Category: Theatre

Posted in Anton Chekhov Arcola Theatre Theatre

Review: Seagull, Arcola Theatre

“I’ll sit through drivel if I have to, providing it’s witty and amusing” The Arcola has had…

Posted in Henrik Ibsen National Theatre Theatre

Review: Emperor and Galilean, National Theatre

“Words and thoughts are just as important as deeds” Though Ibsen is reputed to have described Emperor…

Posted in Shakespeare Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2011

Review: Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare’s Globe

“There was a star danced, and under that I was born” Much Ado About Nothing fans really…

Posted in Cirque Theatre West End

Review: The Flying Karamazov Brothers, Vaudeville

“They’re not Russian, they don’t fly and they’re not brothers” The Flying Karamazov Brothers are four entertainers,…

Posted in Film Shakespeare Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

DVD Review: Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare’s Globe

“The world is not thy friend” When does one know that one has seen the definitive interpretation…

Posted in Broadway Not-London Theatre Theatre awards Tony Awards

65th Tony Award winners

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play  Mark Rylance – Jerusalem as Johnny “Rooster” Byron…

Posted in Open Air Theatre Theatre

Review: Lord of the Flies, Open Air Theatre

“Which is better – to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?” Watching theatre outdoors…

Posted in Finborough Theatre Musicals Theatre

Review: The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd, Finborough Theatre

“There’s always a joker in the pack, there’s always a lonely clown” There ought to be clowns…

Posted in Donmar Warehouse Friedrich Schiller Theatre

Review: Schiller’s Luise Miller, Donmar Warehouse

“The stuff of seduction is also the stuff of politics: lies and promises” Schiller’s Luise Miller is…