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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Inside Pussy Riot, Saatchi Gallery review - an immersive misfire by Will Rathbone

Promenade piece makes hyperactive theatrical weather of some important themes You say you want a revolution? Good luck locating one amidst the tonally muddled Inside Pussy Riot, the immersiv…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 03:36AM

Monday, October 30, 2017

Insignificance, Arcola Theatre review - once-iconic play feels overwrought by Will Rathbone

The generational torch gets passed in off-kilter Terry Johnson revival Terry Johnson's award-winning 1982 play Insignificance hasn't been seen in London since the playwright directed a 1995 …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:33AM

Monday, September 18, 2017

Thebes Land, Arcola Theatre - meta-theatre at its most thrilling by Will Rathbone

Off West End hit returns for a deserved encore Thebes Land returns to the Arcola Theatre as part of the wider CASA Latin American Theatre Festival, following a short 2016 run that resulted i…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:24AM

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Kiss Me, Trafalgar Studios review - Richard Bean two-hander is affecting if slight by Will Rathbone

Onetime National Theatre hit-maker offers a decided change-of-pace Hampstead Theatre Downstairs' habit of sending shows southward to Trafalgar Studios continues with Richard Bean's Kiss Me. …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:33AM

Friday, May 26, 2017

Deposit, Hampstead Theatre Downstairs review- capital's housing crisis lands centre-stage by Will Rathbone

Hampstead studio space downstairs unveils a quiet corker Matt Hartley's personal take on London's housing crisis returns to the Hampstead Theatre's studio space downstairs and is sure to hit…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 04:48AM

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

The Cardinal, Southwark Playhouse review - 'rarely produced play has renewed punch' by Will Rathbone

Caroline-era play makes a compelling return to the stage James Shirley is a rarely performed 17th-century playwright whose oeuvre has generally been consigned to theatrical study and researc…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 08:48PM

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

School Play, Southwark Playhouse by Will Rathbone

Debut play makes strong and worthwhile points but lacks depth Hot on the heels of Katherine Soper's award-winning Wish List, about the UK benefits system in crisis, and John Godber's This Mi…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 10:18AM

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