The Corn Is Green
It’s a familiar trope. The unconventional, do-good teacher arrives in a town set in its…
Browsing: Theatre
The 47th at The Old Vic
Mike Bartlett’s new play is, like his last, Charles III, written in blank verse. This…
The Collaboration
Anthony McCarten’s new play at the Young Vic is called The Collaboration but its premise…
Best of Enemies at The Young Vic
The past is, of course, another country. At times, though, it can seem chillingly familiar.…
A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic
By some extraordinary oversight, I have never made it to the Old Vic’s highly superior…
Camp Siegfried at The Old Vic
Bess Wohl’s new play at the Old Vic is essentially a coming-of-age love story. It…
Talking Shakespeare at the RSC
It’s been one of the enduring agonies of the lockdown; the closure of theatres, with…
La Cage aux Folles The Play – Park Theatre
Presented for the first time in the English language, Jean Poiret’s play La Cage aux…
The Realistic Joneses
Theatre Royal Bath’s small but dynamic Ustinov Studio is once again showcasing American playwright Will…
The Visit
I first encountered Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s 1956 tragicomic work Der Besuch der alten Dame translated as…
Dial M for Murder
Tom Chambers leads the cast in the absorbing new production of Dial M for Murder…
Endgame at The Old Vic
When bracing oneself to watch Samuel Beckett, I’m reminded of an anecdote from the actor…