Timberlake Wertenbaker’s “Our Country’s Good” at the Lyric Hammersmith: Slightly Updated Classic Grounded by an Awkward Production
Although the idea of deporting people to Rwanda as a punishment is now, following the defeat of...
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Review: “A Streetcar Named Desire” At The Young Vic
The National Theatre’s triumphant march through its archive of NT Live recordings continues this...
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“A Day in the Death of Joe Egg” at Trafalgar Studios
Playwright Peter Nichols died aged 92 last month, just before the opening of this starry West End...
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“Three Sisters” at The Almeida Theatre
About a year ago, director Rebecca Frecknall electrified this venue with an award-winning revival...
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“All My Sons” at The Old Vic: Tragedy at The Heart of the American Dream
Superstar Sally Field has come to town. With two academy awards and countless other accolades, the...
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“Top Girls” at The National Theatre
Caryl Churchill is a phenomenal artist. Not only has she written a huge body of work, but each...
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Peter Shaffer’s “Equus” at Theatre Royal Stratford East
There is no doubt that Peter Shaffer’s Equus is a modern classic. But does that justify reviving...
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“Bodies” at The Southwark Playhouse
James Saunders is one of British theatre’s forgotten playwrights. Although he wrote some 70 plays...
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“Masterpieces” at The Finborough Theatre
Neil McPherson, the long-serving head of this London fringe theatre, has a brilliant record of...
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“Absolute Hell” at The National Theatre
Rodney Ackland must be the most well-known forgotten man in postwar British theatre. His legend...
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“Frozen” at The Haymarket Theatre
Whatever the weather, this week is Frozen. On Broadway, the Disney musical of that name begins...
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“The Birthday Party” – Revival at Harold Pinter Theatre
Is modernism dead and buried? Anyone considering the long haul of Harold Pinter’s The Birthday...
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“Rita, Sue And Bob Too” at The Royal Court: The Revival for #MeToo Era
Vicky Featherstone, the artistic director of this new writing venue, is riding high. Very high. A...
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“Road” at The Royal Court
Some legendary plays are a disappointment when you see them again — they don’t live up to the...
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