2,878 stories by "Lyn Gardner"
For Fissure, Louise Ann Wilson has combined an epic drama with a walk in the Yorkshire Dales. She tells Lyn Gardner whyStand on the limestone pavement near Long Churn Cave in the Yorkshire D…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonIn theatre and literature, visions of dystopian futures have overtaken utopian ones, but rewind 70 years to the darkest days of the second world war and JB Priestl…
Jermyn Street theatre, London"Is there any troublesome thing that gnaws here in this house?" asks the Rat Wife in Ibsen's mysterious and compelling late play, offering her Pied Piper-st…
From Bristol to Brighton the festival season is in full swingWith the fabulously eclectic Mayfest kicking off in Bristol yesterday, Norfolk and Norwich starting today and the Brighton festi…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonGood things often come in small packages, and so it is with Dominic Dromgoole's speedy, pared-down Hamlet, which will tour outdoor spaces in the UK and Europe thro…
Junction, CambridgeThis micro-festival, featuring a mix of new pieces and works in progress, is in the ascendant. It's a rewarding development that allows audiences access to process as well…
Charing Cross theatre, LondonWho shot music hall owner Champagne Charlie backstage at the Empire in the middle of a performance? Was it the conjuror Mephisto, famed for his bullet-catching t…
From receiving a letter from a stranger to being kidnapped, what you take away from a performance can be much more than a programmeA couple of weeks ago, a letter addressed to me dropped thr…
A secret location, LondonThe bride is upstairs having her mehndi done. Down in the living room, the bride's mum is all smiles, leading the dancing and plying us " the guests " with samo…
Roundhouse, LondonA teenage boy removes most of his clothes. He has a small figure or doll strapped to his chest. He lies down on a white sheet of paper. The youngsters around him …
Another packed long weekend, with the outdoor season getting underway in Norfolk and festivals kicking off across the countryAnother long weekend ahead " and while there's nothing on the sca…
Theatre 503, LondonEver since David Mamet's testosterone-fuelled 1983 play, Glengarry Glen Ross, theatre-goers have known that estate agents sell their own grubby souls along with the proper…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonThey sit on chairs at opposite ends of a traverse stage. They could be gladiators squaring up to each other, but this man and woman are lovers. She (Vinette Robins…
House of Detention, LondonGrowing up in public is hard to do, but that is what Belt Up have been doing since they burst upon the theatre scene at Edinburgh in 2008. While other young compani…
This epic production drew together the people of Port Talbot and explored myriad ways of delivering theatre " from Twitter to whispered rumour. Has it changed the shape of participatory perf…
Southbank Centre, LondonOrigami meets theatre in Rip, Fold, Scrunch, a fantasy played out in a white world where paper falls from umbrellas like snow and can be transformed into a hat, a fan…
Port TalbotThe once a decade passion play by the German town of Oberammergau may be the most famed around the world, but it's hard to believe any version can have the heart and soul of Port …
Despite it being a double bank holiday week, there's plenty of theatrical activity all around the UK. Here's the cream of the cropWith Easter and the royal wedding (arguably a massive piece …
Barbican, LondonWith experimental theatre and live art from around the globe, the biannual Spill festival of performance never fails to surprise. Don't be astonished to find yourself attendi…
As a new piece at the Barbican shows, first-person recollections bring theatre performances back to life more vividly than reviews ever canNot long ago I had a conversation with a man in a r…
Bishopsgate Institute Library, LondonWith UK libraries fast becoming an endangered species, Ant Hampton and Tim Etchells's piece " designed to be played out in the hushed surroundings of rea…
Old Red Lion, LondonThe wealthy Snelgraves, shut up in their house in a plague-ravaged London in 1665, have only hours left of a 28-day quarantine when their home is invaded by a sailor, Bun…
BAC, LondonBattersea Arts Centre's One-on-One festival offers bite-sized adventures and surprising encounters all across a building that feels like a giant dressed set waiting for something …
Riverside Studios, LondonNot so much six characters in search of an author as many more characters in search of the meaning of life (and several sons in search of their fathers), this ambiti…
The BAC One-on-One festival's 'men only' menu may seem extreme " but all theatre is constantly pre-selecting its pool of audience membersLast week, searching the programme of the upcoming BA…
