878 stories by "Ian Foster"
A micro-review from There Ought to be Clowns.
Most reviews of La Strada will doubtless start with a potted history of the film but I have to be entirely honest with you and say that despite its illustrious Oscar-winning status, it's not…
It's always a bit of risk, booking a show you don't know to see a particular actor and I have to say I got my fingers burnt here with Amédée.
Bruce and Trevor Horn are delighted to announce that together they are creating a new work of musical theatre " provisionally entitled The Robot Sings with an original story and score by the…
Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's Snow in Midsummer is an adaptation of Yuan dynasty drama The Injustice Done to Dou E by Guan Hanqing, marking a key milestone in the venerable…
In Kate Fleetwood, Ugly Lies the Bone has the kind of hypnotically magnificent performance that almost makes you forgive any or all shortcomings.
Scarlett offers a sadly all-too-rare opportunity at the Hampstead to see a play that is written, directed and exclusively stars women, something they should be happy to be publicising. We fi…
A monthly micro-review from There Ought to be Clowns.
At a moment in British history when the political discourse around the contribution of (at least part of) the immigrant population has never been more highly charged, Patricia Cumper's Chigg…
This production will doubtless have its detractors - it's not spoken precisely enough, it doesn't smell of war enough, there are too many watches - but for me, it is as exciting and engaging…
Lizzie proved to be considerably more interesting than I thought a rock musical would be, presented as something between a semi-staged musical and rock gig, it's a striking thing indeed.
Set in 1945 in the 100 day period between VE Day and VJ Day, it focuses on the lives of the women left holding the country together in this time of great upheaval, which shows no signs of sl…
There's nowt so queer as folk, at least not in Simon Godwin's version of Illyria here. A gender-swapped Malvolia longs after her mistress Olivia, hipster-fop Sir Andrew Aguecheek is entirely…
Joe Hill-Gibbins' idiosyncratic 2015 take on Measure for Measure filled the Young Vic with inflatable sex dolls so it should come as little surprise that for his A Midsummer Night's Dream, h…
March's jazz-age tale of a tempestuous couple holding a gathering to end all gatherings allows for a real parade of vivid caricatures to come passing through in search of gin, blow, sex and …
All John Spartan has ever wanted to do is go to outer space but like many a man with an obsession, this dedication has come at a cost to his friendships and marriage as he finds himself pack…
Opening at Leicester's Curve ahead of a 8 month long UK tour, you can see where Nick Winston's production has made its key decisions - Francis O'Connor's set has its eye on quick get-outs an…
Part of the New Diorama's Emerging Theatre Company Programme 2015, Lost Watch have spent the last four years building quite the reputation for themselves.
What a joy it is, a breath of feel-good fresh air that can't help but leave you feeling fabulous. With career advice flying by unheeded, all 16-year-old Jamie is really bothered about as his…
Set in 1981, two young black gay men discover the safe haven of the London gay club scene, but only find real sanctuary when they take advantage of the connections they're building to create…
Keeping on top of reviews is a challenge at the best of times, so throwing in a whole bunch of festival shows from the Vaults makes time management even more challenging. So I'm opting to ro…
Keeping on top of reviews is a challenge at the best of times, so throwing in a whole bunch of festival shows from the Vaults makes time management even more challenging. So I'm opting to ro…
Arthur Schnitzler's 1897 play of 10 interlinked intimate encounters has proven enduringly popular over the years - adapted for the gays, for fans of musicals, for Charlie Spencer's libido - …
Flickering between real life and fantasy, memory and myth, Franko Figueiredo's production is too often baffling as Ãlvaro Flores' Miguel bounces from repeated escape attempts to self-indu…
"Laugh at the king or he'll make you cry"The ever-modest Sondheim considers Anyone Can Whistle 'a laudable attempt to present something off-centre in mainstream musical theatre', whilst tryi…
