Friday, October 12, 2018
In a year of revelations about the abuse of power and sexual misconduct, the timing couldn’t be better for Measure for Measure at the Donmar Warehouse, an intriguing tale of blackmail, mor…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWednesday, October 3, 2018
James Graham’s new show Sketching attempts a purer form of anthology, blending stories from eight competition winners to co-create a patchwork of London life.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMFriday, September 28, 2018
Pinter Two is a complete change of tone from its companion collection, moving from social politics to more familiar Pinter territory, relationship politics.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMBy emphasising the common themes in Pinter One and the topicality of their subject matter, this a very strong start for the Pinter at the Pinter season.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMThursday, September 27, 2018
After a genuinely exhilarating Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre a few months ago, Shakespeare’s subsequent tale Antony and Cleopatra has arrived at the National starring Ralph Fiennes a…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMWednesday, September 5, 2018
With plenty of influences from across film, there’s still a lot to take from Clare Barron’s play, and as annual dance fever arrives in the UK once again and mingles with a year of female…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMWednesday, August 29, 2018
As Classic Spring’s year-long Oscar Wilde season comes to a close, its timely to reflect on what it has achieved. Did the season really add anything to our perception of Oscar Wilde and hi…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMTuesday, August 21, 2018
Screening Alan Bennett’s Allelujah! on the big screen may well alter the viewer’s perspective, placing it within the tradition of television and film drama that lends itself to the cliff…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMFriday, August 10, 2018
There’s little for the cast to improve because the faults in Aristocrats lie with Friel. This production draws-out all of the core themes but cannot overcome the play’s reliance on heavy…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMThursday, August 2, 2018
The return of Mark Rylance to The Globe main stage is the lynchpin of Michelle Terry’s first season as Artistic Director and luring her predecessor back to play Iago in a new version o…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMFriday, July 27, 2018
Stand-out performances in any era are often only judged so in retrospect and modern theatre offers much that will be remembered. But once in a while, you know you’re in the presence of gre…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AMThursday, July 26, 2018
Patrick Marber’s engaging production of Exit the King builds on the central strangeness of Ionesco’s work, attempting to break down our ongoing battle with the idea of death and why no o…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AMFriday, July 13, 2018
The Lehman Trilogy is a substantial achievement, a beautifully balanced depiction of the role of one family in a much wider history of America.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMThursday, July 5, 2018
This version of The Lieutenant of Inishmore is an impressive technical accomplishment supported by very fine performances from the ensemble, that has plenty of layers to unpick.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMTuesday, June 19, 2018
Machinal is the type of production that only the Almeida seems able to produce, with an inventive vision that simultaneously draws you into the story while still keeping you at arm’s lengt…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWednesday, June 13, 2018
A hundred years since the birth of novelist Muriel Spark, her 1961 tale The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie has been adapted for the Donmar Warehouse by Blackbird playwright David Harrower and dir…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMFriday, June 8, 2018
While Polly Stenham retains plenty of Strindberg’s purpose, Julie doesn’t go quite far enough in remoulding the political and psychological shape of its characters for the 21st century.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMThursday, May 31, 2018
As Ireland moves into a new era, Brian Friel’s play remains at the heart of debate – how can a country maintain its essence while embracing the modern world?
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMTuesday, May 22, 2018
In an otherwise charming and chic production, it can only be a shame that Classic Spring didn’t decide to take a risk with this interpretation of An Ideal Husband.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMWednesday, May 16, 2018
Michael Grandage’s revival of Red may only be 90 minutes, but there is no sense of rush here, and instead the play – much like Mark Rothko’s creations – is given room to breath, to s…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMThursday, May 3, 2018
Joe Penhall’s new play Mood Music is set in the music industry and examines the complex and tricky personalities whose deep and longstanding knowledge of how the ‘business’ works means…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMWednesday, April 25, 2018
The Writer is and should be a show that will divide audiences, but while the piece is pointed social commentary, it also has dramatic flaws that start to put out its own fire.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMTuesday, April 17, 2018
In what has been a slightly over-earnest Winter season for the Royal Court, Instructions for Correct Assembly is their best show since Anatomy of a Suicide last summer, and both use a family…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWednesday, April 11, 2018
As Quiz transfers to the West End, James Graham’s insightful reflections on crucial moments in post-war history have fast become a vital resource in understanding who we are.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMFriday, April 6, 2018
The Donmar’s new version of William Congreve’s play has plenty of musings on marriage and the role of women which still feel extremely pertinent; it just needs to even out the tone to ma…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMWednesday, March 28, 2018
The structure of The Best of James Bond is simple but effective, taking each film in turn, with the occasional digression into the wider cultural context, which makes for an entertaining and…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMTuesday, March 20, 2018
Although This House was written in 2012, the cyclical nature of politics means that the play is just as relevant now, with a Government attempting a major democratic change on a tiny majorit…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMTuesday, March 13, 2018
The business of Summer & Smoke at the Almeida Theatre is handled with such subtly that it allows the deep emotional connection at the heart of the story to flourish. With a magnetic cen…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWednesday, March 7, 2018
Here at the National, as with many other attempts, the production’s vision lacks real purpose and fails to engage with the complex motivation of Macbeth himself, leaving him and us nowhere…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AMWednesday, February 21, 2018
Well performed and interestingly staged, Frozen’s most important effect is in reflecting society’s unhealthy obsession with serious crime, making us complicit in its presentation as ente…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:06AMWednesday, February 14, 2018
Nothing feels rushed in Robert Hastie’s wonderful new production of The Yor Realist at the Donmar Warehouse, allowing this beautifully sad production to really touch the heart. A modern cl…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AM 
