Rachel Halliburton

Articles By Rachel Halliburton

Life of Pi, Wyndham's Theatre review - visually ravishing show uplifted by astonishing puppetry Friday, 03 December 2021 Read more...	Four Quartets, Harold Pinter Theatre review - brilliant Fiennes breathes air and physicality into Eliot's work Friday, 26 November 2021 Read more...
Little Women The Musical, Park Theatre review - broad brush comedy redeemed by a talented cast Monday, 22 November 2021 Read more...	The Shark Is Broken, New Ambassadors Theatre review - how Spielberg's first blockbuster almost didn't happen Saturday, 23 October 2021 Read more...
Documenting the unimaginable: photographer Sebastião Salgado talks about climate change, dodging caimans and changing perspectives Thursday, 21 October 2021 Read more...	Love and Other Acts of Violence, Donmar Warehouse review - snappy and tightly intelligent but flawed Tuesday, 19 October 2021 Read more...
Metamorphoses, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse review - punchy, cleverly reworked classic Thursday, 07 October 2021 Read more...	Indecent, Menier Chocolate Factory review - cabaret-style depiction of a rapidly changing world Wednesday, 15 September 2021 Read more...
Once Upon A Time In Nazi Occupied Tunisia, Almeida Theatre review - flawed theatre but a great experiment Tuesday, 31 August 2021 Read more...	Mr and Mrs Nobody, Jermyn Street Theatre review – as comfortable as afternoon tea with jam puffs Tuesday, 20 July 2021 Read more...
Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare's Globe review - unsatisfactory mix of clumsy and edgy Saturday, 10 July 2021 Read more...	Bach & Sons, Bridge Theatre review - humorous and deeply intelligent Wednesday, 30 June 2021 Read more...
The Death of a Black Man, Hampstead Theatre review - blistering theatre with an unflinching vision Saturday, 05 June 2021 Read more...	A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare's Globe review - a blast of colour from our post-vaccine future Saturday, 29 May 2021 Read more...
Money, Southwark Playhouse online review - ethical dilemmas for the Zoom generation Monday, 03 May 2021 Read more...	Dream, RSC online review - gaming version unleashes revolutionary potential Wednesday, 17 March 2021 Read more...

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