have been successful beyond anyone's wildest dreams' by Dominic Cavendish

As Miss Saigon returns, Sir Cameron Mackintosh talks to Dominic Cavendish about his long career and what the future holds for the West End musical

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:00AM
Thursday, May 15, 2014

The Last Days of Troy, Manchester Royal Exchange, review: 'Lily Cole keeps you fascinated' by Dominic Cavendish

The supermodel excels while making her stage acting debut in Simon Armitage's stylish play, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:07AM
Monday, May 12, 2014

Is there a problem looming for the West End? by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish wonders where the next big West End hit is going to come from

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:00PM
Sunday, May 11, 2014

Tonight at 8.30, review: 'a major theatrical feast' by Dominic Cavendish

A marathon of Noel Coward revivals shows his importance

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:45AM
Friday, May 9, 2014

Yellow Face, National Theatre: 'cleverly subversive' by Dominic Cavendish

Yellow Face could have been a ponderous, preachy affair about ethnicity but, thanks to its amusing, cleverly subversive style, it isn't, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:53PM

Alan Bennett at 80: more than meets the eye by Dominic Cavendish

The closer you look at Bennett's writing the more you find, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:45AM
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Water Babies, Curve, Leicester, review: 'water-torture' by Dominic Cavendish

Despite the efforts gone into creating this new musical, Water Babies is carried along on a dread tide of earnestness, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:22AM
Saturday, May 3, 2014

A Handful of Stars, Theatre503, Battersea, review: 'a glorious revival' by Dominic Cavendish

Boyzone's Keith Duffy makes his UK stage-acting debut in this the funny and rueful play

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:19AM
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

'Titus Andronicus didn't make me faint, but shiver' by Dominic Cavendish

Video: theatre-goers are fainting at The Globe, but Dominic Cavendish says there are more disturbing things than gore

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:47AM

Catch-22, Northern Stage, Newcastle, review: 'scope to soar' by Dominic Cavendish

Despite a distracting set, this production successfully takes us back to a time of off-hand glamour, repressed nerves and youthful guts

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:29AM
Sunday, April 27, 2014

The Believers, Tricycle Theatre, review: 'intriguing' by Dominic Cavendish

This ingenious new play feels like a work in progress, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:57AM

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