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“Me And My Girl,” Review: Matt Lucas’ Stand-In Provokes Frenzied Standing Ovation

Posted by Gary Shipton | 24th Jul 2018 | Festivals, Musical Theatre, Review, United Kingdom

When the first person to appear on stage is director Daniel Evans with a microphone in hand and...

Sally Cookson’s “A Monster Calls” At The Old Vic

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 20th Jul 2018 | Adaptation, London, Review, Theatre for Young Audiences, United Kingdom

There are few subjects as emotionally fraught as the relationship between childhood and death. How...

Stefano Massini’s “The Lehman Trilogy” At The National Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 19th Jul 2018 | Italy, Kosovo, London, Review, United Kingdom

Images are what make abstract crises concrete. And who can forget the image of the bankrupt Lehman...

“Alkaline” at The Park Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 19th Jul 2018 | London, Playwriting, Review, United Kingdom

Britain is rightly proud of its record on multiculturalism, but whenever cross-cultural couples...

“Red” – An Artist’s Mindmap

Posted by Irene Kukota | 18th Jul 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

When looking forward to seeing a work of art, a certain play or a performance what is our feeling...

Vicky Jones On Life After “Fleabag” And “The One”: “It’s Based On Something That Happened To Me”

Posted by Deborah Orr | 16th Jul 2018 | Essay, London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

Bret Yount is choreographing. But there isn’t any dancing. Nor, for the moment, is there...

Simon Callow On Legendary Play Agent Peggy Ramsay

Posted by Simon Callow | 15th Jul 2018 | Books, Essay, Playwriting, United Kingdom

Peggy Ramsay (1908-1991) was the foremost play agent of her time. Her list of clients shows her to...

“Imperium” at The Gielgud Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 13th Jul 2018 | Adaptation, London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

History repeats itself. This much we know. In the 1980s, under a Tory government obsessed with...

“Genesis Inc” at The Hampstead Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 12th Jul 2018 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

We are now pretty familiar with the idea that human reproduction (making babies) has been turned...

Longread. Katie Mitchell On Chekhov, Stanislavsky, And Characters Of Flesh And Blood

Posted by Yulia Savikovskaya | 9th Jul 2018 | Directing, Interview, Russia, United Kingdom

Katie, or rather, Katrina Jane Mitchell, is a leading British theatre director whose creative...

Martin McDonagh’s “The Lieutenant Of Inishmore” At The Noël Coward Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 7th Jul 2018 | London, Northern Ireland, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Actor Aidan Turner, who plays the Cornish land-owner Poldark in the hit BBC series of that name,...

Critics Have A Duty To Look Beyond Appearance And Judge Performance. Otherwise They’re Just Creepy.

Posted by Alice Jones | 3rd Jul 2018 | Essay, London, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom

I went to see Flight Of The Conchords this week. The New Zealand musical comedy duo flaunted their...

“One For Sorrow” at The Royal Court

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 1st Jul 2018 | London, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

It’s the stuff of nightmares. There’s a massive explosion, the sound of smashing glass, falling...

Event Review: Ukrainian 1930s Avant-Garde Taking The Stage In London

Posted by Alison Miller | 27th Jun 2018 | Festivals, London, Review, Translation, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Meet The team behind Maklena and become part of the story! Armed secret police were everywhere...

Reasons To Be Graeae: A Unique Insight Into Disabled-Led Theater Company Graeae

Posted by Madison Parrotta | 25th Jun 2018 | Books, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom

Oberon’s new book, Reasons To Be Graeae, gives a unique insight into the first 38 years of the...

“Monogamy” at The Park Theatre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 20th Jun 2018 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Forget about dark alleys, deserted parks and slippery slopes: the most dangerous place in the...

Glasgow’s Easterhouse To Stage Ancient “Trojan Women” Play With War-Scarred Syrian Refugees

Posted by Ian Marland | 20th Jun 2018 | Festivals, Jordan, News, Scotland, Syria, Transcultural Collaborations

A 2,400-year-old Greek tragedy is to be staged in one of Scotland’s most deprived communities to...

How Shakespeare Used Music To Tell Stories

Posted by Simon Smith | 17th Jun 2018 | Dramaturgy, Essay, United Kingdom

Today we fully expect film, television, and theatre to use music to shape meaning. The screeching...

David Harrower’s “The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie” At The Donmar Warehouse

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 17th Jun 2018 | Adaptation, London, Review, United Kingdom

Miss Jean Brodie, the larger-than-life Edinburgh schoolteacher that strides through Muriel Spark’s...

“Magic Mike Live” Is Coming To The UK–Here’s How To Get Tickets

Posted by Adam Bloodworth | 14th Jun 2018 | Adaptation, London, News, United Kingdom

Channing Tatum fans are about to get a whole lot closer to the star’s character Magic Mike, as a...

United Kingdom

“Me And My Girl,” Review: Matt Lucas’ Stand-In Provokes Frenzied Standing Ovation

Sally Cookson’s “A Monster Calls” At The Old Vic

Stefano Massini’s “The Lehman Trilogy” At The National Theatre

“Alkaline” at The Park Theatre

“Red” – An Artist’s Mindmap

Simon Callow On Legendary Play Agent Peggy Ramsay

“Imperium” at The Gielgud Theatre

“Genesis Inc” at The Hampstead Theatre

Longread. Katie Mitchell On Chekhov, Stanislavsky, And Characters Of Flesh And Blood

Martin McDonagh’s “The Lieutenant Of Inishmore” At The Noël Coward Theatre

Critics Have A Duty To Look Beyond Appearance And Judge Performance. Otherwise They’re Just Creepy.

“One For Sorrow” at The Royal Court

Event Review: Ukrainian 1930s Avant-Garde Taking The Stage In London

Reasons To Be Graeae: A Unique Insight Into Disabled-Led Theater Company Graeae

Glasgow’s Easterhouse To Stage Ancient “Trojan Women” Play With War-Scarred Syrian Refugees

How Shakespeare Used Music To Tell Stories

David Harrower’s “The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie” At The Donmar Warehouse

“Magic Mike Live” Is Coming To The UK–Here’s How To Get Tickets

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