Category: Writers

Posted in Alan Bennett Richmond Theatre Theatre

Review: The Madness of George III, Richmond Theatre

“The state of monarch and the state of lunacy share a frontier” Alan Bennett’s play The Madness…

Posted in Abi Morgan Beth Steel Christopher Shinn DC Moore Ella Hickson Headlong John Logan Lynn Nottage Matthew López Mike Bartlett Robert Icke Rory Mullarkey Samuel Adamson Theatre

Review: Decade, Headlong at St Katharine Dock

“I get that it was…well, it is…a big deal for some people” The tenth anniversary of the…

Posted in Neil LaBute Theatre

Review: The Mercy Seat, Pleasance

“This is not me ranting”  As the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks looms, London theatres…

Posted in Alexi Kaye Campbell Jamie Lloyd Royal Court Theatre

Review: The Faith Machine, Royal Court

“Certainty is a state of mind, faith is a state of heart. There’s a marked difference, I…

Posted in Federico García Lorca Michael John LaChiusa Musicals Theatre Union Theatre

Review: Bernarda Alba, Union Theatre

“Where will you turn when the house of Bernarda falls” After establishing quite the name for itself…

Posted in Howard Brenton Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

Re-review: Anne Boleyn, Shakespeare’s Globe

“They see you as a hussy who planned to get your claws into the King from the…

Posted in Donmar Warehouse Eugene O'Neill Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2011

Review: Anna Christie, Donmar Warehouse

“If your oath is no proper oath at all, I’ll have to be taking your naked word…

Posted in Caryl Churchill Theatre

Review: Top Girls, Trafalgar Studios

“I couldn’t live a woman’s life, I just don’t understand it” Caryl Churchill’s 1982 play Top Girls…

Posted in DC Moore National Theatre Theatre

Review: The Swan, National Theatre

Second up in Double Feature 1 is DC Moore’s The Swan. Set in a South London pub,…