Friday, January 18, 2019
A Modest Little Man tells us something of the man and his achievements, Clement Attlee surrounded by egos and rivals talented though in this gem of a political comedy.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:07AMThursday, January 17, 2019
Kristine Landon-Smith talks about directing her revival of Jean Anouilh's The Orchestra and about her unique life in theatre.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12AMWednesday, January 16, 2019
Rosenbaum's Rescue compelling drama concerns itself with big questions like what is truth as they apply to a fractured family today and the interpretation of traumatic events in the past.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06AMTuesday, January 15, 2019
Gabriel Gbadamosi's writing touches on many hot button topics for 2019, but it never quite finds the characters to lend credibility and, crucially, empathy, to his contemporary and important…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:05AMFriday, January 11, 2019
I confess to entering the theatre with a sense of foreboding. The legend of Orson Wells' The War of the Worlds has been done to death - the radio broadcast that createdpanic across the USA, …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:15AMThursday, January 10, 2019
Phil Willmott's updating of An Enemy of the People could hardly be more timely, but falls a little flat for want of some attention to detail.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:20AMFriday, January 4, 2019
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
This Australian production of Rumpelstiltskin wanders as far from the original tale as Germany is from Down Under and some might say the same with regard to its distance traditional theatre-…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:13AMSunday, December 16, 2018
To the beautifully appointed Laban Theatre on the banks of Deptford Creek now a much sought after locale doncha know for Trinity Laban's Christmas show, Thea Musgrave's A Christmas Carol.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:58PMIn 2018, I saw 101 productions ranging from black box theatres with more actors in the cast than punters in the stalls to huge productions at the Royal Opera House and London Coliseum.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:09AMSaturday, December 15, 2018
Sometimes the smallest of spaces can tell the biggest of stories and that's the case with this perfectly judged adaptation of the much-loved fairytale.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:20AMFriday, December 14, 2018
Timon of Athens, at times a clunky collaboration and a clunkier mix of verse and prose, has much to say about how money corrupts and how spoiling adults is about as advisable as spoiling chi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:16AMWednesday, December 12, 2018
The Messiah has charm and poignancy, but creaks under the weight of its 35 years, its brand of humour now dated by shows like The Play That Goes Wrong.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:12AMThursday, December 6, 2018
Some spectacular special effects and a wonderful set are let down by a stodgy and confusing script.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:18AMThursday, November 29, 2018
Plaid Tidings is a show full of grand old Christmas songs delivered beautifully by four gifted vocalists.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:56AMWednesday, November 28, 2018
John Savournin and the Charles Court Opera gang are back with another panto packed with innovatory storytelling and great songs, wonderfully sung KingsHeadThtr ButtonsPanto charlescourt.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:38AMSaturday, November 24, 2018
An Honourable Man is bold in its ambition and gets a lot of details right, but its excellent first half gives way to a theatrically disappointing conclusion.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:17AMThursday, November 22, 2018
BWW talks to Jasmine Pearce, the founder of Riff Productions, about her plans for the future.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:16AMThis action packed adaptation brings Lermontov's 1840 novel into the 21st century with wit and no little elan.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:34AMTuesday, November 20, 2018
Peter Groom brings a legendary figure of 20th century culture to life in this affectionate and beautifully observed show.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:40AMFriday, November 16, 2018
A traditional production of Verdi's classic opera is beautiful and terrifying in equal measures.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:52PMSunday, November 11, 2018
Brass brings the Great War's generation to life in a way that educates and entertains - real people emerging from the seemingly endless roll call of The Fallen.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:02AMSaturday, November 10, 2018
Creation Theatre update Poe's classic tale adding ballsy, badass attitude, but losing the fear and dread en route.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:38AMWhen you can see Lorca, you should - as this brilliantly realised production proves.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:23AMThursday, November 8, 2018
Sweet Like Chocolate Boy tells the tales of Bounty and Mars, growing up black in different generations with different issues to address, the play grounded in the language and music of contem…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:49PMWednesday, November 7, 2018
Sexy Laundry looks at middle class hopes and fears in a two handed comedy that must have felt a little old-fashioned when first staged in Canada in 2002.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:57PMFriday, October 26, 2018
Tragedy raw in tooth and claw in this revival of the ENO's 2008 production of Lucia di Lammermoor.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:36AMThursday, October 25, 2018
This revival of Kenneth MacMillan's Manon is a visual and aural delight that should melt the heart of even the most reluctant ballet sceptic.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:31AMWednesday, October 24, 2018
Robert Icke's updating of The Wild Duck gains in contemporary relevance, but loses a little of its heart en route.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMFriday, October 19, 2018
Quietly gives us two men, deep in middle age, looking back to the irreversible actions they took as 16 year-olds during The Troubles in an electrifying conversation.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:33AMThursday, October 18, 2018
Ross MacGregor's Dracula needs a transfusion of narrative pace if it is to achieve its considerable and laudable ambition.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:05PM 
