Category: Theatre

Posted in Musicals Southwark Playhouse Theatre

Review: Teddy, Southwark Playhouse

“Ready Teddy” Not quite a musical, more a play with songs; and not quite a play, more…

Posted in Arcola Theatre Theatre

Review: Now This Is Not The End, Arcola Theatre

“Everybody told us to forget about it. Now we’re all dying and everybody wants us to remember”…

Posted in Broadway Not-London Theatre Theatre awards Tony Awards

69th Tony Award winners

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play  Alex Sharp – The Curious Incident of the…

Posted in Howard Goodall Musicals Theatre West End

(P)review: Bend it like Beckham, Phoenix Theatre

“Who wants to cook aloo gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham” The musical of…

Posted in Shakespeare Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

Review: The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare’s Globe

“I will not hear thee speak; I’ll have my bond” Following the exceptional Rupert Goold/RSC adaptation which…

Posted in Musicals Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2015

Review: The Clockmaker’s Daughter, Landor Theatre

“They try to figure out what makes her tick” Described as a musical faerytale, Michael Webborn and…

Posted in Theatre West End

Review: The Elephant Man, Theatre Royal Haymarket

“Things just come out of my mouth which are true” Truth be told, I wasn’t intending to…

Posted in Barbican Theatre Theatre

Review: Kafka on the Shore, Barbican

“It’s like some weird avant-garde play” Tumbling dreamily into the world of Japanese magic realism, Yukio Ninagawa’s…

Posted in Broadway Drama Desk Awards Lin-Manuel Miranda Musicals Not-London Simon Stephens Theatre Theatre awards

Winners of the 2015 Drama Desk Awards

Outstanding Play: Clare Barron, You Got Older Lisa D’Amour, Airline Highway Anthony Giardina, The City of Conversation…