'Can you have too much of a good thing?': Sex, plays and casting
Anything which makes me think about these plays in a new way is a bonus. I also want actors " irrespective of their sex " to have maximum opportunities.
Anything which makes me think about these plays in a new way is a bonus. I also want actors " irrespective of their sex " to have maximum opportunities.
Director Lizzie Minnion has created a sensitive and very moving adaptation of the true story of A Stranger on a Bridge.
If Sid Vicious had lived, could The Sex Pistols be about to reform? To cut a version of "Anarchy in the UK" for a corporate jingle? We're looking to Sense of Place Theatre's revival of Mike …
This production of Hamlet asserts itself as the authentic, entertaining and thrilling rendition that it consciously aims to be.
On the one hand, you might consider Little Death Club as just another late night cabaret show, but on experiencing this extraordinary hour, you see that it really is more than that, somethin…
they have made a noticeable effort to share the experiences of many, to both hilarious and humbling effect in word, movement and dance.
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Helen Edmundson's stage adaptation of Andrea Levy's Orange Prize-winning novel, Small Island.
"Inventive," "entertaining," "excellent" - Audiences have leaped onto social media to share their excitement about Bowie-inspired coming-of-age story Heroes. Take a look at what they had to …
It could all go horribly wrong but Ian Rickson's production of Rosmersholm in Duncan Macmillan's new adaptation brings Ibsen's dense moral and political tragedy safely into port.
The Menier Chocolate Factory today announces the European premiere of the musical of Robert James Waller's bestselling novel The Bridges of Madison County in a new staging by Trevor Nunn. Th…
Shadowlands isn't an all-out weepie but there are a few who will find it hard to control their emotions. A well made and moving revival.
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Rosmersholm at Duke of York's Theatre, a new adaptation of Ibsen's play.
Michael Black's two-hander Starved is a quietly challenging and impactful play, which provides an eye-opening insight into what it's like to live in poverty in Britain today.
Three new plays by Caryl Churchill and a first mainstage appearance by Bezhti author Gurpreeet Kaur Bhatti are among the highlights of the Royal Court Theatre's next season, a whole year of …
Out of Water, a new play about gender, regional and professional identity, rides the crest of the feelgood factor.
Pepita Productions is a theatre company that aims to create thought-provoking performances that also entertain. The company was formed by Julia Knight and the name for the company is inspire…
It is the stereotyping of women in theatre that has been one of the biggest motivators for Emmy Happisburgh to create her own company, aptly named Contentment Productions.
Jude, Howard Brenton's new cerebral tragi-comedy about a Syrian refugee's Oxford dreams, is just too gnomic.
Starved is yet another good example of the great work being performed within pub theatres at the present time.
A decent production of a slightly bland musical " The Hired Man's 20-30 year span is over-ambitious for the given running time.
A 75-minute straight through performance is often an intense journey for both the actors and the audience. Like you Hate me is no exception to this. These two extremely talented and perfectl…
It has been 50 years since Man Of La Mancha last played in London's West End and based upon this year's offering from the ENO and co-producers Grade-Linnitt it is easy to see why.
An all too rare independent musical theatre production, the new Australian staging of Barnum sees Todd McKenney embrace the chance to play iconic huckster P. T. Barnum.
Physical theatre company BoxLess Theatre will debut their new drama Hedgehog at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre next month. It will be their first show as Associate Artists of the newly relaunc…
Madagascar the Musical is a ninety minute escape from technology and provides the innocence needed for an uncomplicated and fun evening.