All stories by Dominic Cavendish on BroadwayStars

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Ukraine’s Hooligan Art Community reprise their show Bunker Cabaret in London by Dominic Cavendish

“There was a feeling that people all around me turned from fear to ‘We will win’”   The first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine affords a rare opportunity to get the in…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Wednesday, February 3, 2021

‘She leaves the space for you to have your own answer’: Playwright Sarah Kane as remembered by friend & fellow writer David Greig by Dominic Cavendish

It’s not that Sarah Kane had magical powers, but that she was with total integrity exploring her question. And there were a lot of amazing questions at that time.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
Wednesday, June 24, 2020

‘If our pub landlord closes, where will the theatre go then?’: Artistic director Lisa Spirling on dual threats to Theatre503 by Dominic Cavendish

'In terms of the future, we want 503 to be resilient and it feels like our community of audience and artists believe in the necessity of an organisation such as ours. At the same time, there…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Monday, June 22, 2020

‘We have to do something else indefinitely but keep the keys to the building & look after them’: Royal Lyceum artistic director & playwrig by Dominic Cavendish

The more you think about the invitation to the audience – as you say ‘come, be blocked off behind screens, we will spray you and present shows where actors stand apart, and we will try t…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Friday, June 19, 2020

‘I don’t want to bank on a saviour that might not come’: Hartshorn-Hook producers on their plans to reopen The Great Gatsby by Dominic Cavendish

'It feels to me like, with The Great Gatsby, we had an opportunity, and resulting from that a duty, to use the show to work out some of the key things that might help the industry as a whole…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Friday, June 5, 2020

‘We don’t have an indefinite ability to keep going’: Park Theatre’s Jez Bond on the importance of the government’s furlough scheme by Dominic Cavendish

'We’ve spent seven years building to this point and three years to open the thing, changed the area and culture of the place, and in the snap of the fingers, it’s a ghost town.'

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM
Sunday, May 24, 2020

‘In a year’s time, we would hope every theatre in the country is open & thriving’: SOLT chief executive Julian Bird on the way forward: thou by Dominic Cavendish

'The major question is that the majority of theatres cannot open with social distancing in place – it’s impossible, for economics, for the business case let alone the experience, it just…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

‘This has been a moment of privilege & I think it will be the making of us’: Out of Joint on the challenges & opportunities for touring af by Dominic Cavendish

'The real unknown is when people are going to want to go back into the theatres, regardless of government advice. We don’t know that. It will be a long road.'

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Sunday, May 10, 2020

‘There are going to be some pretty sad stories that will come out of this period’: Baby Reindeer writer/performer Richard Gadd on his Corona cance by Dominic Cavendish

'I actually managed to be quite philosophical about it in the end. There’s a sense that we’re all in it today, and there are much bigger things at play, like people dying and getting sic…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AM
Thursday, April 30, 2020

‘It’s not as if we’ve got a vast catalogue of ready-to-release captures of our shows’: Artistic director Tom Morris on Bristol Old Vic in lock by Dominic Cavendish

"As soon as the theatres closed in the week of 16 March 2020, we thought ‘we need to remember we’re a theatre and think about what our role in relation to the city might be in this stran…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM
Saturday, April 25, 2020

‘If new funds don’t come in, we can probably manage until the beginning of the autumn’: Artistic director Anthony Biggs on the Playground Theatr by Dominic Cavendish

As the weeks of lockdown continue, with theatres up and down the country and around the world closed for the foreseeable future, I caught up with another artistic director, Anthony Biggs of …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AM
Sunday, April 19, 2020

‘I’m not going to accept that I can’t grow an audience in that time’: British theatre’s shutdown described by industry insiders by Dominic Cavendish

Weeks into lockdown, with theatres up and down the country and around the world closed for the foreseeable future, I caught up with the artistic directors of Cirencester's Barn Theatre, Bela…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM
Sunday, April 12, 2020

That was the weekend we knew the theatres would go dark by Dominic Cavendish

On the weekend of 14 March 2020, following the closure of theatre on Broadway (on 12 March), it became clear that something overwhelming was about to happen to British theatre.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM
Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Review: Achingly beautiful revival of "42ND ST" opens at London's Drury Lane! ***** by Dominic Cavendish

An American classic right royally revived! The garlands belonging to the ensemble (all 43 of them), dancing on the spot as if gliding on ice, wind-milling arms furiously yet gracefully.

SOURCE: Telegraph at 12:38PM
Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Dear Lupin, Apollo Theatre, review: 'poignant' by Dominic Cavendish

James and Jack Fox show great tenderness in this occasionally strained stage version of the hit book, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:16AM

Simon McBurney: 'Ten days to go - and no script. It's absolutely petrifying!' by Dominic Cavendish

Simon McBurney and Robert Lepage discuss their Edinburgh Festival show

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM
Saturday, August 1, 2015

Bakkhai, Almeida Theatre, review: 'descends into kitsch' by Dominic Cavendish

Ben Whishaw is self-possesed but the atmosphere is more WI party than blood-soaked tragedy, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:00AM
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Talking Heads, Theatre Royal Bath, review: taking on 'the hallowed memory of Thora Hird' by Dominic Cavendish

Alan Bennett's monologues - which won awards when they were broadcast on the BBC - transfer to the stage with mixed results, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:18AM
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Three Days in the Country, National Theatre, review: 'a potent statement' by Dominic Cavendish

Patrick Marber turns out another gem during Rufus Norris's impressive honeymoon period, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:00PM
Monday, July 27, 2015

Enniskillen Beckett Festival, review: 'a chance to both soul-search and sightsee' by Dominic Cavendish

A Samuel Beckett festival provides a unique opportunity to combine sightseeing with thoughts of loneliness and death, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:25AM
Thursday, July 23, 2015

Richard II, Shakespeare's Globe, review: 'a production for tourists' by Dominic Cavendish

Dominic Cavendish found himself wading through this production

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:50AM
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Mack & Mabel, Chichester Festival Theatre, review: 'has real West End potential' by Dominic Cavendish

This revival of Jerry Herman's 1974 musical is irresistibly entertaining

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:44AM
Monday, July 20, 2015

Ubu Roi: an unforgiving satire on manners old and modern by Dominic Cavendish

Ubu Roi still holds sway, almost 120 years after its notorious Parisian premiere, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM
Friday, July 17, 2015

The Gathered Leaves, Park Theatre, review: 'hugely impressive' by Dominic Cavendish

Generations of actors deliver the goods, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:07AM
Thursday, July 16, 2015

Bacharach Reimagined, Menier Chocolate Factory, review: 'relentless' by Dominic Cavendish

Bacharach could make anyone's teardrops fall, but his material is drained of pathos in this project, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:35AM
Monday, July 13, 2015

The Mentalists, Wyndham's Theatre, review: 'well worth a look' by Dominic Cavendish

Stephen Merchant proves his acting chops, even if the ticket prices are insane, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:00PM
Friday, July 10, 2015

Volpone, RSC, Stratford, review: 'contorted' by Dominic Cavendish

Henry Goodman's Volpone is a thoroughly recognisable rogue but the skimpy plot's accumulated contortions create diminishing returns, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:49AM

She Stoops to Conquer, Theatre Royal Bath, review: 'delightful' by Dominic Cavendish

Brought boldly into the 1920s, Oliver Goldsmith's enduring comedy deserved louder laughs, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:05AM
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Pink Mist, Bristol Old Vic, review: 'it sends you reeling' by Dominic Cavendish

This is a hard-hitting, new play about the lives of three soldiers after they return from Afghanistan, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:33AM
Thursday, July 2, 2015

wonder.land, Manchester International Festival, review: ''Not a disaster, but disappointing' by Dominic Cavendish

'So much theatrical potential and so much technological innovation produces a new musical lacking the wonder stuff', says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:08PM

Measure For Measure, Shakespeare's Globe, review: 'sends unseasonal shivers down the spine' by Dominic Cavendish

There's glory in sweating it out in tight period costume and spouting Shakespeare, says Dominic Cavendish

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:45AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards