Hedda Gabler, National Theatre
Top director Ivo van Hove makes an uneven National Theatre debutTheatre conventions are a funny thing. Today, it's actually quite difficult to see a modern classic dressed in the clothes and…
Top director Ivo van Hove makes an uneven National Theatre debutTheatre conventions are a funny thing. Today, it's actually quite difficult to see a modern classic dressed in the clothes and…
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's television hit returns to the stage " and still rocksIt's television, not theatre, that has real power. Real cultural force. Cultural muscle. Take the case of Phoebe W…
New drama about generational tension and nuclear disaster is metaphor-heavy and lacks energyOver the past decade, one new theme in particular has emerged in contemporary British new writing:…
New drama about our desire for a simpler life is intriguing, but flawedThe beauty of the past is that it's a foreign country, and you don't need a visa to visit it. With the free movement of…
Welcome return of boxing drama, which is thrilling if a bit hard to followWith the Bush Theatre's main building undergoing renovations, this company's shows are being staged in a selection o…
Joe DiPietro's cult hit is enjoyable, but rather predictable in form and contentFollowing no less than three smash-hit, sell-out runs in London and at the Edinburgh Fringe, the King's Head T…
HARROGATE, ROYAL COURT THEATRE Al Smith's play about love, perversion and memory is electrifyingAl Smith's play about love, perversion and memory is electrifying What's incest got to do…
AMADEUS, NATIONAL THEATRE Revival of Peter Shaffer's most famous play is a musical triumphRevival of Peter Shaffer's most famous play is a musical triumph Populist playwright Peter Shaffer, …