Category: Writers

Posted in National Theatre Sarah Kane Theatre

Review: Cleansed, National Theatre

“Felt it. Here. Inside. Here.” I think I have to admit to liking the idea of Katie…

Posted in Barbican Theatre Cyndi Lauper Kenneth Branagh Mark Gatiss Musicals Shakespeare Southwark Playhouse Theatre Theatre awards What's On Stage Awards

Winners of the 2016 What’s On Stage Awards

  Best Actor In A Play Sponsored By Radisson Blu Edwardian: WINNER – Benedict Cumberbatch, Hamlet James…

Posted in August Wilson National Theatre Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2016

Review: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, National Theatre

“This is an empty world without the blues“ The title might be something of a misnomer in…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Anton Chekhov Robert Icke Theatre

Review: Uncle Vanya, Almeida Theatre

“Here’s Johnny” How do you follow the earth-shattering success of a show like Oresteia? With difficulty it…

Posted in Jessica Swale Theatre West End

Review: Nell Gwynn, Apollo Theatre

“The girl in this tale isn’t quite half as predictable” Jessica Swale’s Nell Gwynn took the Globe…

Posted in David Lindsay-Abaire Hampstead Theatre Theatre

Review: Rabbit Hole, Hampstead Theatre

“People want things to make sense” Anchored by a barnstorming central turn from Imelda Staunton (as if…

Posted in BBC Audio Drama Awards Charlene James Radio Plays

BBC Audio Drama Awards 2016 winners

Best Audio Drama (Original Single) WINNER – Cuttin’ It, by Charlene James, producer Jessica Brown Dream of…

Posted in Critics Circle Awards Howard Goodall Martin McDonagh Robert Icke Theatre awards

Critics’ Circle Awards 2015: the winners in full

  Best New Play Hangmen by Martin McDonagh The Peter Hepple Award for Best Musical Bend It…

Posted in Books Christopher Hampton Digital Donmar Warehouse Theatre

A new audiobook adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses

“It’s beyond my control” Just a quick note to say that an original audio adaptation of the…