Saturday, November 5, 2016
In a review of a 'revolutionary' RSC production, first published on 11 November 1962, the former Observer critic feels closer than ever before to a Lear who is as much sinner as sinned again…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18AMSunday, September 25, 2016
In this extract originally published in the Observer on 1 April 1973 following Coward's death, Kenneth Tynan remembers a chance encounter with the playwrightOne night in the spring of 1959 I…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:26PMFriday, June 3, 2016
Sixty years after the former Observer drama critic began his column, we're revisiting some of his classic articles. Here's his first one, in which he reflects upon replacing Ivor BrownAs in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:44PMSaturday, December 20, 2014
Short-sighted critics and formulaic productions are forcing playwrights to head for Hollywood Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMFriday, March 21, 2014
In this extract originally published in the Observer on 14 January 1962, an early Soho appearance by the duo makes our critic laugh, even if he finds something essential lackingThe new revue…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:49PMFriday, March 14, 2014
In this extract originally published on 8 May 1955, the stage version of Zola's Thérèse Raquin, directed by Sam Wanamaker, fails to arouse the Observer theatre critic's passionOne wonders …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:13AMFriday, March 7, 2014
In this extract originally published in the Observer on 12 May 1963, Tynan applauds the play's sexual frankness – sorely needed given the circumstances of the productionMiddle-class loveDe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMFriday, February 28, 2014
In this extract originally published in the Observer on 26 August 1956, Kenneth Tynan finds the first stage adaptation of Dylan Thomas's drama as gripping as it is uneventfulAt the theatre: …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMFriday, February 21, 2014
In this extract originally published in the Observer on 1 April 1973 following Coward's death, Kenneth Tynan remembers a chance encounter with the playwrightExit a man with a talent to amuse…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMFriday, February 14, 2014
In this extract, originally published in the Observer on 11 May 1958, the critic muses on the loss of Terence Rattigan's inspirationMusing out loudLet us suppose that Terence Rattigan's Muse…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMFriday, February 7, 2014
In this extract from his theatre column published in the Observer on 1 June 1958, Kenneth Tynan reviews the Stratford East production of Shelagh Delaney's breakthrough playMiss Delaney bring…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMFriday, January 31, 2014
In this review, originally published in the Observer on 24 March 1963, Kenneth Tynan finds the first world war musical to be a one-woman showLittlewood returns in triumph It seems to me quit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:15AMFriday, January 24, 2014
In a review of a 'revolutionary' RSC production, first published on 11 November 1962, the former Observer critic feels closer than ever before to a Lear who is as much sinner as sinned again…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00AM 
