The Dance review " slow-cinema maestro offers a glimpse behind the scenes by Leslie Felperin

Pat Collins turns his gaze on Irish dance and theatre troupe Teac Damsa in this fragmentary but emotional documentary For fans of the terpsichorean arts, this documentary about the creation,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:54am on February 7, 2022☆⚑

'Pinocchio': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Director John Tiffany, choreographer Steven Hoggett and many of their key collaborators unite for this very modern take on the adventures of the famed Italian puppet boy, featuring songs fro…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 7:34pm on December 14, 2017☆⚑

'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

The much-loved magical saga continues with this London stage production, which picks up where the books and films left off as Harry and friends face the challenges of parenthood. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 7:01pm on July 25, 2016☆⚑

'Richard III': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Ralph Fiennes gets the hump as Shakespeare's nastiest villain, with support from Vanessa Redgrave as a queen driven mad by grief in this latest production from director Rupert Goold. read mo…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 6:30am on June 17, 2016☆⚑

'The Go-Between': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

London stage doyen Michael Crawford returns to the West End with a nearly sung-through musical adaptation of L. P. Hartley's classic novel. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:04pm on June 10, 2016☆⚑

'Romeo and Juliet': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Richard Madden and Lily James are reunited on stage by their 'Cinderella' director Kenneth Branagh for this London production.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 5:37am on May 26, 2016☆⚑

'Doctor Faustus': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

'Game of Thrones' hearthtrob Kit Harrington stars as the original man who sells his soul in Jamie Lloyd's London revival of Christopher Marlowe's 16th century drama.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:18pm on April 25, 2016☆⚑

'The Maids': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Uzo Aduba ('Orange Is the New Black') and Zawe Ashton throw shade at one another as the help of mistress Laura Carmichael ('Downton Abbey') in Jean Genet's drama.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:52pm on February 29, 2016☆⚑

'The End of Longing': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Matthew Perry wrote and stars in this comedy-drama, world-premiering in London's West End, about four people struggling with love and addiction.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 5:00pm on February 12, 2016☆⚑

'Funny Girl': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Sheridan Smith stars as Fanny Brice in director Michael Mayer's London staging of the rarely revived Jule Styne-Bob Merrill musical.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:37pm on December 3, 2015☆⚑

'The Winter's Tale'/'All On Her Own'/'Harlequinade': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Judi Dench and Zoe Wanamaker impress in the first two shows to take the stage at London's Garrick, where Kenneth Branagh's new company begins its year-long residency.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:09pm on November 9, 2015☆⚑

'Farinelli and the King': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Mark Rylance stars as a monarch whose madness can only be tempered by the angelic voice of the world's most famous castrato in this West End transfer from Shakespeare's Globe.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:03pm on September 30, 2015☆⚑

'Hangman': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

This first new play in five years from Martin McDonagh ('The Cripple of Inishmaan') is a cruel black farce starring David Morrissey as Britain's second-best executioner.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:40pm on September 25, 2015☆⚑

'Nell Gwynn': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Gugu Mbatha-Raw returns to the London stage after her film successes to play the original tart with heart, the orange-seller-turned-royal mistress, at the Globe.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 7:26am on September 25, 2015☆⚑

'Hamlet': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the Danish prince in director Lyndsey Turner's modern-dress staging at London's Barbican Theatre.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 6:00pm on August 25, 2015☆⚑

'Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Gurinder Chadha directs this stage adaptation of her own breakout 2002 hit film about a soccer-mad London girl defying Punjabi Sikh tradition.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 6:06am on June 26, 2015☆⚑

'The Merchant of Venice': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Jonathan Pryce stars as the moneylender Shylock in this latest production at Shakespeare's Globe on London's Bankside, directed by Jonathan Munby.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 7:39am on May 1, 2015☆⚑

'American Buffalo: Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

John Goodman, Damian Lewis and Tom Sturridge star in the new London revival of David Mamet's classic 1975 examination of small-time crooks.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 6:14am on April 30, 2015☆⚑

'Gypsy': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Imelda Staunton plays the ultimate stage mother in director Jonathan Kent's revival of 'Gypsy' which just transferred to London's West Endread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 3:18am on April 16, 2015☆⚑

Sea Without Shore review " dancing to the heart of grief by Leslie Felperin

Two dancers move through a wintry landscape in this lyrical and entrancing meditation on loss Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:00pm on March 5, 2015☆⚑

'Man and Superman': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Ralph Fiennes stars as a gentleman revolutionary pursued by an amorous heiress in George Bernard Shaw's Don Juan comedy at the National Theatre.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:26pm on February 25, 2015☆⚑

'A View From the Bridge': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Mark Strong stars in Belgian avant garde director Ivo van Hove's stripped-down version of the classic 1955 Arthur Miller drama.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 1:40pm on February 18, 2015☆⚑

'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: The Musical': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Tamsin Greig stars as the jilted Pepa in this London reboot of the 2010 musical based on Pedro Almodovar's much loved 1988 filmread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 5:30am on January 13, 2015☆⚑

'Assassins': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Director Jamie Lloyd assembles a cast featuring Catherine Tate and Aaron Tveit for the London revival of one of Stephen Sondheim's most controversial musicalsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 8:57am on December 2, 2014☆⚑

'Made in Dagenham': Theater Review by Leslie Felperin

Gemma Arterton stars as a factory worker striking for equal pay in this latest screen-to-stage adaptation, premiering in London's West End read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 7:18am on November 6, 2014☆⚑