521 stories by "Mark Ludmon"
By Mark Ludmon

In Joe Hill-Gibbins' re-imagining of A Midsummer Night's Dream, long gone are the delightful fairies and light-hearted romance you might expect of a traditional product…
By Mark Ludmon
George Fletcher embodies the Creature with sinuous movement and anguished expression with no need for extra make-up.
This post REVIEW: Frankenstein, Wilton’s Music Hall …
By Mark Ludmon
We asked our reviewers to take a look at 2016 and to nominate some stand out productions for 2016. Mark Ludmon replied with the following:- In another wonderful year for Briti…
By Mark Ludmon
The Children is a thought-provoking play that entertains while presenting us with a dilemma about the responsibilities we all have to face.
This post REVIEW: The Children, Roy…
By Mark Ludmon
This production brings out Schiller’s themes in a compelling and lucid way while also being an exciting political thriller and a very personal drama about two women trap…
By Mark Ludmon
Despite the downbeat ending to Love’s Labour’s Lost and the troubles over Claudio and Hero’s wedding in Much Ado About Nothing, the two plays are very funny …
By Mark Ludmon
While we may have no actual glass slippers or fairy godmother, this is a magical production full of laugh-out-loud humour and delightful songs – enough to satisfy the mo…
By Mark Ludmon
The joy of the play and the original text comes from the inverted morality of Screwtape’s world, where good is bad and sinning is applauded.
This post REVIEW: The Screwt…
By Mark Ludmon
It cleverly blurs the line between reality and what we are seeing on stage in a way that is unsettling and leaves you questioning the theatrical experience itself.
This post R…
By Mark Ludmon
This is an accomplished show, capturing the spirit and social comedy of Austen with added humour from the multiple casting. It has come to the Jermyn Street Theatre at the end…
By Mark Ludmon
While the musical inevitably simplifies complex issues, it seamlessly integrates some of the debate about Britain's attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers. With these i…
By Mark Ludmon
Directed by Claire Coaché, Scorched is a powerful play that captures the horror of war and the disorientation of dementia.
This post REVIEW: Scorched, Zoo Southside, Edinburg…
By Mark Ludmon
It starts slowly but, through the strength of Llewelyn-Williams’ performance and writing, you are soon gripped by his tale as it builds in excitement, mixing heart-break…
By Mark Ludmon
With the audience donning party hats and at times encouraged to participate, it is an entertaining show that slips in plenty of sharp insights into British politics and societ…
By Mark Ludmon
Social commentary aside, RAZ takes us on an entertaining rollercoaster of a ride through the joys, frustrations and heartache of the kind of night-out that happens every weeke…
By Mark Ludmon
Love Birds is a real hoot but, at 60 minutes, it is clearly a work in progress, squeezing in well over a dozen different songs while giving us just the skeleton of the plot an…
By Mark Ludmon
Hendrick's Gin is a familiar name on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, but this year it returned with a theatrical experience called the Emporium of Sensorial Submersion, staged …
By Mark Ludmon
This powerful production, sharply directed by Orla O'Loughlin, is a highlight of this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe and another demonstration of Smith's skill at capturing …
By Mark Ludmon
It is a powerful show that leaves you with unforgettable images and an uncompromising vision of old age and dementia.
This post REVIEW: Tomorrow, Traverse Theatre âœâœ…
By Mark Ludmon
Solidly directed by Russell Bolam, the production has less of the anarchy and exuberance of some of Comedians Theatre Company's previous shows but it offers a fresh, modern tw…
By Mark Ludmon
Ah, Wilderness! Young Vic 4 stars In his 1932 play Ah, Wilderness, Eugene O’Neill returns to familiar themes such as family life, alcoholism and thwarted idealism but it…
