Thursday, June 26, 2014
Tricycle, LondonFor all its style, this still seems more like a New Yorker short story than a substantial playGlamour is a quality we rarely associate with modern theatre. It positively ooze…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:35AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Theatre Royal, BathClare Higgins and Tim Pigott-Smith trade blows with relish, but Adrian Noble's revival brings little fresh insight to Albee's classicWhen Peter Hall ran the Bath summer se…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:23AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Young Vic, LondonPeter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne's tale of synaesthesia is an astonishing look at the miracles of the mindNervous theatre-makers strain every nerve to get our attenti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:05AM[SHARE]Monday, June 23, 2014
The Other Place, Stratford-on-AvonFour new plays by women that invite the current generation to rediscover the radical past are uneven but invigoratingI can't think of a finer tribute to Buz…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:44AM[SHARE]Friday, June 20, 2014
Royal Court theatre, LondonTim Crouch's show explores our obsession with artists' lives, but occasionally lets the form get in the way of its message Playwright Tim Crouch: 'Avoiding the sta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:08AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 19, 2014
Finborough theatre, LondonKevin Kautzman doesn't fully get to grips with the big issue at the heart of his O'Neill-esque family dramaKevin Kautzman, an American playwright here making his Br…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Wyndham's, London The combination of private pain and public rage in this revival of David Hare's play hits you straight between the eyes Quiz: Bill Nighy's greatest lines In pictures: Skyli…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PM[SHARE]Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonHarold Brighouse's 1916 classic doesn't always fit the era of miniskirts, but this update is nicely acted in a warm productionI vividly recall seeing Ha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00AM[SHARE]An intimate filmed production of the Almeida's Ghosts disproves the idea that theatre is an irreducible experienceI recall a Punch cartoon of the late 1950s showing two moviegoers gazing in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Jermyn Street, LondonBoerish brutality in the Victorian era and the story of a writer torn between cultures illuminate the country's troubled historyTwenty years after the formal dismantling…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:47AM[SHARE]As Tim Crouch's Adler & Gibb hits the Royal Court, here are the finest portraits of artists on stage, from John Logan's study of Rothko to Yasmina Reza's ArtHow do you put visual art on …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30AM[SHARE]Friday, June 13, 2014
Orange Tree, RichmondAn exemplary champion of new works, Sam Walters has curated an ambitious, wide-ranging festivalAs a climax to his extraordinary 42-year tenure at the Orange Tree, which …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:55AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 12, 2014
Almeida, LondonStrange but never boring, this post-apocalyptic fantasy suggests US TV comedy will be the last relic of western civilisationA pattern is beginning to emerge at the Almeida und…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:45PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Donmar Warehouse, LondonFriel's piece, based on Turgenev's novel, yields a rich gallery of performances as it meditates on change, tradition and the power of friendshipIt is significant that…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:56AM[SHARE]Friday, June 6, 2014
National Theatre, LondonThe ideas get lost in this violent thriller that explores the political legacy of colonialismBe careful what you wish for. Reviewing Polly Stenham's last play, No Qua…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:26AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 5, 2014
Ambassadors theatre, London Ian Grieve captures the former leader's moral seriousness, but this one-man show never questions received wisdomEven four years after his electoral defeat, we sti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Old Vic, LondonWhat emerges clearly in Spacey's magnificent performance as the famed American lawyer, is Clarence Darrow's renegade spiritKevin Spacey's webchat: 10 things we learnedKevin Sp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:28PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Arcola, LondonSarah Daniels tackles the world of therapy in a production marked by some striking performancesSarah Daniels made a big impact in the 1980s with plays including Masterpieces an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AM[SHARE]Friday, May 30, 2014
Producer Cameron Mackintosh turned the West End musical into a global franchise. And he's not finished yet. New shows are opening round the world, new theatres are being purchased ... the em…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AM[SHARE]Shakespeare's Globe, London This Cleopatra kisses the audience and Clive Wood makes a ruffianly Antony What's your favourite Antony and Cleopatra? "Is this well done?" a character…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:41AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Birmingham Repertory studioGurpreet Kaur Bhatti's piece about a widowed matriarch and her reckless son plays on the tensions and tenacity of family tiesTen years ago, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:45AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Duchess, LondonKathleen Turner is great as a boozy working-class wit, but this tale of fakes both people and paintings - fails to convince Quiz: Kathleen Turner's greatest linesA desiccated…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00PM[SHARE]Friday, May 23, 2014
Finborough theatre, LondonSt John Ervine's 1915 play about a victimised rural family is a powerful portrait of the pros and cons of an iron faithIf you want to understand the Ulster Protesta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:53AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 22, 2014
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonJessie Wallace and Gary Kemp star in this revival of Frank Norman's nostalgic musical, set in London's shady underworldYou have to abandon all notions of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Prince Edward theatre, LondonThe opposing forces of communism and capitalism carry strange visual echoes in this production by Laurence ConnorSo how does Boublil and Schönberg's musical…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:44PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 20, 2014
From Harold Pinter to Harry Potter, Michael Gambon has worked with all the greats. He nearly joined the Royal Ballet too. He talks about crying on cue, his dodgy memory, and the job that got…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:52AM[SHARE]When did Michael Gambon discover that he could act? What was his first role? And what did he learn from working with Laurence Olivier, Alan Ayckbourn and Harold Pinter? The great actor talks…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 18, 2014
Southwark Playhouse, LondonThis Tony award-winning musical makes up for what it lacks in the story department with an exuberant score and outstanding choreographyWhen seen on Broadway in 200…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:16AM[SHARE]Friday, May 16, 2014
Everyman, LiverpoolMichael Wynne's lively slice of Mersey life, seen through one family, prompts us to examine difficult home truthsYou could hardly have a more localised piece than this. Mi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:57AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Royal Exchange, ManchesterSimon Armitage's modern mastery of Homer is impressive even if Lily Cole's Helen is not but this production lacks a personal touch You have to admire the skill and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Shaftesbury theatre, LondonRichard Eyre's joyous production of this 1954 show has an exuberance comparable to that of his National Theatre Guys and DollsIt's a big leap from the Minerva in C…
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