Wednesday, December 24, 2014
John Osborne died 20 years ago today. In this obituary, published in the Guardian in 1994, Michael Billington reflects on the playwright's life and legacyOne of the most famous stories about…
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Orange Tree, RichmondMore than 120 years on, George Bernard Shaw's powerful and invigorating attack on profiteering landlords is one of the few genuinely socialist plays on the current stage…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:13AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 21, 2014
She starred in The Omen and Frenzy, but she will always be remembered for her powerful interpretations of Beckett's playsFrank Lazarus: an existential night in Beckett's Not I with Billie Wh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06PM[SHARE]Friday, December 19, 2014
The Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonThe RSC's shrewdly intelligent take on Thomas Dekker's Elizabethan drama is both sobering and comicOne tends to think of Thomas Dekker's play as a jolly, red-nos…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:39AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 18, 2014
All Soul's, LondonPeter Hutley's nativity - with real sheep, real baby and Mary and Joseph walking across the Broadcasting House piazza - is simple and directIt's not every day you see sheep…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:53AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Donmar Warehouse, LondonThis clever show about the travails of a crime writer " and his fictional shamus " ripples with wit and is immaculately presented' Why City of Angels is the musical f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:56AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Almeida, LondonThe glitz of casino culture brilliantly illuminates a play about money lent, borrowed, stolen and investedRupert Goold's revelatory production of this problematic play abruptl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:22AM[SHARE]Monday, December 15, 2014
Young Vic, LondonThough easy on the eye and undeniable witty, 1927's ironic take on the modern obsession with technology is undermined by a lack of focus Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:58AM[SHARE]Trafalgar Studios, LondonA surprisingly sensuous evocation of Great Expectations' jilted bride is paired with a blood-chilling portrait of the savage brute from Oliver TwistYou can do a lot …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:52AM[SHARE]Imelda Staunton was breathtaking and Sofie GrÃ¥bøl made a killing, but our future monarch took the crown. In the first of our Stage critics' picks of the year, Michael Billington lists …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM[SHARE]Friday, December 12, 2014
London PalladiumA strong cast led by the former Pussycat Doll bring impressive verve to the song and dance spectacular, but the question remains whether the jukebox musical is Andrew Lloyd W…
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Olivier, LondonJim Hawkins becomes a girl rebelling against gender roles in this imaginative adaptation, which keeps alive the wit and excitement of the book Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:35AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonThe ceasefire of 1914 was undoubtedly a powerful moment. But surrounded as it was by death, tragedy and brutality, can it really make a festive …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:28AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 9, 2014
While jokes about 80s series may be for older audiences, Tim Vine and Wayne Sleep help capture children's attentionGiven that Dallas was at its peak in the 1980s, you have to be a moderately…
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Lyttelton, LondonTena Å tiviÄić's play about three crucial dates in her country's past is a demanding but fascinating experienceSome plays are instantly accessible; others require p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Royal Court, LondonThis play about local authority cuts could not be more timely " and it entertains even as it offers a call to arms' Playwright Jack Thorne: 'Writing plays was a way of win…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:47AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonJamie Lloyd's aggressively visceral production kills off some of the charm in this daring work that explores the dark side of the American dream' Catherine Ta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:20AM[SHARE]Jermyn Street theatre, LondonMordaunt Shairp's 1933 drama, which has a surprisingly strong gay subtext, is weighed down by melodrama Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM[SHARE]Sunday, November 30, 2014
Cartoucherie, Paris Ariane Mnouchkine's lavish modern-dress production, performed in a former munitions factory, offers a unique and engrossing spectacle Continue reading...
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A new tranche of Harold Pinter's letters, written to lifelong friends, has been made public. We take a first glimpse Continue reading...
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Finborough, LondonEve Leigh's remarkable debut play, about a writer held captive in a Soviet mental institution, explores the strange intimacy between the equally imprisoned captor and capti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:14AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Ustinov Studio, BathIonesco's imperfect study of a power-crazed monarch facing death is helped by a powerful performance from Alun Armstrong Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:59PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Southwark Playhouse, London Daniel Andersen's drama about a recruitment firm during the 2011 financial meltdown says a lot about work politics but not the bigger picture Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:57AM[SHARE]Friday, November 21, 2014
Richmond theatre, SurreyJonathan Munby's production of Shakespeare's greatest comedy is strangely spectral' Best Shakespeare productions: your favourite Twelfth Night Continue reading...
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Royal Court theatre, LondonMolly Davies's lively play is like a primary-school version of Lindsay Anderson's If… Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00PM[SHARE]Classical actor with a prolific repertoire, authoritative stage presence and unforgettable voice Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:41PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Olivier, LondonMeticulously detailing the endless grind of Mumbai slum life helps this spirited adaptation of Katherine Boo's award-winning reportage avoid any danger of quaintness' A spotli…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 18, 2014
St James, LondonA novelist gains a knighthood, then is outed as a frequenter of pub orgies: Emlyn Williams's play has plenty of contemporary resonance Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:34AM[SHARE]Monday, November 17, 2014
Orange Tree, RichmondPowerfully articulated and skilfully wrought, Alistair McDowalls bleakly pessimistic horror story has young audiences in raptures Alistair McDowall: There are no rules i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:55AM[SHARE]Friday, November 14, 2014
Cockpit, London Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the first play in the Iron Curtain trilogy gets an excellent revival David Edgar: Ukip is my territory. I suspect I am g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:23AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 13, 2014
In plays by David Storey and Anthony Shaffer, Clarke was something special on stage. If only theatre had made more use of him Warren Clarke: a life in clips Continue reading...
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