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Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Coriolanus review: Blockbuster Shakespeare with David Oyelowo on formidable form by Alice Saville

Lyndsey Turner’s production sounds a warning about the dangers of elitism, with contemporary debates about monuments and stolen treasures the backdrop of her confident production

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:32AM
Thursday, September 12, 2024

Why Am I So Single review: Six follow-up is frothier than pink prosecco – but not as satisfying by Alice Saville

The long-awaited follow-up to Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’s mega-hit ‘Six’ follows two millennial friends bemoaning their love lives – but it sometimes sags under the pressure of expec…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:32PM
Sunday, September 8, 2024

Actor and playwright Ins Choi: ‘If a character is written truthfully, lovingly, it’s not a stereotype’ by Alice Saville

The Korean Canadian actor and writer on bringing his comedy Kim’s Convenience back to theatre, changing the way Asian people are portrayed, and how he didn’t see the K-culture boom comin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM
Wednesday, September 4, 2024

The Real Thing review: Tom Stoppard’s 1982 play is the writer at his most brilliant and infuriating by Alice Saville

James McArdle and Bel Powley star in the Old Vic’s revival of Stoppard’s tricksy, self-parodical play, but it feels dated to watch middle class couples being beastly to each other in bei…

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:36AM
Thursday, August 22, 2024

Shifters review: This epic new romcom has West End audiences swooning by Alice Saville

With fine performances from Tosin Cole and Heather Agyepong, Benedict Lombe’s will-they-won’t-they love story – which has high profile backing from Idris Elba, Little Simz and Maya Jam…

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:03AM
Thursday, August 1, 2024

The Grapes of Wrath review: Steinbeck’s hymn to human misery and endurance is epic but scrappy on stage by Alice Saville

Cherry Jones is wry and warm in Carrie Cracknell’s revival of Steinbeck’s story about a sprawling clan of dustbowl refugees in the Depression era – but the elements of this three-hour …

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:41AM
Thursday, July 18, 2024

Hello, Dolly! review: Good old-fashioned razzmatazz gleams brighter than ever by Alice Saville

Imelda Staunton brings heart and substance to this lavish feast, as Dominic Cooke’s revival of the 1964 show lights up the London Palladium

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:06PM
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Slave Play review: Jeremy O Harris’s sensational show is not an easy watch – but a necessary one by Alice Saville

Therapy sessions, dildos, Rihanna, and an exposing performance from Kit Harington... ‘Slave Play’ has finally arrived – loudly – in London, and it’s a sharp, intelligent, multi-lay…

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:02PM
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

MJ the Musical review: Dark and dazzling production exposes singer’s late career for the haunted circus it was by Alice Saville

Nods to accusations of paedophilia are kept to a bare minimum, but there’s sufficient darkness in Lynn Nottage’s script to tarnish MJ’s over-exploited stardom

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:42PM
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Opening Night review: Sheridan Smith exquisitely self-destructs in weird meta-West End musical by Alice Saville

Rufus Wainwright’s songs reach new emotional heights, Smith’s performance is radiant – but Ivo van Hove’s stage adaptation of John Cassavetes’s 1977 film is sometimes misjudged

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:48PM
Thursday, March 14, 2024

Harry Clarke review: A strangely accented Billy Crudup stars in shlocky one-man show by Alice Saville

Unlike ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’, ‘Saltburn’ and other stories of queer anti-heroes, ‘Harry Clarke’ lacks psychological depth – and star Billy Crudup’s Estuary accent is somet…

SOURCE: The Independent at 05:18AM
Thursday, March 7, 2024

Nye review: Michael Sheen stars in a surreal take on the NHS origin story by Alice Saville

The man who helped create our National Health Service is found lying sickly in a hospital bed in the National Theatre’s new play about the Labour politician’s life – despite a baggy sc…

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:18AM
Saturday, December 16, 2023

Macbeth review: David Tennant is a compellingly intense Scottish king in Donmar’s show of sonic trickery by Alice Saville

Lady Macbeth’s whispers crackle in your ear as audience members wear headphones in Max Webster’s intimate production, but the sound design can sometimes feel like a distraction

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:54PM
Thursday, December 14, 2023

Stranger Things: The First Shadow review – Netflix explodes into the West End with thrills galore by Alice Saville

Humungous projections, a big musical score, an onslaught of foam, dry ice and flares: this big-budget stage play from the ‘Stranger Things’ universe spares no bombastic effect to bring n…

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:36PM
Monday, April 17, 2023

Why are British audiences suddenly so out of control? – podcast by Nosheen Iqbal With Alice Saville; Produced By George McDonagh and Solomon King; Executive Producer Homa Khaleeli

From fights at the Bodyguard musical to wild drunken antics at comedy clubs and even heckling at the opera, performers and theatre staff say crowds are getting out of hand. What’s going o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AM
Thursday, April 6, 2023

A Little Life review: A naive and psychologically incurious narrative of abuse by Alice Saville

Ivo Van Hove’s adaptation is cold, surgical and humourless

SOURCE: The Independent at 03:06AM
Sunday, March 19, 2023
Sunday, June 26, 2022

Mad House review: David Harbour is tremendous fun in this old-fashioned comedy by Alice Saville

It’s a fine showcase for the talents of Harbour and Bill Pullman, but ‘Mad House’ is built on shaky foundations

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:37PM
Wednesday, June 1, 2022

The Glass Menagerie review: Amy Adams makes a likeable but underpowered West End debut by Alice Saville

The Oscar nominee lacks flamboyant charisma in a Tennessee Williams revival that’s frustratingly light on laughter

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:54AM
Saturday, April 30, 2022

Jerusalem review: Mark Rylance returns for a dark, potent revival of Jez Butterworth’s 2009 play by Alice Saville

There’s a real cruelty to the Englishness of ‘Jerusalem’, which has returned to the West End with its original star

SOURCE: The Independent at 02:24AM
Sunday, March 6, 2022

Trouble in the stalls: when audience drama upstages the show by Alice Saville

What’s going on in our theatres? A recent spate of rowdy behaviour – notably at jukebox musicals – raises the question: have audiences simply forgotten how to behave? A drunk woman in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AM
Friday, February 25, 2022

The Collaboration review: Paul Bettany is a neurotic Andy Warhol in this fantastically enjoyable play by Alice Saville

Anthony McCarten’s Young Vic pacy production is an exercise in giving the audience what they want

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:54AM
Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Ava: The Secret Conversations review: Elizabeth McGovern paints an uneven portrait of a fading Hollywood star by Alice Saville

Biographical drama is a feeble attempt to immortalise an already-fading Hollywood star

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:06AM
Thursday, January 20, 2022

Conundrum review: A frustratingly undersketched look at prejudice and failure by Alice Saville

Anthony Ofoegbu takes on the role of both energetic schoolboy and brow-beaten adult with impressive nimbleness in this swirling, repetitive Young Vic production

SOURCE: The Independent at 09:06AM
Friday, October 22, 2021

White Noise review: A provocative satire full of witty energy by Alice Saville

Suzan-Lori Parks’ gripping new work at the Bridge Theatre explores the scars slavery has left on today’s Americans

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:42AM
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

The Color Purple; who gets to play gay? by Alice Saville

Alice Saville writes on what 'The Color Purple' casting controversy says about theatre producers' attitudes towards queer actors, and queer audiences. The post The Color Purple; who gets t…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 12:13PM
Thursday, March 14, 2019

Theatre’s Plans for Brexit Weekend by Alice Saville

A tear-stained rundown of all the ways in which the UK's theatre scene will mark Britain's (probable) parting of ways with the EU. The post Theatre’s Plans for Brexit Weekend appeared firs…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 07:10AM
Monday, March 11, 2019

Review: Waitress – The Musical at Adelphi Theatre by Alice Saville

"THIS pie was SO perfect!" - Alice Saville responds to the hit musical, using real TripAdvisor reviews of American diners. The post Review: Waitress – The Musical at Adelphi Theatre appea…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 08:41PM
Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Exeunt Recommends: March 2019 by Alice Saville

Mess, horror and queer celebration: here are Exeunt's UK-wide picks for March in theatre and performance. The post Exeunt Recommends: March 2019 appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 02:44PM
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Review: The Trick at Bush Theatre by Alice Saville

Staged magic: Alice Saville writes on Eve Leigh's play, and its explorations of grief and artifice. The post Review: The Trick at Bush Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 12:30PM
Wednesday, February 20, 2019

All in a Row by Alice Saville

Alex Oates' play about an autistic child has sparked a multi-layered conversation about disability and representation. Alice Saville writes on why it's time for its makers to listen. The po…

SOURCE: exeuntmagazine.com at 07:14AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
TBA: Titanic