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Hugh Bonneville brings plenty of affable charm to his role of 'Narnia' author CS Lewis, but it's an unstintingly mild-mannered performance in a deeply joyless play
SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 05:31AM[SHARE]Saturday, January 10, 2026
Stage adaptation of the classic 1952 movie tells the story of a sheriff whose town turns its back on him
SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 06:54AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 5, 2025
David Harewood reprises the titular role in a starry production that grants more power to the play's women, but ultimately dulls its edge
SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 01:18AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 31, 2025
As the Scottish capital readies itself for the annual arts festival, Alice Saville asks whether profiteering landlords, sponsor dropouts and a general financial hellscape mean hits like 'Fle…
SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 01:03AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 25, 2025
This show is lit up by sinuous harmonies and heart-melting ballads, but the warmth evaporates when the music stops
SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 05:03AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 24, 2025
After winning five-star reviews and 13 Olivier nominations, Jordan Fein's earthy take on the 1964 musical is transferring to the Barbican ahead of a UK tour. Alice Saville speaks with the di…
SOURCE: www.the-independent.com at 01:54AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 6, 2025
Cate Blanchett stars in a three-hour production of the classic play that's languid, thoughtful, and often hilarious
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:54PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 17, 2024
After a decade of anticipation, Rachel Chavkin's much talked-about musical arrives in London
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:24AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 12, 2024
Duff's Regina is such a monster in this production that it's hard to feel any kind of surprise or sympathy, as she manipulates or is manipulated in turn
SOURCE: The Independent at 09:24AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 5, 2024
'Desperate Housewives' star Vanessa Williams turns in a decent performance as the fearsome Miranda Priestly, but this West End production feels frozen in time
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:12PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Armando Iannucci and Coogan team up to bring Stanley Kubrick's Cold War satire to the West End, but the production is constrained by aiming too hard for cinematic perfection
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:18PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Writer and director Robert Icke reinvents the well-known story as a taut political thriller
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:24AM[SHARE]Sunday, October 6, 2024
Despite the marketing behind it, Matthew Warchus's play doesn't do much to update either the gender roles or the aesthetic of this stubbornly traditional Irish masterpiece
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:06PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Lyndsey Turner's production sounds a warning about the dangers of elitism, with contemporary debates about monuments and stolen treasures the backdrop of her confident production
SOURCE: The Independent at 05:32AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 12, 2024
The long-awaited follow-up to Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss's mega-hit 'Six' follows two millennial friends bemoaning their love lives " but it sometimes sags under the pressure of expectations
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:32PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 8, 2024
The Korean Canadian actor and writer on bringing his comedy Kim's Convenience back to theatre, changing the way Asian people are portrayed, and how he didn't see the K-culture boom coming
Bo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 4, 2024
James McArdle and Bel Powley star in the Old Vic's revival of Stoppard's tricksy, self-parodical play, but it feels dated to watch middle class couples being beastly to each other in beige l…
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:36AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 22, 2024
With fine performances from Tosin Cole and Heather Agyepong, Benedict Lombe's will-they-won't-they love story " which has high profile backing from Idris Elba, Little Simz and Maya Jama " is…
SOURCE: The Independent at 05:03AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 1, 2024
Cherry Jones is wry and warm in Carrie Cracknell's revival of Steinbeck's story about a sprawling clan of dustbowl refugees in the Depression era " but the elements of this three-hour produc…
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:41AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 18, 2024
Imelda Staunton brings heart and substance to this lavish feast, as Dominic Cooke's revival of the 1964 show lights up the London Palladium
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:06PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Therapy sessions, dildos, Rihanna, and an exposing performance from Kit Harington... 'Slave Play' has finally arrived " loudly " in London, and it's a sharp, intelligent, multi-layered satire
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:02PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Nods to accusations of paedophilia are kept to a bare minimum, but there's sufficient darkness in Lynn Nottage's script to tarnish MJ's over-exploited stardom
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:42PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Rufus Wainwright's songs reach new emotional heights, Smith's performance is radiant " but Ivo van Hove's stage adaptation of John Cassavetes's 1977 film is sometimes misjudged
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:48PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 14, 2024
Unlike 'The Talented Mr Ripley', 'Saltburn' and other stories of queer anti-heroes, 'Harry Clarke' lacks psychological depth " and star Billy Crudup's Estuary accent is something to behold
SOURCE: The Independent at 05:18AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 7, 2024
The man who helped create our National Health Service is found lying sickly in a hospital bed in the National Theatre's new play about the Labour politician's life " despite a baggy script, …
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:18AM[SHARE]Saturday, December 16, 2023
Lady Macbeth's whispers crackle in your ear as audience members wear headphones in Max Webster's intimate production, but the sound design can sometimes feel like a distraction
SOURCE: The Independent at 12:54PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 14, 2023
Humungous projections, a big musical score, an onslaught of foam, dry ice and flares: this big-budget stage play from the 'Stranger Things' universe spares no bombastic effect to bring new a…
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:36PM[SHARE]Monday, April 17, 2023
From fights at the Bodyguard musical to wild drunken antics at comedy clubs and even heckling at the opera, performers and theatre staff say crowds are getting out of hand. What's going on?…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 6, 2023
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It's a fine showcase for the talents of Harbour and Bill Pullman, but 'Mad House' is built on shaky foundations
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