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“Hole” at The Royal Court

Posted by Duška Radosavljević | 11th Jan 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Dates: November 28-January 12 Writer: Ellie Kendrick Directors: Helen Goalen and Abbi...

“One Jewish Boy” at The Old Red Lion Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 10th Jan 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

There’s a nasty smell in the air. Something rotten. Horrible. I can’t quite put my finger on it....

Martha Plimpton On “Sweat”: “In Rehearsals, I Would Nauseate Myself”

Posted by Hugh Montgomery | 10th Jan 2019 | Acting, Interview, London, United Kingdom

“I’m a white heterosexual woman with a fair amount of good fortune and–as the saying...

Ellie Kendrick’s “Hole” at The Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 5th Jan 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Actor Ellie Kendrick is a familiar face on television, but it’s as a writer that she reveals the...

Global Queer Plays: A Q & A With Jeremy Tiang And Danish Sheikh

Posted by Oberon Books | 24th Dec 2018 | Interview, LGBTQ+ Theatre, London, United Kingdom

Global Queer Plays, published December 10, is a unique anthology bringing together stories of...

“Magic Mike Live,” London Hippodrome, Review: “A Frenzy Of Hallucinogenic Mansplaining, Fatman Scoop, And Abs”

Posted by Alice Jones | 20th Dec 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

As the speakers blasted out Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud and topless men crept out of the...

Theatre Review: Xameleon Theatre Presents “A Dog’s Heart”–”A Brilliantly Clever Production”

Posted by Juno Schwarz | 17th Dec 2018 | Adaptation, London, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad, United Kingdom

In a memorable production, Xameleon Theatre recently brought Mikhail Bulgakov’s complex novel A...

Anthony Neilson’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” At The National Theatre: Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic Chiller

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 16th Dec 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Can you really turn a three-page short story into a full-length play? What would you add, and how...

“The Wider Earth” at The Natural History Museum: Adapt, or die!

Posted by Duška Radosavljević | 2nd Dec 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Less is more. When it comes to theatre-making, there is hardly a more relevant maxim than this...

“Hadestown,” National Theatre, Review: Folk Opera That Dazzles Despite Its Imperfections

Posted by Rob Hastings | 28th Nov 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

When the lights go out for the interval midway through Hadestown, I’m already making a mental list...

“Hadestown,” The Cult Album That Went To Broadway: “Hades Isn’t Based On Trump–But Trump Might Be Based On Hades”

Posted by Holly Williams | 27th Nov 2018 | London, News, Theatre and Opera, United Kingdom

Hadestown, a reworking of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth by American singer-songwriter Anais...

“The Hoes” at The Hampstead Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 27th Nov 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Because of the #MeToo movement, and the revival of feminist protest, the theme of sisterhood now...

Don DeLillo’s “Love-Lies-Bleeding” At The Coronet Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Nov 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Plays about old age are also often plays about death. This is certainly true of American novelist...

Examining Gender Issues Through An Ancient Myth: 27 Degrees’ “Medusa” At Crypt Gallery

Posted by Haylin Cai | 22nd Nov 2018 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

In Greek and Roman mythology, Medusa the Gorgon is a hideous, monstrous woman with snakes in place...

A Tragedy With A Happy Ending: “The Emperor And The Concubine” By The China National Peking Opera Company At London’s Sadler’s Wells

Posted by Letizia Fusini | 17th Nov 2018 | China, London, Review, United Kingdom

The long-term collaboration between the China National Peking Opera Company (Guojia jingju yuan)...

Nick Stafford’s “War Horse” At The National Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 16th Nov 2018 | Adaptation, London, Puppetry, Review, United Kingdom

In the days after the widespread commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the end of the first...

“A Pupil” At Park Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 15th Nov 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

How do you judge artistic excellence? Is there such a thing as an objectively brilliant musician,...

Zadie Smith’s “White Teeth” at The Kiln Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 14th Nov 2018 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom

You can see why artistic director Indhu Rubasingham chose to stage this version of Zadie Smith’s...

Peking Opera At The British Library: The Triumph Of Xieyi

Posted by Letizia Fusini | 13th Nov 2018 | China, Chinese Theatre Abroad, London, Review, United Kingdom

As part of the China Focus Events Series, the British Library, in collaboration with Sinolink...

Luke Barnes’s “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything” At The Bush Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 12th Nov 2018 | London, Review, Theatre and Opera, United Kingdom

Sometimes, just sometimes, I see a show which makes me wish that all theatre could be like this. A...

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“Hole” at The Royal Court

“One Jewish Boy” at The Old Red Lion Theatre

Martha Plimpton On “Sweat”: “In Rehearsals, I Would Nauseate Myself”

Ellie Kendrick’s “Hole” at The Royal Court

Global Queer Plays: A Q & A With Jeremy Tiang And Danish Sheikh

“Magic Mike Live,” London Hippodrome, Review: “A Frenzy Of Hallucinogenic Mansplaining, Fatman Scoop, And Abs”

Theatre Review: Xameleon Theatre Presents “A Dog’s Heart”–”A Brilliantly Clever Production”

Anthony Neilson’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” At The National Theatre: Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic Chiller

“The Wider Earth” at The Natural History Museum: Adapt, or die!

“Hadestown,” National Theatre, Review: Folk Opera That Dazzles Despite Its Imperfections

“Hadestown,” The Cult Album That Went To Broadway: “Hades Isn’t Based On Trump–But Trump Might Be Based On Hades”

“The Hoes” at The Hampstead Theatre

Don DeLillo’s “Love-Lies-Bleeding” At The Coronet Theatre

Examining Gender Issues Through An Ancient Myth: 27 Degrees’ “Medusa” At Crypt Gallery

A Tragedy With A Happy Ending: “The Emperor And The Concubine” By The China National Peking Opera Company At London’s Sadler’s Wells

Nick Stafford’s “War Horse” At The National Theatre

“A Pupil” At Park Theatre

Zadie Smith’s “White Teeth” at The Kiln Theatre

Peking Opera At The British Library: The Triumph Of Xieyi

Luke Barnes’s “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything” At The Bush Theatre

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