“Welcome To The U.K.” at The Bunker Theatre: Satire on Obstacles Facing Refugees
Refugees have an image problem—and it’s getting worse. But the widespread anger that their...
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London
Martin Crimp’s “When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other” At The National Theatre
The most hyped play of the year is here. Because of the huge demand for seats, and the relative...
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“The Unreturning” at The Theatre Royal Stratford East
Nadia Fall is a good thing. Her appointment as the artistic director of this venue, with her first...
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Ishy Din’s “Approaching Empty” at The Kiln Theatre
Write what you know, says the adage, and that’s exactly what playwright Ishy Din has done with his...
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Gabriel Gbadamosi’s “Stop And Search” at The Arcola Theatre
Police stop and search activities—the harassment of young, usually black, men in the streets of...
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How “Six” Became The Biggest New Musical Since “Hamilton”
Writers Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss discuss their hit musical about the wives of King Henry VIII...
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Mark Ravenhill’s “The Cane” at The Royal Court
Playwright Mark Ravenhill, who shot to fame in 1996 with his in-yer-face shocker Shopping And...
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Danai Gurira’s “The Convert” at The Young Vic: Religion and Colonialism
Wow! First, the Black Panther team took cinema by storm; now, they have conquered theatre as well....
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“Time Is Love/Tiempo Es Amore” at The Finborough Theatre
Mainstream theatre is often a huge treasure chest, blazing with jewels and flashing lights, while...
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Kevin Elyot’s “Coming Clean” At The Trafalgar Studios
Long before Mark Ravenhill’s Shopping And Fucking, or Jonathan Harvey’s Beautiful Thing, Kevin...
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The Spectator Between Productive Participation And Narcissism In Punchdrunk’s Immersive Theatre
We all probably agree that the theatre is by nature “immersive” and that–since the...
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“Orpheus” at The Battersea Arts Centre
Superlative. It might seem odd that it is this show, a retelling of a Greek myth, and not a piece...
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Dark Times: British Theatre After Brexit
“In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark...
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Best Theatre For 2019: This Year’s Hottest Tickets, From Cate Blanchett To “Only Fools And Horses” The Musical
When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other Cate Blanchett stars in Martin Crimp’s experimental...
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How Brexit Ruins My Life
Brexit. The UK Referendum vote to leave the European Union — Brexit — took place on 23 June 2016,...
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“Hole” at The Royal Court
Dates: November 28-January 12 Writer: Ellie Kendrick Directors: Helen Goalen and Abbi...
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“One Jewish Boy” at The Old Red Lion Theatre
There’s a nasty smell in the air. Something rotten. Horrible. I can’t quite put my finger on it....
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Martha Plimpton On “Sweat”: “In Rehearsals, I Would Nauseate Myself”
“I’m a white heterosexual woman with a fair amount of good fortune and–as the saying...
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Ellie Kendrick’s “Hole” at The Royal Court
Actor Ellie Kendrick is a familiar face on television, but it’s as a writer that she reveals the...
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Global Queer Plays: A Q & A With Jeremy Tiang And Danish Sheikh
Global Queer Plays, published December 10, is a unique anthology bringing together stories of...
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