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Posted in Edward Albee Theatre West End

Review: The Lady From Dubuque, Theatre Royal Haymarket

When Edward Albee’s 1980 play The Lady From Dubuque opened on Broadway, it lasted for just 12…

Posted in National Theatre Tennessee Williams Theatre

Review: The Rose Tattoo, National Theatre

The Rose Tattoo, one of Tennessee Williams’ earlier plays, is a life-affirming tale of sexual passion, love,…

Posted in Conor McPherson National Theatre Theatre Theatre review

Review: The Seafarer, National Theatre

Directed and written by Irish playwright Conor McPherson making his National Theatre debut here, The Seafarer is…

Posted in Anton Chekhov Katie Mitchell National Theatre Theatre Theatre review

Review: The Seagull, National Theatre

I’m not hugely proud of it, but I feel I ought to be honest in telling you…

Posted in Arthur Miller Theatre Theatre review West End

Review: The Crucible, Gielgud Theatre

Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible about the witchcraft trials that took place in Salem in the seventeenth…

Posted in Noël Coward Theatre Theatre review West End

Review: Hay Fever, Theatre Royal Haymarket

Set in the country house of the Bliss family, Hay Fever is a comedy of bad manners…

Posted in Edward Albee Theatre Theatre review West End

Review: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Apollo Theatre

At three hours long with two intervals and some of the most vicious interplay on the stage,…

Posted in Agatha Christie Theatre Theatre review West End

Review: And Then There Were None, Gielgud Theatre

There has been something a little snobbish about the reaction to And Then There Were None, Agatha…

Posted in Henrik Ibsen National Theatre Samuel Adamson Theatre Theatre review

Review: Pillars of the Community, National Theatre

From where preconceptions come I am not entirely sure, but I’ve never been a fan of Ibsen’s…