Carole Woddis
Bio
Carole Woddis has been a theatre journalist for more than 20 years. She was London theatre critic for The Herald (Glasgow) for over a decade and has written for many national and arts based publications. She has also published three books on theatre and taught Journalism to adults at both Goldsmiths and City Universities.
Articles By Carole Woddis
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Grenfell: Value Engineering review - bruising, necessary the...
Grenfell: Value Engineering isn’t actually a play. It’s an edited version of the testimony heard by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry,...
Rufus Wainwright, London Palladium review - superb musicians...
Rufus Wainwright believes opera to be “the greatest art form that has...
Dave Chappelle: The Closer, Netflix review - race and class...
Say what you like about Dave Chappelle, but if nothing else he's an equal-opportunities offender, as his latest Netflix special, The Closer...
Love and Other Acts of Violence, Donmar Warehouse review - s...
This is simultaneously a love story and an archaeology of hate, a...
Rice, Orange Tree Theatre review - whip-smart, but unsure wh...
“Careful, there’s a hole in the floor.” The warning’s an unusual one, passed along conscientiously by the stewards at the door of the tiny...
Blu-ray: La Dolce Vita
One of those films weighed down by a considerable reputation, La Dolce Vita (1960) is rarely taken as seriously as it should be. From the...
Ridley Road, BBC One review - Jewish community fights Nazi n...
Neo-Nazis held a Trafalgar Square rally under the banner "Free Britain from Jewish Control" in the year of my birth; I had no idea until I watched...
The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Lyric Hammersmith review - matc...
“You can’t kick a cow in Leenane without some bastard holding a grudge for 20 years,” sighs Pato Dooley (Adam Best) prophetically...
Bernstein Double Bill, Opera North review - fractured relati...
Leonard Bernstein’s one-act opera Trouble in Tahiti enjoyed a relatively trouble-free gestation, at least compared to his other stage...
Clements Prize, Conway Hall review - newly-written string tr...
The Conway Hall in London has hosted chamber music concerts since it was built in 1929, and for 40 years this included a composition prize, in...