The Railway Children at King’s Cross
First produced by York Theatre Royal and the National Railway Museum, York in 2008, I…
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The Merchant Of Venice at The Almeida
After its initial, and triumphant, appearance at the RSC in 2011, Rupert Goold’s revelatory production…
Tiger Country
Tiger Country was the play that saved the Hampstead Theatre during the theatre’s “dark winter…
Henry IV, Parts I & II
For a pair of plays often described as Shakespeare’s single greatest achievement, the Henry IV…
Twelfth Night
‘If music be the food of love, play on.’ Probably Shakespeare’s greatest comedy – and…
Alun Armstrong: King of Stage and Screen
I caught up with Alun Armstrong during rehearsals for Ionesco’s Exit the King, opening at…
The Hypochondriac
Perhaps appropriately for a play revolving around bodily functions and enemas, The Hypochondriac hits a…
Uncle Vanya at St James Theatre
It’s fair to say this modern update of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya by writer Anya…
Electra at the Old Vic
Electra is the first Greek play produced in the Old Vic’s newly reconfigured in-the-round setting,…
Speed the Plow
As I sat in the stalls of the Playhouse Theatre, waiting for the curtain to…
Teh Internet Is Serious Business
Colourful, chaotic, and cruel is the internet. At least that’s how Tim Price depicts it…
The Play That Goes Wrong
The art of doing things badly is a fiendishly difficult one. If you want to…