Saturday, November 4, 2017
Ustinov studio, BathPatrick Baladi and Niamh Cusack impress in Daniel Kehlmann’s two-hander about surveillance, but their characters are mere mouthpiecesJudith, a philosophy professor, is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMFrom the return of Bananarama to a new play by the writer of Doctor Foster, here is our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue rea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMFriday, November 3, 2017
BAC, LondonIn a ridiculously enjoyable show, Victoria Melody and her father, Mike, reveal how they came to organise his funeral even though he was still very much aliveWe don’t like speaki…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMThursday, November 2, 2017
Hampstead theatre, LondonFenella Woolgar is magnificent as a woman in fear of intimacy but the nuances of Patrick Hamilton’s world are lost in Jonathan Kent’s uncertain productionIf ther…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMWednesday, November 1, 2017
Phoenix theatre, London This stage version of the classic movie deploys blackouts, special effects and the voice of Ian McKellen to do the devil’s work, but possesses no fearful thrillsThe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMTuesday, October 31, 2017
The Shed, LondonTaking its title from Robin Thicke's song, director Carrie Cracknell's show cunningly exposes gender inequalityThere is a terrific scene towards the end of this piece examini…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AMSam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonRice caps her brief Globe tenure with this endearing musical about a pair of shy chocolate makers – and shows she’s not done taking risksWhen relationships…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AMMonday, October 30, 2017
Recently, I described Sally Cookson’s staging of Jane Eyre as theatre at its most original. A theatre company retorted on Twitter: “Suspect
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AMSaturday, October 28, 2017
From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year show to Beowulf on stage, here is our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMMonday, October 23, 2017
British theatre has changed radically during the past 20 years, mostly for the better. Curiously one of the things that has not
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThe Bush, LondonProceedings turn violent when a mother in law arrives in Chris Thompson’s overloaded play about nature, nurture, abuse, parenting and gay history A play can be thoroughly e…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24AMThursday, October 19, 2017
Sherman theatre, Cardiff The red-hot team of playwright Gary Owen and director Rachel O’Riordan relocate the Russian classic to 1980s WalesPlaywright Gary Owen and director Rachel O’Rior…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMWednesday, October 18, 2017
From a junior Brexit parable to a stadium-gig version of the Anglo-Saxon epic, children’s theatre is tackling grownup themes in striking fashion ‘After nourishment, shelter and companion…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMTuesday, October 17, 2017
Theatre Royal Haymarket, LondonThe Game of Thrones star takes control of David Ives’ playful two-hander about sexual politics that veers between comedy, campness and mild eroticaGame of Th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18PMMonday, October 16, 2017
Ovalhouse, London Angela Clerkin’s tale of the burden of keeping secrets has political relevance but in spite of the creepy atmosphere, it needs more urgency and clarity The townsfolk susp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AMSeveral weeks ago, I interviewed Adam Penford, Nottingham Playhouse’s incoming artistic director, for The Stage. During our conversation, he mentioned how important
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMSunday, October 15, 2017
From the return of St Vincent to Dr Seuss on stage, here is our pick of the best films, gigs, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance in the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMThursday, October 12, 2017
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonA crack cast perform Simon Stephens’ punchy new version of the Russian dramatist’s early play, which shifts between reality and fakeryCreativity and destruction,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMMonday, October 9, 2017
“Wasn’t that amazing!” said a smiling young woman as we were both leaving Dreamthinkspeak’s One Day Maybe, a commission for Hull City
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMSaturday, October 7, 2017
Introducing our regular roundup of the best films, gigs, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance, including Blade Runner 2049, Little Mix and Dalí/Duchamp Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AMWednesday, October 4, 2017
Updating the covert living-room theatre of protest in 1977 Czechoslovakia, an interactive trilogy shows how easily our own freedoms can be dismantledOn the corner of a suburban Richmond stre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AMMonday, October 2, 2017
Barely a week goes by without a theatre company announcing they are participating in a project with refugees or people from migrant
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMFriday, September 29, 2017
Two companies collaborate to take a delicate look at family dynamics, while the esteemed choreographer brings a deeply personal show to Sadler’s Wells1 Things I Know to Be TrueThis collabo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMThursday, September 28, 2017
Sam Steiner’s play about the second coming of a rap star and Nessah Muthy’s intriguing soldier’s story lead an ambitious London pop-up festivalIn Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Gregor …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54PMWednesday, September 27, 2017
New artistic director Adam Penford is looking forward to putting the Nottingham Playhouse back on the map. He tells Lyn Gardner about
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PMMonday, September 25, 2017
The BBC’s overall cultural output has often been impressive in recent years. But its coverage of contemporary arts and culture, particularly theatre,
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMFriday, September 22, 2017
Royal Exchange, Manchester Sarah Frankcom stages Thornton Wilder’s 1938 drama with tenderness, bleak honesty and a community choirEdward Albee loved Thornton Wilder’s 1938 paean to ordin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMDominic Cooke’s revival of Stephen Sondheim’s beautiful musical continues its run at the National, while the celebrated choreographer returns to London1 FolliesStephen Sondheim’s flawe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMThursday, September 21, 2017
Byass Works, Port TalbotThe community speaks out about the fight to save its steelworks in a kaleidoscopic promenade-style production that is laced with earthy humour‘This town is ours. Th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:23AMTuesday, September 19, 2017
Gate, LondonAdapted from José Saramago’s short story, Ellen McDougall’s grownup fairytale draws spectators into a circle of bread, wine and storytellingThe Gate’s new artistic directo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMCamden People’s theatre, LondonA crack cast of trans and gender-fluid actors deliver a playful and often moving version of the Greek mythGender fluidity and the trans experience were highl…
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