135 stories by "Julia Rank"
Noël Coward's 1947 play Peace in Our Time opens with the BBC informing the public that the Nazis have won the Battle
Jonathan Holloway wrote his loose adaptation of HG Wells' science fiction tale The Time Machine in November 2019, so any parallels with
In 2017, English Touring Opera presented a 'director's cut' of Handel's Giulio Cesare in two parts. This revival condenses the material into
In Paul Kember's 1980 Royal Court comedy-drama Not Quite Jerusalem, four 20-something Britons arrive on a kibbutz " seen at the time
No canines take to the stage in Paul Minx's two-hander The Dog Walker. This is probably something of a mercy for them,
The British home front is a popular topic for drama and literature, with tales of the plucky 'Blitz spirit'. However, the everyday
Ron Elisha's play Falling in Love Again is pure conjecture, imagining what might have happened if Marlene Dietrich, a German film star
With Greta Thunberg being celebrated as Time Magazine's Person of the Year, it feels fitting to hail another uniquely intrepid Swedish girl
"It's musical comedy " the two most glorious words in English," declares 42nd Street's director Julian Marsh when trying to persuade heartbroken
In Michael Fentiman's and Barnaby Race's new musical CinderElla, the heart of the story is the intergenerational friendship between the widowed Ella
Craig Taylor's series of sketches was published in the Guardian several years before Britain became defined by Brexit. The stage version of
Singin' in the Rain is a fitting Christmas musical for a venue that's surrounded by water. It wouldn't usually be a compliment
Candida is the fourth early George Bernard Shaw play to be presented at the Orange Tree Theatre by Paul Miller since 2014.
Olivia Olsen's play is based on the life of Russian poet Anna Akhmatova, who was admired in equal measures by the intelligentsia
Though its title has become a platitude, All's Well That Ends Well remains one of Shakespeare's lesser-known plays. This 'problem play' charts
Most people will probably think of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as the film in which Marilyn Monroe (in a role originated by Carol
Although playwright Georg Kaiser was Kurt Weill's collaborator for The Silver Lake, James Conway's production for English Touring Opera still feels thoroughly
The Little Angel Theatre doesn't shy away from presenting children's shows imbued with melancholic elements. Edward Lear used 'nonsense' verse as a
The title Black Chiffon suggests something rather racy and Elinor Glyn-esque. In Lesley Storm's 1949 play, the titular nightgown is an 'exotic
Having previously presented adaptations of Frankenstein and Dracula, writer and director Ross McGregor turns his attention to Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange
Opera and sport both involve feats of technical prowess, dramatic climaxes and intense fervour among their fans. R'Otello, presented by London-based Samoan
Three estranged siblings are forced to come together to sell their father's flat for his care home bills. As well as the
While the medieval Temple Church is associated with Magna Carta and filled with effigies of Knights Templar, it is the domestic elements
Showtune, also the title of Jerry Herman's autobiography, is a revue that provides exactly what it says on the tin in terms
Andrew Lloyd Webber's and Tim Rice's bold, brash 1978 'rock opera' Evita is the ultimate star-making vehicle. The triple-threat performer playing Eva
