Category: Writers

Posted in Christopher Hampton Ödön von Horváth Southwark Playhouse Theatre

Review: Faith Hope and Charity, Southwark Playhouse

“I did not come here for a political diatribe” I have a friend who has a mortal fear…

Posted in Arthur Schnitzler Gate Theatre Theatre

Review: Dream Story, Gate Theatre

“No dream is just a dream” Arthur Schnitzler’s Dream Story is perhaps best known as the novella…

Posted in Penelope Skinner Royal Court Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2011

Review: The Village Bike, Royal Court

“You think I’m this respectable married teacher person” Penelope Skinner makes her Royal Court debut upstairs with…

Posted in Christopher Marlowe Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

Review: Doctor Faustus, Shakespeare’s Globe

“The reward of sin is death” The tale of Faust is one which is seemingly never far…

Posted in Theatre Tom Stoppard West End

Review: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Theatre Royal Haymarket

“There must have been a moment, at the beginning, when we could have said ‘no’” Tom Stoppard’s…

Posted in Alan Ayckbourn Bush Theatre Jack Thorne Theatre Tom Wells

Review: Where’s My Seat, Bush Theatre

“They kiss reluctantly; they kiss enquiringly; they kiss passionately” Though the Bush Theatre has gained a huge…

Posted in David Mamet Theatre

Review: Mr Happiness and The Water Engine, Old Vic Tunnels

“The mind of man is less perturbed by a mystery he cannot explain than by an explanation…

Posted in Anthony Neilson Soho Theatre Theatre

Review: Realism, Soho Theatre

“What good is it going to do you, moping about your flat all day” New Artistic Director…

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…