Dracula review " spareness, boldness and electrifying sound design by Susannah Clapp

New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme Bram Stoker's novel become an all-round sensory experience in this fine adaptation by Theresa HeskinsThe creatures dangle and spin upside down from the rafters,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on March 15, 2015☆⚑

The Armour review " no linking narrative, too much corridor carpet by Susannah Clapp

The Langham, LondonBen Ellis's site-specific drama could have made more of its historic hotel setting Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:42am on March 15, 2015☆⚑

Closer review " Marber's 90s passion play still stirs by Susannah Clapp

Donmar Warehouse, London Patrick Marber's finely wrought 1997 play about the brutal business of falling in and out of love holds good in David Leveaux's smooth if safe revival Continue readi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on March 1, 2015☆⚑

Farinelli and the King review " Mark Rylance and Iestyn Davies dazzle by Susannah Clapp

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonThe healing power of music is made real in Clare van Kampen's irresistibly genial play about the great 18th-century castratoThere is an irresistible geniality …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:00am on March 1, 2015☆⚑

Man and Superman review " Ralph Fiennes towers as Shaw's Don Juan by Susannah Clapp

Lyttelton, LondonSimon Godwin's whirling revival of Shaw's loquacious 1903 play proves fashion wrong in emphatic styleMuch is said about the responsibility of the National Theatre to find ne…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:00am on March 1, 2015☆⚑

How to Hold Your Breath review " ragbag dystopia starring Maxine Peake by Susannah Clapp

Royal Court, LondonPeake is the one bright spark in Zinnie Harris's muddled state-of-the-world drama Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on February 15, 2015☆⚑

Radiance review " Alan Alda's drama about Marie Curie lacks chemistry by Susannah Clapp

This account of the scientist's romantic life fails to sparkle, despite Cathy Tyson's expressive lead Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on February 15, 2015☆⚑

The Life and Times of Fanny Hill review " satisfying mix of raunch and melancholy by Susannah Clapp

John Cleland's 18th-century erotic romp is given a well-judged modern edgeExcellent. The 18th century is sweeping over Bristol's theatres. In April the Tobacco Factory puts on The School for…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:00am on February 15, 2015☆⚑

The Last of the De Mullins review " comic and fervent by Susannah Clapp

Jermyn Street, LondonA headstrong heroine scarpers from the family pile with a baby in tow in St John Hankin's prophetic 1908 play, now staged for the first time in public Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:01am on February 8, 2015☆⚑

Hello/Goodbye review " a flat romance by Susannah Clapp

Hampstead theatre, LondonTV's young Inspector Morse is the only good thing about this predictable love story Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on February 8, 2015☆⚑

The Ruling Class review " James McAvoy saves the show by Susannah Clapp

The star dazzles in this madcap revival of Peter Barnes's blunt 1968 satire Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:00am on February 8, 2015☆⚑

The Hard Problem review " Tom Stoppard dodges the big question by Susannah Clapp

Dorfman theatre, LondonConsciousness is the subject of Stoppard's first full-length work in nine years but the play lacks his usual intellectual rigourYou could measure out a theatre-going l…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:00am on February 1, 2015☆⚑

Bull review " a riveting and uncomfortable 55 minutes by Susannah Clapp

Young Vic, LondonMike Bartlett's follow-up to Cock is a masterclass in the workings of collusionSusannah Clapp reviews the ChangelingSusannah Clapp reviews Fever Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on January 25, 2015☆⚑

The Fever review " an evening of wine, chocolates and guilt by Susannah Clapp

May Fair hotel, LondonWallace Shawn's denunciation of capitalism hits home " up to a pointSusannah Clapp reviews The ChangelingSusannah Clapp reviews Bull Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on January 25, 2015☆⚑

The Changeling review " Middleton and Rowley's tragedy has never been so acutely funny by Susannah Clapp

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London Gore, humour and Hattie Morahan cut to the quick in Dominic Dromgoole's whip-sharp production of The ChangelingSusannah Clapp reviews Bull at the Young VicSus…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on January 25, 2015☆⚑

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown review " elegant and edgy but lacks Pedro power by Susannah Clapp

Playhouse, LondonDespite some terrific performances, this musical adaptation struggles to capture the spirit of Almodóvar's movieWomen on the Verge, the musical: in pictures Almodóvar …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:05am on January 18, 2015☆⚑

Tree review " twinkles from one comic exchange to another by Susannah Clapp

Old Vic, LondonDaniel Kitson's play has quirky charm " and deep theatrical rootsThe first marvel in Daniel Kitson's Tree is the tree itself, a fine structure built by Take 1 Scenic Services.…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:03am on January 18, 2015☆⚑

Donkey Heart review " dialogue with darts of wildness by Susannah Clapp

Trafalgar Studios, London Moses Raine's play, set in a Moscow flat, makes the strange seem close at hand Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on January 18, 2015☆⚑

The Grand Tour review " a sideways glance at a big subject by Susannah Clapp

Finborough, LondonThis pocket-sized production works wonders with Jerry Herman's musical about fleeing the Nazis Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:03am on January 11, 2015☆⚑

Village Wooing/How He Lied to Her Husband review " short, sharp Shaw by Susannah Clapp

Tristan Bates, LondonTwo of Bernard Shaw's lesser-known works, one satirising one of his biggest successes, are snappily effective on a tiny stage Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on January 11, 2015☆⚑

Antarctica review " lo-tech storytelling, high-grade music by Susannah Clapp

Battersea Arts Centre, London Bach, Verdi and Dvorák provide the soundtrack for this jaunty polar adventure for children starring the irresistible Owlabear Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on December 28, 2014☆⚑

Cats review " none of it is very catlike by Susannah Clapp

Andrew Lloyd Webber's resurrected musical features terrific dancing and some truly hideous moggies Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on December 28, 2014☆⚑

Jabberwocky review " uncanny and enchanting by Susannah Clapp

Little Angel, London Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem makes perfect sense in Peter O'Rourke's spellbinding puppet show Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on December 28, 2014☆⚑

Golem review " a glimmering evening by Susannah Clapp

Young Vic, London The ingenious 1927 mingle live performance, animation and film to disconcerting effect in this anti-technology tale Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:03am on December 21, 2014☆⚑

The Merchant of Venice review " significance steams through by Susannah Clapp

The close confines of the Almeida are perfect for this updating of Rupert Goold's extraordinary production set in 21st-century Las Vegas Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on December 21, 2014☆⚑