“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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United Kingdom
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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“Barber Shop Chronicles”: Man Talk In A Man’s World
Inua Ellams’ Barber Shop Chronicles, his first full-length play, was a smash-hit when it opened in...
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Violent Clowns And Panto Dames: The Origins Of “Rocky Horror’s” Frank-N-Furter
Dr. Frank-N-furter, the snappy alpha-alien who stars in The Rocky Horror (Picture) Show, is one of...
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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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“THE BIRDS”: Using Theatre to Explore Multilingualism
Did you know that corvids, the crow family, are native to every single continent, and found...
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“Magic Mike Live,” London Hippodrome, Review: “A Frenzy Of Hallucinogenic Mansplaining, Fatman Scoop, And Abs”
As the speakers blasted out Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud and topless men crept out of the...
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Theatre Review: Xameleon Theatre Presents “A Dog’s Heart”–”A Brilliantly Clever Production”
In a memorable production, Xameleon Theatre recently brought Mikhail Bulgakov’s complex novel A...
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Anthony Neilson’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” At The National Theatre: Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic Chiller
Can you really turn a three-page short story into a full-length play? What would you add, and how...
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“Cuckoo” at The Soho Theatre
Iona is not having a good day. She’s a super talkative Dublin teen who desperately wants to be...
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For The Love of Theatre–How The First Black Othello Changed My Life
Producer and Editor Titilola Dawudu talks about the moment that inspired her love of theatre, and...
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Ian McKellen Tour 2019: Tickets, Dates, And Venues For 80th Birthday One Man Shows
He will celebrate his actual birthday on a stage in his hometown Most people celebrate with...
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“The Wider Earth” at The Natural History Museum: Adapt, or die!
Less is more. When it comes to theatre-making, there is hardly a more relevant maxim than this...
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“Hadestown,” National Theatre, Review: Folk Opera That Dazzles Despite Its Imperfections
When the lights go out for the interval midway through Hadestown, I’m already making a mental list...
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