Tag: music
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Out of Season, Hampstead Theatre
Monday 26th February 2024
reviewBanter as bullying: new comedy about masculinity and music is predictable and cl…
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The Hills of California, Harold Pinter Theatre
Thursday 8th February 2024
reviewJez Butterworth’s warm evocation of 1950s pop culture is fun, but lacks dramatic…
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The Literary Gaze
Monday 1st January 2024
writingHere is a sample from the introduction to my latest book about postwar British t…
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About Picture a Day Like This
Tuesday 10th October 2023
blogAt the end of last week, I went to see Picture a Day Like This, the fourth and l…
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Death of England: Closing Time, National Theatre
Saturday 23rd September 2023
reviewTriumphant climax to Roy Williams and Clint Dyer’s brilliant tetralogy about rac…
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The Swell, Orange Tree Theatre
Friday 30th June 2023
reviewNew play about a lesbian love triangle is emotionally true and profoundly theatr…
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Dancing at Lughnasa
Wednesday 26th April 2023
blogFavourite stage direction: “Finally Kate, who has been watching the scene with u…
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Bangers, Soho Theatre
Monday 20th June 2022
reviewSizzling gig theatre — a loving account of two couples is very perceptive, but a…
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The Tragedy of Macbeth, Almeida Theatre
Wednesday 13th October 2021
reviewSaoirse Ronan makes her UK stage debut in Yaël Farber’s testosterone-fest, which…
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