Michael Frayn’s “Copenhagen” at the Hampstead Theatre: Excellent Revival Of Iconic Play About The Ethics Of The Atom Bomb
Every day, for many weeks, we keep hearing about nuclear weapons. Part of the reason for the...
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Christopher Hampton’s “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” at The National Theatre: Busy Highly Stylized Revival Is All Spectacle And No Emotion
Okay, this is odd. The original novel, Les Liaisons dangereuses, first published in 1782, features...
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Tim Crouch’s “The Tempest” at The Globe
Who better to breathe new life into Shakespeare’s Tempest than Tim Crouch – a magician...
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“Figures In Extinction:” A Dance Trilogy Report
In February 2025, after completing The Geography of the Theatre Imagination: The Case of...
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“Digital Access To The Performing Arts” Released Open Access
The newly published book Digital Access to the Performing Arts: A Comparative Study of Legal and...
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Olga Braga’s “Donbas” at Theatre 503: Complex Account Of The Start Of The Ukraine War Is Deeply Humanistic
Today, in Geneva, there are tentative peace talks between Ukraine and Russia; today, in London,...
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Terence Rattigan’s “Man and Boy” at the National Theatre: Rare 1960s Rattigan Play Gets A Meta-Theatrical Revival
Terence Rattigan is a posh playwright whose work encapsulates the emotional restraint of the...
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Frantic Assembly’s “Lost Atoms” at the Lyric Hammersmith: 30th Anniversary Show Is About Love But Its Story Is Predictable And Bland
Some shows have great moments, but somehow just don’t work — the whole is less than the sum of its...
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Alan Ayckbourn’s Woman in Mind at the Duke of York’s Theatre: Starry West End Staging Is More Visually Delightful Than Emotionally Compelling
New Year, new line up of West End stars. This time it’s the turn of Olivier-Award-winner Sheridan...
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“With Ruby and I” – review – more McDonagh than Robinson
“So high you can kiss the sky” is one of the many iconic lines from With Ruby and I, a debut show...
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Learning To Listen, Struggling To Hear: Katie Mitchell’s “Cow / Deer”
There are directors who have gotten us accustomed to treading on unconventional paths. They have...
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“A Working Class Hero” – Identity And Class at Voila! Theatre Festival
Representation in the performing arts in the UK is in crisis. For years, voices have been warning...
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“Aşınma” (“Corrosion”): A Solo Masterpiece About The Contemporary Human
In October 2025, Battersea Arts Centre hosted Aşınma (Corrosion) – a multi-award-winning theatre...
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The Filmed Performance “Woodland Bird Woman” – a Collaboration Between Esther Salamon, Robert Laycock And David Stephenson: Between.Pomiędzy Dispersed Festival 2025
Something flitters among the green leaves of bramble and the brown leaves of a previous autumn....
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Jack Holden’s The Line of Beauty at the Almeida Theatre: A Subtle And Appealing Adaptation Of A Modern Classic 1980s Story
Thatcher, and the image of Thatcher’s Britain, continues to cast a long shadow over contemporary...
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Tanika Gupta’s “Hedda” at the Orange Tree Theatre: A Fresh And Fascinating Reinterpretation Of A Classic Which Foregrounds The Issues Of Race And Empire
In 2023, Malaysian actor Michelle Yeoh won the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in...
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Meghan Tyler’s “Crocodile Fever” at the Arcola Theatre: Northern Ireland Sisters In A Darkly Funny Anti-Patriarchal Feast Of Symbols
Weird scenes inside the farmhouse; weird scenes in Northern Ireland; weird scenes of the 1980s....
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Nick Payne’s “The Unbelievers” at the Royal Court Theatre: Latest Play By A Top New Writer Is Disappointingly Unfocused
The Royal Court, Britain’s premiere new writing venue, celebrates its platinum anniversary next...
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James Graham’s “Punch” at the Apollo Theatre: Compelling And Emotionally Intense Account Of Restorative Justice
Broken Britain has a big problem with youth. About a million of those aged 16 to 24 are NEETs (not...
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Conor McPherson’s “The Weir” at the Harold Pinter Theatre: Beautifully Acted Revival Of A 1990s New Writing Classic
Perhaps it’s an indicator of the feebleness of new writing after the pandemic that so many of the...
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