878 stories by "Ian Foster"
Fractured timelines can be an interesting way to tell a story " fragmented shards of drama shuffled in a non-linear narrative, forcing audiences to piece together a throughline to the truth,…
Brains is set in an office at the pharmaceutical company MediBite Inc. in a near-future world that has been ravaged by a virus that has turned much of the population into zombies.
An interesting change of tack here from Andrew Maddock, who has been steadily carving out a niche for himself in doing creative things in and around the world of monologues (qv #1, #2, #3). …
No remedy for the January blues this, but one of the most brutally affecting pieces of theatre you could ever bear to see. Alezander Zeldin's Love follows what life can be found in the anony…
The first show of this year was something fantastic
Or was it? Can you tell I'm being sarcastic
Whilst nothing comprehensive can be drawn from the 300 or so plays that I saw in 2016, I think it is interesting to break down the figures and see how they look.
In addition to lists of top productions, Mates contributor Ian Foster reviews his reviews from the past year to award his personal prizes for the best performances for Best Actor and Best Ac…
In addition to lists of top productions, Mates contributor Ian Foster reviews his reviews from the past year to award his personal prizes for the best performances for Best Actor and Best Ac…
In addition to lists of top productions, Mates contributor Ian Foster reviews his reviews from the past year to award his personal prizes for the best performances for Best Actor and Best Ac…
In addition to lists of top productions, Mates contributor Ian Foster reviews his reviews from the past year to award his personal prizes for the best performances for Best Actor and Best Ac…
It's that time of year again when I am publicly shallow in my appreciation of the men that grace our stages - and given the hit counts I get on these annual posts, you're all just as thirsty…
I started the year intending to see fewer shows than in 2015, when I made 304 visits to the theatre - but, somehow, I seem have crept up to 332 for 2016. The only consolation is that it is s…
The end-of-year lists of favourite plays and performances should be on their way soon, once the food coma has abated, but to tide you over, here's my list of 9 of my top moments in a theatre…
This list is looking a little further afield to the London fringe and some of the regional theatres I hope to get to throughout the year.
Managed to sneak into After October at the Finborough in its final week due to several people raving about it and glad I did, for it was a Christmas cracker.
It's tough to go into a show like Art with no preconceptions and whilst sometimes when I go in with low expectations, I end up being pleasantly surprised, this was not one of those occasions.
Through the trial and its aftermath, the production soars, mainly on the strength of Arterton's superlative performance. A woman alone, literally so in this all-male company.
I didn't realise quite what a tradition this concert is for some people as witnessed by the level of tinsel, fairy lights, and light-up Christmas jumpers and hats on display, Jingle Bell Chr…
Though smaller in scale, Ovation's productions have never been lacking in ambition and so I was most pleased indeed to see Cole Porter's Anything Goes on the slate for this festive season.
I don't think I've ever been disappointed by this company in the many many times I've been. So I really do recommend making going to see Austentatious one of your New Year's resolutions.
It may be in the English language but this production of 42nd Street is in a French theatre, the glorious Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris which, under Jean-Luc Choplin's artistic directo…
In many ways, I don't deny Dreamgirls the extravagance, it's good to have a huge rollercoaster blowout of a blockbuster musical every now and then, it helps to balance the slightly more seri…
There's added spice here too since leading players Lia Williams and Juliet Stevenson do not know which of Queen Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots they will be playing until the beginning o…
Following on from the re-release of his self-titled album earlier this year, Leslie Odom Jr gives us another opportunity to sink into his world of soulful jazz with an album of reinterpreted…
Muted is tender and thoughtful, beautifully reflective in the way it probes into the different ways in which we grieve. And it uses its structure well, songs are less about narrative propuls…
