Classic plays in foreign languages are being rewritten for modern audiences who have no idea that what they're seeing is quite different from, and vastly inferior to, the originals
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PMThose who seek to dismantle the welfare state should hasten down to the National Theatre - but Ena Lamont Stewart's play is far more than an exercise in agit-prop
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:58PMEnough of revolving doors, grand pianos, swimming pools and the other over-elaborate set designs on stage at the moment. Shouldn't the play be the thing?At its best, Shakespearean theatre is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AMTouts are reselling theatre tickets at vastly inflated prices – and, what's worse, the practice is still legalPlaywright Richard Bean's recent denunciation of the damage ticket touts are d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AMWhether it's helicopters rumbling overhead or actors losing their inhibitions, open-air performances offer the thrilling – and entirely theatrical – sense that anything can happenLike fo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:22PMFeydeau and Frayn show how the genre can come alive in the theatre, but do modern playwrights have the skill to make it come off?Traditional farces are the theatrical equivalent of vintage s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:01AMThose who seek to dismantle the welfare state should hasten down to the National Theatre – but Ena Lamont Stewart's play is far more than an exercise in agit-propYou have to acknowledge Na…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:08PM