Category: August Strindberg

Posted in August Strindberg King's Head Theatre Theatre

Review: About Miss Julie, King’s Head Theatre

“I’m a woman of…simple pleasures”  Miss Julie has proved an enduring classic over the years, not least…

Posted in August Strindberg Radio Plays Theatre

Review: The Father / The Broken Word, Radio 3/4

“Love between sexes is war” Laurie Slade’s adaptation of Strindberg’s The Father was commissioned for Coventry’s Belgrade…

Posted in August Strindberg Gate Theatre Howard Brenton Theatre

Review: Dances of Death, Gate Theatre

“My nature may be flawed but I struggle to overcome it” Is there anything more annoying than…

Posted in August Strindberg Conor McPherson Donmar Warehouse Theatre

Review: The Dance of Death, Donmar at Trafalgar Studios 2

“I knew you’d pull that sausage out of the sack” The Donmar’s residency at the Trafalgar Studios…

Posted in August Strindberg Barbican Theatre Theatre

Review: Mademoiselle Julie, Barbican

“A qui la faute” Lyn Gardner recently wrote an interesting piece in the Guardian theatre blog about…

Posted in August Strindberg Patrick Marber Theatre Young Vic

Review: After Miss Julie, Young Vic

“Don’t confuse my appetite” It is turning out to be the year of the Julie for me:…

Posted in August Strindberg New Diorama The Faction Theatre Theatre review

Review: Miss Julie, Faction at New Diorama

“I have to get down but I don’t have the courage to jump” Miss Julie is the…

Posted in Almeida Theatre August Strindberg Barbican Theatre Federico García Lorca fosterIANs Gilbert and Sullivan Ivor Novello John Webster Martin Crimp Musicals Not-London Old Vic Theatre Union Theatre West End

Shows I am looking forward to in 2012

Though the temptation is strong, and the actuality may well prove so, I don’t think I will…