The Long Road South /Dirty Promises , Hope Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Hope Theatre, London: A sweltering drama set to the backdrop of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, and an unsettling piece about an abusive relationship complete the dynamic HopeFull re…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:16am on August 11, 2014☆⚑

Madame Bovary/The Flood , Hope Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Hope Theatre, London: A terrific mini-season of plays gives the Edinburgh Festival a run for its money from the comfort of one pub theatre. Read the full review

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:12am on August 11, 2014☆⚑

Crystal Springs , Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: Praise to the Park Theatre for hosting another all-female cast. Following the recent Shutters and World Enough and Time a few months ago, the Finsbury Park venue is cer…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:15am on August 8, 2014☆⚑

The White Devil , Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon by Jonathan Lovett

Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon: The RSC's stuttering Roaring Girls season at the Swan continues with another contemporary of Shakespeare's updated with mixed results. Read the f…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 9:28am on August 7, 2014☆⚑

The Diary of a Nobody , King's Head Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

King's Head Theatre, London: Three years ago the Royal & Derngate theatre in Northampton staged a four-strong, all-male production of George and Weedon Grossmith's comic novel. The …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:28am on August 4, 2014☆⚑

Shutters , Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: The lack of good parts for women is being slowly redressed as old works (the Donmar's Julius Ceasar) and new ones (The Shed's Blurred Lines) have recently fea…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:58am on July 14, 2014☆⚑

Klook's Last Stand , Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: Opening a year ago with a real mixed bag across its two spaces the Park Theatre has raised its game over the past few months as a host of new plays - including The Man …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:09am on June 16, 2014☆⚑

The Confessions of Gordon Brown , Ambassadors, London by Jonathan Lovett

Ambassadors, London: Our former prime minister is given a tragedian's tribute in this one-man production by the cracking coalition of writer Kevin Toolis and actor Ian Grieve. Read the …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:05am on June 5, 2014☆⚑

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

The Park Theatre, London: Considered one of the greatest of western films, starring two icons - Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne - at the top of their game, any stage version of Dorothy M Johnso…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:23am on May 19, 2014☆⚑

Desdemona: A Play about a Handkerchief, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: So what if Othello was right about Desdemona being a "strumpet", and what if his wife was far more feisty and independent and petulant and crude than Shakespe…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:22am on May 16, 2014☆⚑

Martine, Finborough Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Finborough Theatre, London: A fascinating companion piece to the First World War commemorations, Jean-Jacques Bernard's 1920-set play is a languid daydream of the tumultuous events of t…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:39am on April 25, 2014☆⚑

Archimedes' Principle, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: Produced three years ago in Spain, Coromina's tale of a swimming instructor who may or may not have inappropriately touched a child receives its UK premiere. Read …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:39am on April 22, 2014☆⚑

Bomber's Moon, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: A 'bomber's moon' meant a good night for bombing because the ground could be clearly seen - the only problem was that the planes were also easy to spot, …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:16am on April 7, 2014☆⚑

I Found My Horn, Trafalgar Studios, London by Jonathan Lovett

Trafalgar Studios, London: A journalist in the midst of a midlife crisis, having been recently divorced, Jasper Rees one day came across his old French horn in the attic. He'd grown tir…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:45am on April 3, 2014☆⚑

Eldorado, Arcola, London by Jonathan Lovett

Arcola, London: British audiences might know fiery, youngish German playwright Marius von Mayenburg from a small cluster of his plays performed here. Read the full review

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:48am on April 2, 2014☆⚑

World Enough and Time, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: Time for some intelligent, witty, thought-provoking theatre - easily the best example of new writing I've seen at the Park. Read the full review

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:57am on March 21, 2014☆⚑

Murderer, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London by Jonathan Lovett

Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London: The opening is a humdinger - it's when the actors start talking that problems arise. Read the full review

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:31am on March 19, 2014☆⚑

Stroke of Luck, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: "It's a fantastic venue," director Jonathan Miller was overheard saying in the interval - and The Park is, indeed, a fine-looking addition to the capital…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:16am on February 3, 2014☆⚑

Blind/Doing the Business, Courtyard Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Courtyard Theatre, London: The corrosive commercialisation of art is explored in this double-bill of plays by Doug Lucie - enterprisingly put together by Triple Jump Productions. Read the fu…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:18am on January 24, 2014☆⚑

Little Black Book, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: The toy iguana and the black hat perched on top of a large radio indicate this might be a somewhat incongruous evening's entertainment. Read the full review

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:54am on December 20, 2013☆⚑

Dick Whittington, Millfield Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Millfield Theatre, London: With the Hackney Empire panto looking a bit cream crackered this year, it's the Millfield's turn to give 'Larrnden' a new favourite cockney pan…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:02pm on December 17, 2013☆⚑

The Night Before Christmas, Chickenshed, London by Jonathan Lovett

Chickenshed, London: This is a talismanic show for the Chickenshed. Nearly 20 years ago it launched a new era at the Shed's brand new theatre, and a decade ago its performance marked ex…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:51am on December 6, 2013☆⚑

Puss in Boots, Hackney Empire, London by Jonathan Lovett

Hackney Empire, London: The Hackney Empire and Susie McKenna celebrate 15 years of festive gold together during which time the writer/director has helped build this previously condemned musi…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:20am on December 5, 2013☆⚑

The Island, Young Vic, London by Jonathan Lovett

Young Vic, London: We enter to a Sisyphean nightmare - two prisoners are constantly shovelling sand into wheelbarrows, wheeling the barrows around, emptying their loads, and filling them up …

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 11:31am on November 13, 2013☆⚑

The Dead Wait, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: Out of the horror of the Angolan Civil War is fashioned an unlikely buddy story that is surreal as it is gruelling and leaves us with a remarkable final image. Read the…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 8:05am on November 11, 2013☆⚑