210 stories by "Anne Cox"
Beirut benefits from a slick production from Robin Lefevre, the sumptuous design from Liz Ashcroft, and two knockout performances from Rees and Connolly-Burnham.
William Wycherley's Restoration romp, The Country Wife, has been given a makeover in Jonathan Munby's modern, monochrome production at Chichester's Minerva Theatre.
The Two Noble Kinsmen is a fun-filled boisterous romp that's worth sticking with. It might not make much sense but there are some outstanding performances and flashes of Barrie Rutter's famo…
Children are maggots, worms, vipers and disgusting little blisters. Matilda The Musical, the multi-award-winning stage adaptation of Roald Dahl's magical book, opened at Milton Keynes Theatr…
Mussolini never killed people, just sent them to holiday camps. So says the tagline, borrowed from Silvio Berlusconi, for San Domino, Tim Anfilogoff and Alan Whittaker's curious little romp …
The Chalk Garden is a pleasant enough play but it needs a good dollop of something rich and nutritious to get it back to looking its best.
I loved every wonderful, heart-stopping, minute of this terrific show. Could It Be Magic? You betcha.
Stars of the An Officer and a Gentleman musical tour, Jonny Fines, Emma Williams, Ian McIntosh and Jessica Daley, sat down with me before a recent performance to discuss the musical.
Legally Blonde is a real team effort with everyone turning in star performances, whether they are principals or part of the ensemble.
First Knight Theatre's production of Conor McPherson's The Night Alive captures the loneliness and vulnerability of Dublin's singletons, with Eoin Lynch and Howie Ripley giving memorable per…
I had only been watching The Case of The Frightened Lady for just a few minutes when I scribbled in my notebook "sociopath" and "misdirection". And that just about tells you everything you n…
I hope that F*cking Men continues to evolve and resonate with new audiences. Expect scatterings of nudity throughout, brief simulated sex scenes, naughty words, and a really gorgeous ending.
This riveting, emotionally-charged, gritty production of One Minute, only the Barn Theatre's second after opening with Secret Garden The Musical, is a real triumph for this little powerhouse…
Sex With Robots and Other Devices gives us a glimpse into what could be our future, wittily and succinctly exploring whether or not we should be okay with it.
Athena Stevens' Schism is a bold and candid two-hander about ambition, power and determination, played out over 20 years in a stormy relationship that is more Machiavellian than true romance.
Gift of the Gab, set in 1979 Brighton, takes place in Rizzini's, an Italian greasy spoon run by fiery Ric and his bellissimo daughter, Concetta. It's here we meet Gabe, Arthur and Stan, thre…
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Curtain is thinly plotted and shows that, despite having two accomplished, leading actors in Robert Powell and Liza Goddard, it is time to permanently retire the n…
Playwright Torben Betts has turned to the kitchen for inspiration with his latest play, Monogamy, delving into the pantry of celebrity chef Caroline Mortimer and discovering that there's no …
Overall it is a good, if uneven, workman-like production of The Importance of Being Earnest that struggles, at times, to be funny. It delivers the goods without any flourishes of inspiration.
For the first time ever Edward Fox, 81, is joined by his son, Freddie Fox, 29, on stage and it is a partnership that brings out the best in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband. The surprisingly m…
After taking my first tentative steps into the world of Strictly I have to admit that I loved every second of this smash hit spectacular. A glorious night of entertainment. Fabulous.
It's astonishing that the National should decide to stage a writer's first play in the Dorfman Theatre but their confidence in the quality of Natasha Gordon's Nine Night is justified.
Packed full of humanity and defiance, if a trifle long, The Last Ship is an impressive first show from pop legend Sting.
Rodney Ackland's great disappointment, his ill-timed 1952 play, The Pink Room, is given another chance at the National Theatre with its reworked and renamed production called Absolute Hell.
Yes, the Present Laughter is a bit jokey and, as one critic has said, cartoonish, but perhaps that is just what audiences want. You can't say that it isn't entertaining.
