504 stories by "Jonathan Baz"
Trafalgar Studios, London****Written by Stephen ClarkDirected by Christopher RenshawJulian ClaryIt is a rare treat these days to see a play written for its star. So it is with Le Grand Mort,…
Pippin closed this weekend at Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre with, yet again, this Northern powerhouse of fringe theatre delivering a stunning take on a Broadway Tony-winner.
Lucie Jones is exquisite as Elle, seamlessly blending nods to Reese Witherspoon's film portrayal with her own flavour. This Elle comes with a level of self-awareness and sass that makes her …
On a 1966 October morning in the small Welsh mining village of Aberfan, an estimated 150,000 tonnes of colliery waste suddenly began to move.
Created thirty years ago by Clarke Peters and swiftly transferring from the Theatre Royal Stratford East across town to the West End and then to Broadway, it is a delight to see the show ret…
The titular knowledge is famously what is required to become a licensed London black-cab driver, a process so demanding that 70% of hopeful candidates fail to make the grade.
To stage Parade at the Frogmore Paper Mill, a preserved factory that dates back to the Industrial Revolution, was an inspired idea from director Dan Cowtan.
Oslo, a new play from JT Rogers is evidently meticulously researched. It is a tale of diplomacy and negotiation, and as a history lesson, it offers moments that are fascinating.
It's been a while since the National Theatre last revived a great song and dance extravaganza and a Sondheim one at that. But with Dominic Cooke's production of Follies, the NT's reputation …
Deadline Day is a delightful spin on the world of football that takes place, intriguingly, in the back of the limo that's taking (Newcastle) United's gifted young striker Danny south to sign…
As a performer Dixon is blessed with exceptional technical skills " her voice is pitch perfect and she liberally dilutes her vocal turns with perfectly syncopated tap routines throughout the…
This is a dinner that, much like Titus Andronicus' endgame, is a meal that not one person around the table wishes to attend.
Stephen Mear's take on Top Hat, just opened at Leicestershire's Kilworth House Theatre is further proof that for this summer at least, the very best musical theatre openings are all taking p…
It says much for the National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) that they have amongst their young company the talent and resource to deliver what is unquestionably an impressive take on this most …
It's a surefire treat after a hard day of toil or tourism, to slip into the comfort of a collection of songs from the Sherman dynasty.
Imaginary follows the friendship of two young boys, Milo (Tom Price) and Sam (Josh Gottlieb). As Sam's only friend the pair do everything together, playing all day and letting their imaginat…
The enchanted narrative of A Little Night Music sees the summer night famously smiling three times: once upon the young, again upon the foolish and finally, upon the old.
Verkaik's vocals were flawless throughout the informal evening and it's no wonder that she's been entrusted with one of the most vocally challenging roles in the canon, across the globe, for…
Taken from Melvyn Bragg's acclaimed description of England's Lake District as the 19th century passed into the 20th, The Hired Man is a richly fruited glimpse of a way of life long since pas…
Omid Djalili steps up to the pivotal role of Tevye the milkman. Married to Golde and with 5 daughters (3 of marriageable age) Djalili captures a hen-pecked, hardworking weariness of the poor…
In 2011 Beyoncé Knowles proclaimed in a mightily catchy hook that girls run the world, a far cry of course from James Brown's 1966 declaration that "This is a man's world".
In a literally magical production, the London transfer of Stratford-upon-Avon's 2016 hit sees Simon Russell Beale as Prospero shipwrecked on an enchanted island in the Med.
The performances in Brexodus! are, for the most part, top notch " it's only a shame that the written material doesn't quite match up to the acting talent on stage.
Ridiculous, slightly bizarre, but also just a little bit brilliant - this is Owen Lewis and Daniel Clarkson's delightfully comic spin on Hollywood's classic tale of adventure, love, wonder a…
Blanche McIntyre strives to give an aura of political correctness to her take on the bloodiest of Shakespeare's plays - but she misses the point. Titus Andronicus is always going to be more …
