19 stories by "Kate Maltby"
What a difference a month makes. In my last column I celebrated the gathering of (largely) old-time theatre critics to celebrate Michael
Two weeks ago, the Critics' Circle gathered to toast Michael Billington. If you feel like you've heard a lot about him recently,
In 2015, we got to see Rufus Norris' first year of programming as artistic director of the National Theatre. The centrepiece revival
On December 29, Bianca Del Rio, who is starring in Everybody's Talking About Jamie, reached the end of her tether and took
When I was 13, my mother took me to see Trevor Nunn's production of The Merchant of Venice at the National Theatre.
Just over two years ago, I went to see Dear Evan Hansen in New York. The show tells the story of a
In January 2017, Natasha Tripney wrote a list titled: "Five things I'd like to see in theatre in 2017." Top of the
Sometimes, when I want to cry, I look up the latest arts stories coming out of Britain's major news outlets. Not the
Who doesn't have a great time at Edinburgh? Surely you made an appearance at The List Festival Party/the book festival in the
It's been more than a fortnight since Evening Standard critics Henry Hitchings and Fiona Mountford revealed on Twitter that they were being
This week's manufactured theatre controversy arrives courtesy of the Sunday Telegraph. Its front cover featured 90-year-old Daphne Selfe, billed as "the world's
There are plenty of battles still to be won in Britain by the LGBT+ community and its allies. Recent homophobic protests outside
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonNick Bagnall's production ably draws out the parallels with Shakespeare's Richard II and the cast speak the verse beautifullyThere seems to be blood on an arch…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonThis atmospheric recreation of Sir Walter Raleigh's show trial set off many modern echoes and featured strong performances from Simon Paisley Day and Nathalie …
Ustinov, BathDonald Margulies' exploration of a couple living with the lingering trauma of the Holocaust is profoundly touching Max and Lola reckon they deserve a nice retirement. Both survi…
Nottingham PlayhouseGatiss and Adrian Scarborough are electric together in a technically striking outing for Alan Bennett's modern classicFrom The League of Gentleman to Sherlock's smirking …
Royal Exchange, ManchesterFor this earnest but often profound cycle of plays, Chris Thorpe and Sam Pritchard quarried local experience around the UK'There's communities " what we have now " …
Exeter Northcott theatreThe actor and director Gadi Roll launch their new company with the drama set in the 16th-century Spanish courtSchiller's 18th-century drama has long lent itself to fl…
Julie Burchill has co-written a laboured drama about Brexit set in a London book club, following other referendum-themed duds. Is the problem that " like Brexit itself " they're just too par…
