TWO QUEENS, TWO FATES Who shall be whom? In Robert Icke's arresting adaptation of Schiller's play, the scene opens with a sober-suited group of men watching two women in identical bla…
It doesn't hit the bull's eye on the target, but it's only one mere circle away from it. MILES FOR...Continue Reading
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It's natural that your reactions to shows are filtered through the prism of the current social and political climate. And savvy theatres, of course, seek to judge the mood and programme acco…
Lia Williams and Juliet Stevenson are both extraordinary in Mary Stuart at the Duke of York's Theatre, but the level of sexualisation, sexual violence and assault in the depiction of these t…
Mary Katharine Harris is an actress, singer, dancer and native New Yorker. Credits include; Rosemary and Time (Paradise Factory Theater), I Create (Kenan Fellow Performance, L…
It's the show that's had West End audiences hooked on the fate of a coin toss each night. But one thing that's for sure:Â Mary Stuart has once again proven a spectacular London theatre hit…
Mary Stuart " a new adaptation by Robert Icke Two queens. One in power. One in prison. It's all in the execution. Following a critically acclaimed, sold-out season at the Almeida Theatre�…
Heads. In a snatched breath, Lia Williams casts her lot to play Elizabeth I for the evening. A coin is tossed, screens around the auditorium zoom in and the audience leans forwar…
'Heads.' One word, and one coin toss, decides which roles Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams will play on the night the titular Mary, or her rival Elizabeth I. Last night Williams took the la…
The spin of a coin decrees which queen will wear the crownCasting decisions do not usually make gripping theatre. But in Robert Icke's version of Friedrich Schiller's 1800 political thriller…
★★★★ MARY STUART, DUKE OF YORK'S Superb teamwork in Schiller thrillerRobert Icke's production reaches the West End with Juliet Stevenson and Lia Williams tossing…
Following a critically acclaimed, sold-out season at the Almeida in 2016-17, Robert Icke's new adaptation of Mary Stuarttransfers to the Duke of York's Theatre in London's West End from Satu…
Is there a German compound noun for that movie or play or show or thing you're fascinated by and even glad to have experienced but have no desire ever to see again? It's not an insult: for m…
"Miles for Mary" is the Mad Ones theater troupe's spot-on, deadpan funny look at a year's worth of planning committee meetings for a local telethon at an Ohio high school. Originally present…
