Theatre Reviews
Square Rounds, Finborough Theatre review - the science behind warfare, told in verseSaturday, 08 September 2018
The title of Tony Harrison's teacherly entertainment – it can't be called a play – refers to the square bullets invented by James Puckle to kill Muslims in the 18th century. This shocking morsel of information is provided by the brothers Hiram and Hudson Maxim, inventors respectively of the machine gun and smokeless gunpowder, who are two of the characters in Square Rounds. Read more... |
The Humans, Hampstead Theatre review - a riveting family portraitFriday, 07 September 2018
Transatlantic theatrical traffic is busier than ever, and now here at the Hampstead is not just Stephen Karam’s Tony-winning play, first seen in 2015, but director Joe Mantello and his full Broadway cast. Read more... |
Dance Nation, Almeida Theatre review - a tarantella through the convulsions of the teenage psycheThursday, 06 September 2018
Lycra, jealousy and pubescent ambition are put under the spotlight in Clare Barron’s provocative probe into the American competitive dancing scene. Read more... |
Love's Labour's Lost, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse review - in praise of a fantastical SpaniardThursday, 30 August 2018
If ever there was a play of “well bandied” words, it’s surely Love’s Labour’s Lost. Read more... |
Pericles, National Theatre review - a fizzingly energetic productionMonday, 27 August 2018
A break-dancing mini Michael Jackson, a transvestite Neptune, and a hero who wears his hubris as proudly as his gold-tipped trainers, are unconventional even by Shakespeare’s standards, but they all play a key part in this joyful act of subversion. Read more... |
Edinburgh Festival 2018 reviews: Home / The PrisonerMonday, 27 August 2018
Home ★★★★ Read more... |
h 100 Young Influencers of the Year: Hannah Greenstreet on Three SistersFriday, 24 August 2018
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Edinburgh Festival 2018 reviews: La maladie de la mort / The End of EddyWednesday, 22 August 2018
La maladie de la mort ★★★ Toxic masculinity in all its appalling variety is a hot topic across Edinburgh’s festivals this year – just check out Daughter at CanadaHub and even Ulster American at the Traverse for two particularly fine and shocking examinations. Read more... |
Edinburgh Festival 2018 reviews: Orpheus / Bottom / BackupFriday, 17 August 2018
Orpheus ★★★★ Read more... |
Emilia, Shakespeare's Globe review - polemic disguised as a playThursday, 16 August 2018
It feels like Michelle Terry’s first summer season at the Globe has been building up to Emilia for a while now. The theme is Shakespeare and race, so Othello was something of a given. It's joined by The Winter’s Tale, as if the Emilias of these two plays have been waiting for their chance to step into the spotlight. Read more... |
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‘A compulsive, involving, emotionally stirring evening – theatre’s answer to a page-turner.’
The Observer, Kate Kellaway
Direct from a sold-out season at Kiln Theatre the five star, hit play, The Son, is now playing at the Duke of York’s Theatre for a strictly limited season.
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‘This final part of Florian Zeller’s trilogy is the most powerful of all.’
The Times, Ann Treneman
Written by the internationally acclaimed Florian Zeller (The Father, The Mother), lauded by The Guardian as ‘the most exciting playwright of our time’, The Son is directed by the award-winning Michael Longhurst.
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