Category: Theatre

Posted in Blue Elephant Theatre Shakespeare Theatre Theatre review

Review: Twelfth Night, Blue Elephant Theatre

“What happens in Illyria, stays in Illyria” Last year you couldn’t move for productions of A Midsummer…

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Review: Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s Globe

“Everything in extremity” It’s something of a shame that the shadow of Emma Rice’s torrid experience as…

Posted in Broadway Dave Malloy David Hein Drama Desk Awards Irene Sankoff JT Rogers Lynn Nottage Musicals Not-London Paula Vogel Terrence McNally Theatre Theatre awards

Nominations for the 2017 Drama Desk Awards

Outstanding Play If I Forget, by Steven Levenson, Roundabout Theatre Company Indecent, by Paula Vogel, Vineyard Theatre A Life,…

Posted in Theatre Theatre review

Review: Cock and Bull, Royal Festival Hall

“Hard working people, people who work hard…” A stunning piece of provocative performance art, Cock and Bull…

Posted in News Not-London Royal Court Royal Exchange Theatre

Casting news for Persuasion and Anatomy of a Suicide

  I’ve already written of my excitement for the forthcoming Persuasion  and the announcement of the cast hasn’t…

Posted in Theatre Theatre review West End

Review: Stepping Out, Vaudeville Theatre

“I just popped into Pineapple for this” There may be few real surprises to be had at…

Posted in Omnibus Theatre Theatre Theatre review

Review: Spring Offensive, Clapham Omnibus

“The sheep are closing in” Victoria Willing’s Spring Offensive is a spikily fresh take on the First…

Posted in Comedy Showstopper West End

Review: Showstopper, Lyric Theatre

“You can’t let the pipes play you, you play the pipes” After their residency at the Apollo,…

Posted in Charing Cross Theatre Musicals Theatre Theatre review

Review: The Braille Legacy, Charing Cross Theatre

“Liberté, égalité, fraternité” The uninitiated might take the existence of braille for granted but Sébastien Lancrenon and…