Tag: 1950s
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Karagula, Styx
Thursday 16th June 2016
reviewPhilip Ridley’s latest is an ambitious fantasy epic whose scope and majesty will…
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The Deep Blue Sea, National Theatre
Wednesday 8th June 2016
reviewTerence Rattigan’s best play stars Helen McCrory in an uncertain production that…
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Each His Own Wilderness, Orange Tree Theatre
Tuesday 21st April 2015
reviewRare revival of Doris Lessing’s 1958 play is well staged, but the text is wordy …
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Stevie, Hampstead Theatre
Wednesday 25th March 2015
reviewDespite a compelling performance by Zoë Wanamaker, this revival of a 1977 play a…
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A Taste of Honey
Tuesday 25th February 2014
blogText of the day: “At the moment it’s like my face, unblemished!”
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Roots, Donmar Warehouse
Tuesday 8th October 2013
reviewArnold Wesker’s wonderful 1959 classic about love and politics gets a rare, but …
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The Thrill of Love, St James Theatre
Wednesday 3rd April 2013
reviewNew biographical account of the life of Ruth Ellis, last woman to be hanged in B…
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The Winslow Boy
Friday 22nd March 2013
blogText of the day: “Oh, yes.”
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Moon on a Rainbow Shawl, National Theatre
Wednesday 14th March 2012
reviewThis revival of Errol John’s 1953 Caribbean classic is warmhearted enough, but r…
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