Die Fledermaus at the London Coliseum
“An operetta whose characters laugh in the face of convention and drink champagne in the hope of turning their fantasies into realities.”
Browsing: Theatre
Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage
“Nunn’s new production of Scenes from a Marriage packs a punch. A really hard punch. So hard was the punch that it packed, I had to have a stiff drink afterwards just to calm my nerves.”
The Only Way is Wyndham’s
“There is nothing subtle about it, Barking in Essex is like being caught in a wind tunnel for two hours and being blasted with a tirade of swearing and abuse…”
Hysteria at Hampstead Theatre
Sigmund Freud meets Salvador Dali in a thought-provoking play at the Hampstead Theatre…
Inside Wagner’s Head
“Simon Callow examines Wagner’s history whilst delving into his psyche, attempting to understand what made him tick and how he came to produce such momentous, if divisive, works and opinions.”
The Confessions of Gordon Brown
“How you react towards Kevin Toolis’s ingenious one-man play…will largely depend on which end of the political spectrum you belong to.” Alex Larman politicises the Edinburgh Fringe’s smash hit…
Chimerica
“The standing ovation at the Harold Pinter Theatre on Friday night said it all. Lucy Kirkwood’s new play…is phenomenal.” Tom Garton reviews Chimerica…
A Doll’s House
“Strikingly resonant and exquisitely executed, beg, borrow, steal to get your hands on a ticket.” Allana reviews A Doll’s House at the Duke of York’s Theatre.
The Pride
“Playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell’s debut, The Pride, is as bold an example of modern theatre as you are likely to find. Collecting several awards, including a coveted Olivier, the landmark play about gay equality is making a welcome return to London.”
The Same Deep Water as Me
‘It’s definitely not Shakespeare’. That was how one audience member summed up Nick Payne’s new play during the interval on Wednesday night. But what did they mean?
Noël Coward’s Private Lives
“Private Lives is the funniest play I have ever seen. Period…I’m not urging you, I’m telling you: go and see Toby Stevens and Anna Chancellor right now.”
The American Plan: Readers’ Night Review
“Director David Grindley well deserves the acclaim he received on its first outing in New York and more recently at the Theatre Royal Bath. It’s a real treat to see the play now making its presence felt here in London.”