Theatre review: Our Class, Cottesloe, London by Michael Billington

Cottesloe, London1,600 Jews were massacred in the small Polish town of Jedwabne in the summer of 1941. Such is the starting-point for this play by Tadeusz Slobodzianek which follows recent r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:24pm on September 23, 2009☆⚑

Calendar Girls by Michael Billington

Noel Coward, London Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:22pm on April 15, 2009☆⚑

Hamlet by Michael Billington

Courtyard, Stratford-upon-Avon Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:01pm on August 5, 2008☆⚑

Speed-The-Plow by Michael Billington

Old Vic, London· Mamet in pictures· Quiz: do you know your Mamet? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:35am on February 13, 2008☆⚑

The Brothers Size / Young Vic, London by Michael Billington

Young Vic, LondonPeople leapt to their feet at the end of this show as if we were in America, which is appropriate since Tarell Alvin McCraney's play has been a big hit at New York's Public …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:16pm on November 14, 2007☆⚑

Theatre review: Saint Joan / Olivier Theatre, London by Michael Billington

Olivier Theatre, LondonAside from a touring production of Widowers' Houses, this is the first Shaw play the National has presented in 13 years: a symbol of our scandalous neglect of a great …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:50am on July 12, 2007☆⚑

Blackbird by Michael Billington

Albery, London Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:20am on February 14, 2006☆⚑

Ken Dodd on why Shakespeare was a stand-up at heart by Michael Billington

Ken Dodd tells Michael Billington why Shakespeare was a stand-up comic at heartThe names Ken Dodd and Shakespeare may not seem immediately synonymous. But all Doddyphiles will know that the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:01am on September 15, 2005☆⚑

My Name is Rachel Corrie by Michael Billington

Royal Court, London Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:39am on April 14, 2005☆⚑

Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America by Michael Billington

Orange Tree, London Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:46am on November 15, 2004☆⚑

Stuff Happens by Michael Billington

Olivier Theatre, London Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:22am on September 11, 2004☆⚑

Batboy the Musical by Michael Billington

Shaftesbury Theatre, London Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00pm on September 8, 2004☆⚑

Top of the class by Michael Billington

Alan Bennett's new play is not just about history - it makes history. Michael Billington hails a masterpiece Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:54pm on May 28, 2004☆⚑

Hamlet, Old Vic, London by Michael Billington

Old Vic, LondonTrevor Nunn, having last directed Hamlet 30 years ago, says for him the play has always been unfinished business. I suspect it will remain so even after this youth-orientated,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:54am on April 28, 2004☆⚑

Hitchcock Blonde by Michael Billington

Royal Court, London Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:18am on April 7, 2003☆⚑

Theatre review: The Far Side of the Moon by Michael Billington

Playhouse, Newcastle ****The timing is perfect. Forty years after the first manned orbit of the earth Robert Lepage brings us a one-man show about space exploration. But, be…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:00pm on April 13, 2001☆⚑