Tag: Shakespeare
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The Corn Is Green, National Theatre
Friday 22nd April 2022
reviewNicola Walker teaches a life lesson in Dominic Cooke’s imaginative revival which…
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Stephen Bourne on Laurence Olivier’s Othello
Thursday 28th October 2021
blogQuote of the day: “My friend Sonia and I shared many things, including our sense…
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Wise Children, York Theatre Royal
Monday 13th April 2020
reviewEmma Rice’s version of Angela Carter’s last novel is a beautifully bizarre celeb…
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Corpse!, Park Theatre
Thursday 5th March 2020
reviewRevival of the celebrated comedy thriller is all plot and few laughs — and it’s …
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Bard or blockbuster?
Tuesday 21st January 2020
blogTheatre is a business as well as a craft.
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Mephisto [A Rhapsody], Gate Theatre
Thursday 10th October 2019
reviewFrench meta-theatrical update of Klaus Mann’s classic novel has some brilliant m…
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Sam Wanamaker arrives on site
Sunday 25th August 2019
blogOne from the archives: in 1988, excavations began on the site of Shakespeare’s G…
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Warheads, Park Theatre
Friday 16th August 2019
reviewNew play about PTSD features its co-author on stage in a powerful production whi…
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Twelfth Night, Young Vic
Monday 8th October 2018
reviewIs there such a thing as sheer theatrical joy? Yes there is, and it comes from a…
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