Monday, March 2, 2020
Little Angel theatre, LondonGaiman's graphic novel turns into an atmospheric show, as a girl tries to find out what's scratching in the walls of her home
After years of going to the theatre …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 27, 2020
Playground theatre, LondonA woman waits to be stoned for adultery in a curious piece reminiscent of Beckett
Brian Cox, so deliciously appalling as Logan Roy in Succession, is the headline d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 13, 2020
Donmar Warehouse, London The real world slides away with frightening ease and pace in Caryl Churchill's masterclass of tension
Twenty years on from its premiere, Far Away still feels like it…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03PM[SHARE]Saturday, February 1, 2020
From The Lighthouse to The Haystack, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Soho theatre, LondonTwo men reimagine the acts of a serial killer in Alexis Gregory's dark play about love, loneliness and longing
Writer Alexis Gregory has described his show Sex/Crime as a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AM[SHARE]Saturday, January 25, 2020
From The Personal History of David Copperfield to Madonna, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Gate theatre, LondonJimena Larraguivel stars in a clever and evocative but confusing version of Luiselli's multi-stranded novel about a woman who feels unseen
Here's a story full of ghostly …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PM[SHARE]Friday, January 17, 2020
Sondheim theatre, London With a cast that never misses a note, the West End's longest-running musical proves a haunting and thrilling inspiration
What's the sign that you've seen a great mus…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AM[SHARE]From Waves to Beat Horizon, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AM[SHARE]Friday, December 27, 2019
From Jojo Rabbit to Craig David, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 12, 2019
Old Fire Station, OxfordChris Bush's beautifully crafted show is comforting and uplifting with just enough kick for those who find festive theatre too saccharine
Call me Scrooge, but I'm not…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Trafalgar Studios, LondonJodie Prenger sings her heart out in an atmospheric revival of Shelagh Delaney's classic play about an unlucky-in-love mother and daughter
Words such as "raw" and "r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AM[SHARE]Monday, December 9, 2019
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonCraig Taylor's jumble of micro-playlets " some just a few seconds long " coalesce into a layered, comic, moving portrait of everyday life in the UK
Listening doe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AM[SHARE]Friday, December 6, 2019
Royal Exchange, ManchesterThe classic musical about performance, in all its chaotic glory, gets a warm-hearted production from Jo Davies
Gypsy has been described as the King Lear of musical …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 5, 2019
Derby theatreHiccup theatre's clever take on the fairytale is full of music, puppetry, surprising twists, witty dialogue and madcap energy
Hiccup Theatre's family shows always take you to u…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM[SHARE]Friday, November 29, 2019
Ustinov Studio, Bath Hansol Jung's play brings the distracting, confusing noise of the internet to a funny and sensitive story of lonely hearts in Seoul
The internet is so fully realised in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Arcola, LondonAdapted from Knut Hamsun's first-person novel, Fay Lomas's production is an empathetic and frightening look at a writer whose senses begin to turn on him as he falls into pover…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM[SHARE]Friday, November 22, 2019
From Frozen II to Anselm Kiefer, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days
(Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck, 2019, US) 103 mins Continue r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 21, 2019
Unicorn theatre, LondonThis take on Oscar Wilde's story of a family moving into their spooky new home is a child-friendly blend of gothic horror and quirky comedy
There's a little bit for ev…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PM[SHARE]Friday, November 8, 2019
Blue Elephant theatre, LondonRobyn Wilson is superb as a 16-year-old facing a daunting rite of passage in Amy Blakelock's poignant one-woman play
I know Alice. I think I pretty much was Alic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 30, 2019
The Yard, LondonClare Barron plays with what a dancer can do by showing a young woman in crisis using dance moves, sex games and drunken nights to liberate herself
Dirty Crusty is about ball…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Orange Tree theatre, LondonStandup, storytelling and poetry combine in this brilliant show about an inner-city trio on the verge of adulthood
Here is a play that will be racing through you, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonHannah Khalil's play frames Iraq's history through the eyes of real characters, but feels like a missed opportunity
A black-and-white photograph on display i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 10, 2019
Stephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughA mother and daughter reunite and fight in Oliver Emanuel's high-octane play, but it feels rushed and remote
Gareth Nicholls directed Crocodile Fever at th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54PM[SHARE]Sunday, October 6, 2019
Southwark Playhouse, LondonBethany Tennick and Kirsty Findlay weave theatrical magic in this entrancing tale of the last child left on a remote island
What an exceptionally thoughtful new mu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PM[SHARE]Friday, October 4, 2019
Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonPolitics is all about preening in this pulsing production of Shakespeare's rare history
Shakespeare's King John is rarely performed but, on the basis of Elea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Watermill, NewburyThis is a punchy revival of the icily ironic 90s musical about assassination attempts on US presidents
Assassins is almost certainly the musical we deserve right now, but i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33PM[SHARE]Friday, September 27, 2019
Rose theatre, KingstonSet in the 80s, this character-led comedy drama features fine performances, but is all just a bit too deliberate
Imagine a time when five grand had a significant impact…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Birmingham RepPacked with punk and reggae tracks, Robin French's bold new play about racial tensions in 70s Britain hits some high notes
Amid the fraught racial tensions of the stifling Brit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM[SHARE]Monday, September 23, 2019
Little Angel theatre, LondonThis imaginative adaptation delights in the sounds and sensations of Edward Lear's peculiar poem about a lonely boy
The stage is filled with puppets that seem to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Queen's theatre, HornchurchShaina Taub turns the Bard's words into ingenious melodic mashups in a rousing community production
A brutish leader hands his crown to his benevolent brother in …
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