Tag: David Birrell
Review: Sweeney Todd, West Yorkshire Playhouse
“You shouldn’t harm nobody” It is always good to hear that major UK theatres are co-producing shows,…
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…
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Open Air Theatre
“Out of this wood do not desire to go” As the first of Shakespeare’s works that I…
Review: Ragtime, Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park
“Giving the nation a new syncopation” Is there a greater opening number to a musical than the…
Review: Company, Sheffield Crucible
“You ever wish you didn’t get married?” This trip up to Sheffield to see Company at the…
Review: Passion, Donmar Warehouse
“How can I have expectations? Look at me…” Expectations are a funny thing. When Passion was first…
