Sunday, January 25, 2015
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London Gore, humour and Hattie Morahan cut to the quick in Dominic Dromgoole’s whip-sharp production of The ChangelingSusannah Clapp reviews Bull at the Young VicS…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSunday, January 18, 2015
Playhouse, LondonDespite some terrific performances, this musical adaptation struggles to capture the spirit of Almodóvar’s movieWomen on the Verge, the musical: in pictures Almodóvar sa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:05AMOld Vic, LondonDaniel Kitson’s play has quirky charm – and deep theatrical rootsThe first marvel in Daniel Kitson’s Tree is the tree itself, a fine structure built by Take 1 Scenic Ser…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03AMTrafalgar Studios, London Moses Raine’s play, set in a Moscow flat, makes the strange seem close at hand Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSunday, January 11, 2015
Finborough, LondonThis pocket-sized production works wonders with Jerry Herman’s musical about fleeing the Nazis Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03AMTristan Bates, LondonTwo of Bernard Shaw’s lesser-known works, one satirising one of his biggest successes, are snappily effective on a tiny stage Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSunday, December 28, 2014
Battersea Arts Centre, London Bach, Verdi and Dvorák provide the soundtrack for this jaunty polar adventure for children starring the irresistible Owlabear Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMAndrew Lloyd Webber’s resurrected musical features terrific dancing and some truly hideous moggies Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMLittle Angel, London Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poem makes perfect sense in Peter O’Rourke’s spellbinding puppet show Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSaturday, December 27, 2014
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet, smartwatches, the return of the Large Hadron Collider, the rugby World Cup in Britain, a flood of classic drama on TV and a critical climate summit – some …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:59PMSunday, December 21, 2014
Young Vic, London The ingenious 1927 mingle live performance, animation and film to disconcerting effect in this anti-technology tale Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03AMThe close confines of the Almeida are perfect for this updating of Rupert Goold’s extraordinary production set in 21st-century Las Vegas Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMDonmar, LondonJosie Rourke’s first musical at the Donmar is a sexy, jazzy homage to noirStage and screen were all over each other last week. And to good effect. Josie Rourke’s production…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSunday, December 14, 2014
Crucible, SheffieldDirector Daniel Evans continues his run of Christmas musical magic in Sheffield with a glorious Anything Goes Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:05AMOlivier, LondonPatsy Ferran dazzles as a female Jim in the National’s remarkable take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classicPolly Findlay’s production of Treasure Island is astonishing, i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03AMSwan, Stratford-on-AvonDespite its visual power and accomplished performances, this familiar first world war tale feels oddly sketchyIt’s a pity that there is not more come and go between …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSunday, December 7, 2014
From a great female Falstaff to Gillian Anderson’s unforgettable Blanche Dubois, the Observer’s theatre critic picks her favourite performances of the yearLaura Cumming: the 10 best art …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:15AMSaturday, December 6, 2014
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonPresident-shooters are on song in Jamie Lloyd’s brilliant production Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMLyttelton, National theatre, LondonThe struggles of one Croatian family mirror the strife of a whole country in Tena Stivičić’s intricate new playEvery now and then someone announces tha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMRoyal Court, LondonThe team behind Let the Right One In fail to quicken the blood with a play about a Labour council facing budget cuts Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03PMSaturday, November 22, 2014
Olivier, LondonDavid Hare’s adaptation of Katherine Boo’s acclaimed study of a Mumbai slum breaks new ground for the National Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PMOrange Tree, Richmond Ned Bennett’s production of Alistair McDowall’s unsettling drama is a winner Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07PMSt James, London The period trappings of Emlyn Williams’s scandalous 1950 play do it no favours Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PMSaturday, November 8, 2014
Adelphi, LondonGemma Arterton effortlessly leads the way in a joyful, garish musical rejig of the hit filmFord fiesta: Made in Dagenham the musical opens in the West End in pictures Continu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PMSaturday, October 25, 2014
Almeida, LondonThornton Wilders 1938 portrayal of small-town life could hardly be bettered even if it keeps its subjects at arms length Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07PMYoung Vic, LondonKatie Mitchells new production of Chekhovs classic is full of ominous shadows and refreshing shocks Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PMUstinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath Pinter, Kafka and King Lear are called to mind by Florian Zellers powerful portrayal of incipient dementia in bourgeois surroundings Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMSaturday, October 18, 2014
Dorfman; Theatre Royal Stratford East, London; Festival, ChicesterImelda Marcos takes to the dance floor, David Baddiel takes real risks and Imelda Staunton takes no prisoners in a good week…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMThe actor on getting older, her working-class roots as a child performer and what fun it was to work with Woody Allen Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00PMSaturday, October 11, 2014
Donmar Warehouse, LondonPhyllida Lloyds second all-female Shakespeare production defies expectations on more fronts than just gender Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMSaturday, October 4, 2014
Various venues, DublinFrom the site-specific Monto Cycle to Aoife Duffins brilliant turn in A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing, Dublins theatre festival boasts wonders aplenty Continue reading...
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