Brief Notes Towards A Definition Of Leftfield Theatre
In his wide-ranging, and widely read, survey of postwar British theatre, called State of the...
Read More
Tag: form
Alexandra Wood’s “The Tyler Sisters” at the Hampstead Theatre: The Future Is Female In Epic Family Saga
What has Saint Augustine of Hippo got to do with new writing? At first sight, not very much. That...
Read More
“Top Girls” at The National Theatre
Caryl Churchill is a phenomenal artist. Not only has she written a huge body of work, but each...
Read More
French Playwright Florian Zeller’s “The Son” at The Kiln Theatre
Well, you have to hand it to French playwright Florian Zeller — he’s certainly cracked the problem...
Read More
“Cougar” at The Orange Tree Theatre
Okay, let’s start with a definition: “Cougar: an older woman who actively seeks the casual, often...
Read More
“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...
Read More
“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....
Read More
Sunandha Raghunathan’s “Bad Hindu” Is Caught Between Two Worlds
“I still remember, I was down with chicken pox and my mom would tell me stories. But, The...
Read More
Nina Raine’s “Stories” at The National Theatre
In 2017, playwright Nina Raine’s Consent, an excellent National Theatre play about lawyers and...
Read More
“Mood Music” at The Old Vic
Playwright Joe Penhall and the music biz? Well, they have history. When he was writing the book...
Read More
“Masterpieces” at The Finborough Theatre
Neil McPherson, the long-serving head of this London fringe theatre, has a brilliant record of...
Read More
Ella Hickson’s “The Writer” at The Almeida Theatre
Is there such a thing as female writing? In the 1980s, a group of women writers emerged who...
Read More
Natasha Marshall’s “Half Breed” at The Soho Theatre
In the 2000s one of the many glories of new writing for British stages was the linguistically...
Read More
“Plastic” at the Old Red Lion Theatre: On Teenage Love and Tragedy
Many years ago, your time at school might even have been some of the happiest days of your...
Read More
“Parliament Square” at The Bush Theatre: Politics at All Costs
The political story of our time is the upsurge in support for Jeremy Corbyn, leftwing leader of...
Read More
“Of Kith And Kin” at The Bush Theatre
A new baby is like an alien invasion: it blows your mind and it colonizes your world. For any...
Read MoreLike Us On Facebook
Most Popular Posts
Chess The Musical: About Human Nature, Not Politics.… 20th May 2026 - The Precipitation Of Performance: Braddy And Burns… 6th June 2026
- A Theatre Like Society In The Fundamentalist… 23rd May 2026
- “Today, Krleža Would Go Straight For The… 5th June 2026
- Waking Up in the Spotlight with “The Unusual… 24th March 2026
- Theatre – Creating Conditions For What Has… 16th May 2026
- Historical Memory On the Stage: Juan Mayorga’s… 11th June 2026
- Christopher Hampton’s “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” at… 8th April 2026
