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Sunday, April 27, 2014

The Believers, Tricycle Theatre, review: 'intriguing' by Dominic Cavendish

This ingenious new play feels like a work in progress, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:57AM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense, Duke of York's Theatre: 'Robert Webb proves a cherishable chump' by Dominic Cavendish

This production of Jeeves and Wooster remains as big a hoot as before, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:50AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Admit it: most of us don't understand Shakespeare by Dominic Cavendish

As the world celebrates Shakespeare's 450th birthday, Dominic Cavendish explains why seeing the plays in performance is not enough

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:00AM[SHARE]

Shakespeare's Henry IV: 10 things you didn't know by Dominic Cavendish

On Shakespeare's 450th birthday, Dominic Cavendish reveals 10 little-known facts about two of the Bard's most famous plays

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:55AM[SHARE]

Dorian Gray, Riverside Studios, review: 'ghastly' by Dominic Cavendish

This musicalised adaptation of Oscar Wilde novel is a theatrical stinker, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:55AM[SHARE]
Saturday, April 19, 2014

Almeida Theatre director Rupert Goold wants to make MH370 production by Dominic Cavendish

Rupert Goold, artistic director of London's Almeida Theatre, and big winner at this year's Olivier Awards, wants to bring the mystery of the missing plane to the stage

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:00PM[SHARE]

US playwrights: are they trouncing the Brits? by Dominic Cavendish

Why British heatres are awash with new American plays

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:28AM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 17, 2014

Henry IV Parts I & II, RSC, review: 'full-blooded life' by Dominic Cavendish

Yes, Antony Sher as Falstaff can do jolly, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:54AM[SHARE]
Monday, April 14, 2014

Who cares about the Oliviers? by Dominic Cavendish

The Olivier Awards are great for the winners but irrelevant to audiences, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:14AM[SHARE]
Sunday, April 13, 2014

Olivier Awards 2014: West End is buzzing -- thanks to the off-West End by Dominic Cavendish

London's theatre award nominations are dominated by Donmar and Almeida

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:00AM[SHARE]
Saturday, April 12, 2014

I Found My Horn, Trafalgar Studios, review by Dominic Cavendish

I Found My Horn at the Trafalgar Studios was a funny and poignant solo adaptation of Jasper Rees's best-selling 2008 book, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:51AM[SHARE]

Charles III: Do theatre audiences have the right to laugh at the Royal Family? by Dominic Cavendish

King Charles III raises the question of whether the Royals should be a target for humour, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:04AM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 10, 2014

Three Sisters, Southwark Playhouse, review by Dominic Cavendish

Anya Reiss's shoddy adaptation of Chekhov's Three Sisters is proof she should stick to writing her own plays, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:13AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Rupert Goold, interview: 'I've set the controls for the sun' by Dominic Cavendish

The Almeida's new boss on his show about Prince Charles taking the throne

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:30AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Pests, Royal Court Upstairs: review by Dominic Cavendish

Vivienne Franzmann's play Pests is an indisputably worthwhile venture but fails to convince as a piece of drama, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:56AM[SHARE]
Saturday, April 5, 2014

Kingston 14, Theatre Royal Stratford East, review by Dominic Cavendish

This is a flawed but macho and enjoyable production, says Dominic Cavendish    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:16AM[SHARE]

David Greig: 'I always knew I'd put The Events in front of a Norwegian audience' by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish reports on how Norwegians reacted    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:15AM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 3, 2014

David Sedaris, Cheltenham Town Hall, review by Dominic Cavendish

David Sedaris's immaculate sense of timing turns an informal book reading into a thoroughly enjoyable evening, says Dominic Cavendish    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:19AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Timothy West: why I swapped King Lear for Albert Square by Dominic Cavendish

Actor Timothy West tells Dominic Cavendish about his wife Prunella Scales's illness and why he's proud to be starring in EastEnders.    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:00AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 27, 2014

In the Vale of Health , Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, review by Dominic Cavendish

Taken together, do Simon Gray's late plays represent a long-form experimental masterpiece? Dominic Cavendish investigates    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:26AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 21, 2014

The Two Worlds of Charlie F, Richmond Theatre, review by Dominic Cavendish

This moving, magnificent play about - and performed by - servicemen wounded in Afghanistan deserves to be seen at the National Theatre, says Dominic Cavendish    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:23AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 20, 2014

A hardboiled Jacobean drama - with children by Dominic Cavendish

Child actors will attempt to tackle sex, power and infidelity in John Marston's 'The Malcontent' at The Globe    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 14, 2014

The Big Meal, Ustinov Studio, Bath Theatre Royal, review by Dominic Cavendish

Michael Boyd has moved on from the RSC with a wholly satisfying, new play called The Big Meal, says Dominic Cavendish    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:15PM[SHARE]

Thérèse Raquin: Why bleak is better when it comes to musicals by Dominic Cavendish

As a new musical verison of Thérèse Raquin comes to the London fringe, Dominic Cavendish reflects on the history of the dark musical    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:00AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 13, 2014

Twelfth Night, Liverpool Everyman, review by Dominic Cavendish

This Twelfth Night has a winning mixture of sincerity and frivolity at the much improved Liverpool Everyman, but feels underrehearsed    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:24AM[SHARE]
Monday, March 10, 2014

Olivier Awards: Shakespeare, Britain's cutting-edge playwright by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish on the three actors battling for Best Actor at the Oliviers    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:59AM[SHARE]

Olivier Awards, comment: Shakespeare, Britain's cutting-edge playwright by Dominic Cavendish

As this year's nominations are announced, Dominic Cavendish explains why three belligerent Shakespeare performances are vying for the best actor prize    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:59AM[SHARE]

All My Sons, Watermill Theatre, Newbury, review by Dominic Cavendish

Arthur Miller's great play has been revived more powerfully than this, says Dominic Cavendish    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:27AM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 9, 2014

We Are Proud to Present, Bush Theatre, review by Dominic Cavendish

This play about early 20th-century genocide is an insult to our intelligence and to the dead, says Dominic Cavendish    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:52AM[SHARE]
Thursday, March 6, 2014

Britain's best regional theatres by Dominic Cavendish

Following the re-opening of the Everyman in Liverpool, Dominic Cavendish suggests which other regional theatres to visit    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:17AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

A Tale of Two Cities, Royal & Derngate, Northampton, review by Dominic Cavendish

A lean, punchy adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale of revolutionary France impresses Dominic Cavendish    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:25AM[SHARE]

All that Chat

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