Friday, November 9, 2018
Among a range of plays in London exploring racial tensions, an adaptation of Zadie Smith’s novel stands out for its positive view of the city’s multicultural life.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:18AMTuesday, November 6, 2018
Finty Williams and Chris Larkin are terrific English actors in their own right but share the fact of having a parent who is a Tony and Oscar-winning British legend—two women, in their …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:06PMDisability-themed two-hander suggests that little has changed in eight years To the recent spate of shows that put their own narrative-building first, we can now add Still No Idea, with the …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 01:36AMThursday, November 1, 2018
Jordan Luke Gage was already doing several performances a week as the ever-young Strat in the Jim Steinman-scored rock extravaganza Bat Out of Hell at the Dominion Theatre, but when original…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 06:32PMThursday, October 25, 2018
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Robert Icke reaches a new career plateau with his Ibsen adaptation Beware the smile that Edward Hogg wears like a shield in the opening scenes of The Wild Duck, the Ibsen play refashioned in…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:12PMFriday, October 19, 2018
Angela Carter adaptation strains to sustain its high spirits"What could possibly go wrong?" The question ends the first act of Wise Children, the debut venture from the new company birthed b…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 10:06AMTuesday, October 16, 2018
Shakespeare at the Donmar, in double visionShakespeare exists to be refracted and filtered through the age in which he is presented. So there's every good reason for the Donmar's artistic di…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:48AMMonday, October 15, 2018
Jonathan Bailey’s credits range from Gavroche in Les Miz when he was a child actor to the most recent London revival of The Last Five Years, opposite Samantha Barks, and the Almeida Th…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:48PMThursday, October 11, 2018
West End transfers rarely come as keenly anticipated as the upgrade currently being afforded the Young Vic production of The Inheritance, Matthew Lopez’s seven-hour, two-part play chro…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PMWednesday, October 10, 2018
Florian Zeller puzzle-play benefits from two potent starsIf you're going to write a play that traffics in bafflement, it's not a bad idea to have on hand one of the most beady-eyed actresses…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:32PMTuesday, October 9, 2018
Shakespeare sings in buoyant if sometimes strenuous UK premiere What better way to celebrate a homecoming than with a party? That is the capacious-hearted thinking behind this new musical ve…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:18AMFriday, October 5, 2018
There is much to enjoy in a production of “Antony and Cleopatra” and a season of Pinter’s one-act plays in London, our critic says.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:48AMMonday, October 1, 2018
Harry Reid spent three and a half years making a name for himself in the popular British TV soap opera EastEnders and now the 25-year-old performer can be seen in the crucial role of Leonard…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 07:18PMFriday, September 21, 2018
Fall brings with it shorter days but always more exciting nights as the London theater season kicks into gear, bringing with it the promise of excitement across the spectrum, whether on or o…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PMWednesday, September 19, 2018
Kirsty Bushell has played Shakespeare’s Juliet as well as Olivia in Twelfth Night and has been earning praise, and eliciting gasps, for her no-holds-barred portrayal of the venomous Re…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:24AMFriday, September 14, 2018
Alexis Zegerman’s “Holy __” is a lively, if overheated, cautionary tale; while Clare Barron’s “Dance Nation” looks at troubles that come from within.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:48AMOnetime fringe success flounders in West End upgradeA sizable Off West End success nearly eight years ago looks more than a little exposed in a new, scaled-up production that is one of sever…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 05:32AMWednesday, September 12, 2018
A year after his death, the great director was honoured by the stars at Westminster Abbey and the National TheatreSir Peter Hall had no ordinary life, as might be expected from the director …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:06AMMonday, September 10, 2018
Les Miz alumna Carrie Hope Fletcher spent much of the summer headlining an in-town production of Heathers: The Musical that wasn’t open to the press: a somewhat-tweaked version of the …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:06PMMonday, August 27, 2018
Michael James Scott has traveled far and wide with the hit Disney musical Aladdin, both on tour and in Australia, where last year he won the prestigious Helpmann Award for his performance as…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:36PMTuesday, August 21, 2018
Sophie Thompson has a diverse and distinguished list of credits ranging from the Harry Potter screen franchise to Celebrity MasterChef and the popular U.K. TV soaps, EastEnders and Coronatio…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:24PMThursday, August 16, 2018
There are hundreds of shows to see in the Edinburgh International Festival and its ancillary Fringe event. But finding the good ones can be hard work.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:42AMTuesday, August 14, 2018
Alexandra Burke has had a busy time of it in the decade since she became an overnight British sensation on X Factor. She has played Rachel Marron on the West End in The Bodyguard, a show she…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12AMSunday, August 5, 2018
Ontroerend Goed's latest offers a cunningly immersive take on capitalismTheatre critics tend not to experience an 140 percent increase in their financial assets within 21 minutes. So on…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:36PMSaturday, August 4, 2018
If the theatre is buoyant and alive, we have these artists to thank Amidst ever-uncertain times, one thing is for sure: this country's ability to regenerate and renew itself theatrically rem…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:04AMFriday, August 3, 2018
Professional stage debuts rarely come more auspicious than the bravura turn of 23-year-old Irishman Chris Walley in the current West End revival at the Noel Coward Theatre of The Lieutenant …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36AMWednesday, August 1, 2018
Laura Wade play needs trimming but offers a bravura acting opportunity Add Katherine Parkinson to the top rank of theatre performers in a town where talent abounds. As Judy, the retro-minded…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:06AMFriday, July 27, 2018
It's rare to find a Syrian actor in a starring role in London's West End, but the collective thrill surrounding the New York-bound production of The Jungle involves a multi-national,…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AMIan McKellen shines as King Lear in a new production of Shakespeare’s play, and Rhys Ifans also plays a beleaguered monarch in Ionesco’s “Exit the King.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:48AMThursday, July 26, 2018
Gerard Alessandrini's latest is smart but needs streamliningIf it's possible to have somewhat too much of a good thing, that would seem to be the case with the British premiere at the M…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:04AM 
