Category: Theatre

Posted in National Theatre Shakespeare Theatre Theatre review

Review: Henry IV Part I, National Theatre

Forming a six hour epic, Nicholas Hytner’s productions of Henry IV Part I and Part II take…

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Review: The Tempest, Shakespeare’s Globe

This visit to the Globe came in Mark Rylance’s last season as artistic director and was to…

Posted in Musicals Theatre Theatre review West End

Review: Acorn Antiques The Musical, Theatre Royal Haymarket

Some shows you just know are going to get bad reviews but these are quite often shows…

Posted in David Hare Federico García Lorca National Theatre Theatre Theatre review

Review: The House of Bernarda Alba, National Theatre

I do love me some actresses, and I always get a thrill when I hear the words…

Posted in National Theatre Philip Pullman Theatre Theatre review

Review: His Dark Materials Part II, National Theatre

Most of what I wanted to say about His Dark Materials have been made in the earlier…

Posted in National Theatre Philip Pullman Theatre Theatre review

Review: His Dark Materials Part I, National Theatre

The National Theatre revived their adaption of His Dark Materials for a second run in answer to…

Posted in Friedrich Schiller Theatre Theatre review

Review: Don Carlos, Gielgud Theatre

Taking up residency on Shaftesbury Avenue, this production of Don Carlos directed by Michael Grandage was originated…

Posted in Kander + Ebb Musicals Theatre Theatre review

Review: Chicago, Cambridge Theatre

If you wait long enough, it feels like you could watch anyone you wanted to in Chicago…

Posted in Donmar Warehouse Theatre Theatre review

Review: Days of Wine and Roses, Donmar Warehouse

Days of Wine and Roses was a 1958 teleplay written by American JP Miller, but adapted here…