2,878 stories by "Lyn Gardner"
Borough Hall at Greenwich Dance, LondonTed Hughes's unfinished Crow poems are a dark, gurgling exploration of birth, death and the quest for love, taking the form of a fragmented and epic fo…
The debate continues over whether it's time to get rid of the term new writing, and evidence mounts that fees have hit applications for drama degreesWhy making drama may be in crisisOne of t…
BAC, LondonIn books and movies, and in theatre too, stories are delivered mostly in linear fashion with a beginning and an end and no distractions. But real life isn't like the movies. Our s…
Aerialists take flight in Norwich cathedral, a deconstructed Hamlet heads to Northern Stage in Newcastle, and real chariots are racing in Ben Hur near NewburyScotlandYou will want to head to…
Shoreditch Town Hall, LondonHydrocracker's New World Order transformed Shoreditch Town Hall into a shadowy totalitarian world with something nasty going on in the basement, and now Leba…
Ruth Mackenzie's cultural programme offers something for everyone, particularly those who think that theatre isn't for themWhen Les Commandos Percu's On the Night Shift explodes across the s…
AE Harris Factory, BirminghamWhen the young Van Leasings spy a new "wonder from the East" in the garden of their neighbour, Van Eek, they want a tulip for themselves. Initially they hope to …
Whoever is appointed to chair the Arts Council should not over-rely on private giving at the expense of public subsidy when it comes to arts fundingIn Sunday's Observer Review, Bristol Old V…
297 Hoxton Street, London"We are such stuff as dreams are made on," suggests Prospero in The Tempest. There is a dreamlike quality to Retz's performance-cum-installation, the fifth part of a…
A starry Michael Grandage season keeps its feet on the ground with cheap tickets; and why 'difficult' women easily make the best playwrightsThe Bottom line"I want to see David Walliams' Bott…
Royal Exchange Studio, ManchesterThe wedding festivities are under way. The glasses are primed for a toast when one of the guests feels compelled to make a terrible confession. The mood chan…
Number One First Street, ManchesterAnna is a lost soul; Pauline has lost her sense of self; Shanti often loses patience with her mother, Jessie, who in turn is losing her mind. In this lates…
Alan Cumming haunts audiences in a bold retelling of Macbeth in Glasgow, Devoted and Disgruntled hits the road and the Berkshire Giant awakens in NewburyScotland and Northern IrelandIn North…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonFew plays so obviously celebrate the collaborative nature of theatre as Henry V, which begins with the figure of a Chorus (Brid Brennan) striding out and inviting …
Would you pick out Rachel Weisz or Cillian Murphy in a fringe production? The critics didn't. It's not just good acting that makes stars " chance plays its hand, tooSpend any night on the Lo…
The Royal Court's decision not to sell advance tickets for Jez Butterworth's new play, The River, has upset those who pay for its membership scheme. But is ticketing ever fair?The announceme…
Polka, LondonSports day is a rite of passage for every child. Even in an era when there are supposedly no losers, it brings out competitive rivalries. Particularly in the parents.But Bl…
Scotland's biggest theatre awards unveil their winners, and the supporting cast of Swan demonstrates why you should never work with animalsScottish powerIt was a big day for Scottish theatre…
Theatre 503, LondonVincent, his wife Joy and teenage daughter live in a small, dead-end town where a teenager, Rob, has been murdered. Vincent knows all about death " for the last 17 years, …
A Doctor Who hit materialises in Ipswich, a Manchester office block provides the backdrop for a new play by poet Jackie Kay, and Alan Cumming plays all the parts in an unusual MacbethCentral…
Unicorn, LondonHow far would you go for love? That's a question raised in this infinitely touching little piece about deep space and deep affection that uses live animation techniques simila…
Bush, LondonMan (Simon Darwen) and Dad (Jason Barnett) are standing on either side of the future. The future is Boy (Bayo Gbadamosi), a young black teenager, bright but mouthy, who is convin…
CPT, LondonMorrissey. An icon for our times? Or the man responsible for the disappearance of the traditional high-street butcher and making David Cameron look cool for a nanosecond? Amy LamÃ…
Soho, LondonWhen the party's over, there's the mess to clear up. The mess is not just physical but emotional in the Edinburgh flat that Benny (Danny Kirrane), Mack (Samuel Edward Cook),…
An Odyssey played out on the streets of Deptford, Alan Ayckbourn's Norman Conquests trilogy in Liverpool, and the Pendle witches reconsidered in LancasterSouthPetit Mal is a circus show from…
