“The Divine Mrs S,” Hampstead Theatre
British theatre’s love of theatre about theatre offers a chance for some moments of meta, but do...
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Tag: history plays
Lolita Chakrabarti’s Hamnet at the Garrick Theatre: Pedestrian Adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Bestseller About Shakespeare’s Wife and Son
Why are stage adaptations of bestselling novels so disappointing? Okay, I appreciate the...
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Samuel Adamson’s “Wife” at The Kiln Theatre
In one lifetime, the many loves that once dared not speak their names have become part of everyday...
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Danai Gurira’s “The Convert” at The Young Vic: Religion and Colonialism
Wow! First, the Black Panther team took cinema by storm; now, they have conquered theatre as well....
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Joy Wilkinson’s “The Sweet Science Of Bruising” at The Southwark Playhouse
There are not that many plays about sport, but, whether you gamble on results or not, you can bet...
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“Imperium” at The Gielgud Theatre
History repeats itself. This much we know. In the 1980s, under a Tory government obsessed with...
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“Pressure” at The Park Theatre: New Play on D-Day
There are few things more British than talking about the weather. What makes this play about a...
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“Daisy Pulls It Off” at The Park Theatre
History is a good place to talk about our contemporary concerns. And British theatre loves plays...
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“The Secret Theatre” at The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Who will watch the watchers? As Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth I’s spymaster, says, in...
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“The Slaves Of Solitude” at The Hampstead Theatre
The Second World War is central to our national imagination, yet it has been oddly absent from our...
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