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Sunday, May 27, 2018

Laura Linney on making her British stage debut by Kate Kellaway

The US actor tells how a new adaption of Elizabeth Strout’s My Name Is Lucy Barton chimes with our uncertain timesid-morning in Brooklyn, New York and grey clouds are scudding across the s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM
Friday, May 18, 2018

Hay Fever – review by Kate Kellaway

Noël Coward theatre, LondonGoing to Howard Davies's glorious production of Noël Coward's Hay Fever is like being invited to an irregular house party; the relief is that, unlike the hapless…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12PM
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Exit the King review – Alun Armstrong absurdly good in Ionesco’s drama by Kate Kellaway

Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal BathAlun Armstrong rules in Ionesco’s absurdist dramaIonesco’s Exit the King was first performed in 1962, and the theatre of the absurd cannot boast any mor…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:33AM
Friday, May 11, 2018

Abi Morgan: 'I don't look back. I am totally now' by Kate Kellaway

Thanks to The Hour, playwright Abi Morgan has enjoyed an incredibly prolific year. Next up, a Thatcher biopic starring Meryl Streep, a Steve McQueen film about sex and a play about GodAbi Mo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:33AM
Sunday, May 6, 2018

State of play: David Hare and James Graham talk drama and politics by Kate Kellaway

The veteran playwright and the prolific young star, both masters of political theatre, reflect on the state of the nation – and contemporary culture – in the internet ageDavid Hare and J…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AM
Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Light Shining in Buckinghamshire review – arguments fought with fire by Kate Kellaway

The National’s magnificent production of Caryl Churchill’s English civil war play resonates powerfully todayCaryl Churchill’s Light Shining in Buckinghamshire was written in 1976, is s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54PM
Sunday, March 25, 2018

The week in theatre: Macbeth; The Great Wave; The Plough and the Stars; Agnes Colander – review by Kate Kellaway

Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; Dorfman, National Theatre; Lyric Hammersmith, London; Theatre Royal, BathTragedy meets levity in the RSC’s Scottish play. Plus, a captivatin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Sunday, March 18, 2018

The week in theatre: The Cherry Orchard; Frankenstein; Buggy Baby – review by Kate Kellaway

Bristol Old Vic; Royal Exchange, Manchester; The Yard, London The Cherry Orchard springs to life in Michael Boyd’s thrillingly vital Bristol Old Vic production. In Manchester, April De Ang…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM
Sunday, February 11, 2018

The week in theatre: Long Day’s Journey Into Night; The Captive Queen; Dry Powder – review by Kate Kellaway

Wyndham’s; Shakespeare’s Globe; Hampstead, LondonLesley Manville glitters as desperate mother Mary in O’Neill’s grim family portrait. Plus, Barrie Rutter’s valedictory Captive Quee…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Sunday, January 14, 2018

Hanna review – an emotional tug-of-war by Kate Kellaway

Arcola theatre, LondonSharp moral conundrums arise in Sam Potter’s compelling monologue about babies swapped at birthHanna, a new play by Sam Potter, is like overhearing talk outside the s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Sunday, January 7, 2018

Anoushka Warden: ‘My mum just asked if twat was a real word’ by Kate Kellaway

As her monologue My Mum’s a Twat opens at the Royal Court, PR turned playwright Anoushka Warden talks about her big break – and how she survived a difficult childhoodAnoushka Warden did …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30AM
Thursday, October 26, 2017

Adrian Lester on Ira Aldridge: 'He was a pioneer for black actors' by Kate Kellaway

A new era is dawning at London's Tricycle theatre under Indhu Rubasingham, its first new artistic director in three decades. Her inaugural play – starring Adrian Lester, and written by his…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AM
Sunday, September 10, 2017

Follies review – a stupendous Sondheim revival by Kate Kellaway

Olivier, LondonImelda Staunton leads an evening of star turns in this glittering, bittersweet dissection of midlife regret, brilliantly directed by Dominic CookeFollies is like a distinctive…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM

One Day, Maybe review – time travel in a car park by Kate Kellaway

King William House, HullRevolt meets retail in 80s South Korea in this dazzling, thought-provoking production from dreamthinkspeakOne Day, Maybe is an unusual, intimidating and thought-provo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM
Sunday, August 27, 2017

Knives in Hens – words illuminate life in the dark ages by Kate Kellaway

Donmar Warehouse, LondonDavid Harrower’s 1995 play explores the feral intensity of a marriage in medieval times, staged here with a fluid physicalityDavid Harrower’s Knives in Hens (1995…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AM

The Stepmother review – money and power in a man’s world by Kate Kellaway

Minerva, ChichesterGitha Sowerby’s superb 1924 play, with Ophelia Lovibond in the title role, reminds us that being a woman of means isn’t always enoughIn a house in Surrey in 1911, the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AM

Against review – Ben Whishaw is outstanding as a tech messiah by Kate Kellaway

Almeida, LondonChristopher Shinn’s elegant play about the nature of violence in the modern world asks intriguing questions but is short on answersChristopher Shinn’s Against, receiving i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AM
Sunday, July 9, 2017

Josette Bushell-Mingo: ‘Nina Simone is my GPS’ by Kate Kellaway

It was to celebrate Nina Simone’s political passion as much as her musical genius that Josette Bushell-Mingo created her one-woman show about the singer. Here, the acclaimed actor talks ab…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AM
Sunday, June 25, 2017

Hamlet review – an all-consuming marvel by Kate Kellaway

Harold Pinter theatre, LondonAndrew Scott’s prince proves a brilliant communicator as Robert Icke’s acclaimed Almeida production transfers to the West EndAfter a sell-out run at the Alme…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AM

Gloria review – a really bad day at the office by Kate Kellaway

Hampstead theatre, LondonBranden Jacobs-Jenkins’s tale of vicious infighting at a New York magazine should make most of us value our own workplacesGloria, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, was sh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AM

Terror review – intriguing but laboured by Kate Kellaway

Lyric Hammersmith, LondonFerdinand von Schirach’s morally perplexing legal drama puts the fate of a German fighter pilot at the audience’s mercySince it opened in Berlin in 2015, Terror,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AM
Sunday, June 11, 2017

Antigone review – Juliette Binoche is more hysteric than heroine by Kate Kellaway

Barbican, LondonThere is perhaps unfair pressure on Binoche to pull off miracles in Ivo van Hove’s eagerly anticipated take on SophoclesIt’s an ill wind that blows at the beginning of An…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:04AM
Sunday, May 14, 2017

Tony Kushner: ‘To love someone puts you at the risk of loss’ by Kate Kellaway

Tony Kushner’s 1991 play Angels in America broke the silence about Aids. As a revival wows audiences at the National, he talks about how the world has changedTony Kushner flew in to London…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM
Sunday, May 7, 2017

The Treatment review – flawless production by Kate Kellaway

The Almeida, LondonThis revival of Martin Crimp’s intricate 1993 satire captures the powerlessness of a writer chewed up by the movie businessEveryone has a story, but who owns it? What ha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:02AM

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui review – Lenny Henry sizzles by Kate Kellaway

Donmar Warehouse, LondonBrecht’s anti-fascist study of political power hits home in a tremendous new adaptation by Bruce NorrisThe Donmar has been transformed: gone are the elegant benches…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:02AM
Saturday, May 6, 2017

Samantha Spiro: 'I have friends in therapy and I am jealous' by Kate Kellaway

The actor talks about the psychology of Lady Macbeth – and feelings of guilt closer to homeSamantha Spiro suggests, when we meet on a summer afternoon at the Globe theatre, that rehearsal …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM
Sunday, April 16, 2017

Halina Reijn: ‘It’s inspiring and challenging to have Jude Law as a new dancing partner’ by Kate Kellaway

The actor, a household name in the Netherlands, is soon to star opposite Law in a new stage production of the film Obsession, adapted by director Ivo van HoveFirst impressions are important …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AM
Sunday, April 2, 2017

The Life review – down but not out in 80s New York by Kate Kellaway

Southwark Playhouse, LondonEven the magnificent Sharon D Clarke can’t make this long and cluttered musical shine as it shouldCy Coleman’s The Life, with lyrics by Ira Gasman and book co-…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM

Antony and Cleopatra review – Josette Simon is a Cleopatra to die for by Kate Kellaway

Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonSimon exudes feline grace and infinite variety in Iqbal Khan’s excellent if unadventurous productionIt is impossible to predict how Josette Si…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM

An American in Paris review – a lightfooted antidote to Euro gloom by Kate Kellaway

Dominion theatre, LondonFabulous choreography – and an extra helping of Gershwin – light up Christopher Wheeldon’s airy musicalAn American in Paris is a lightfooted antidote to gloom, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM

Don Juan in Soho review – David Tennant seduces all by Kate Kellaway

Wyndham’s, LondonTennant is dissolution personified in Patrick Marber’s brilliant update of his 2006 take on MolièreIf Don Juan doesn’t know when to stop, I don’t know where to begi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM

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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