Posts by Gabriel Wilding
As You Like It, Barbican Theatre, stage review: ‘Brave but messy reinvention’
Kimberley Sykes’ take on the Shakespearean comedy feels ‘novel for the sake of it’
Read MoreThe Lovely Bones, Hackney Empire, stage review: ‘Slick look at life in all its shades’
Bryony Lavery’s adaptation of the bestselling novel shows ‘once again that theatre has a magic like nothing else’
Read MoreVassa, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Classic family drama given a good shake’
Maxim Gorky’s dark comedy about power and greed, adapted with aplomb by Mike Bartlett, ‘rings as true today as it did in 1910’
Read MoreIvanov, Barbican Theatre, stage review: ‘A shining cast dimmed by technical flaws’
Theatre of Nations brought Anton Chekhov’s first full-length play to London in its original language – but subtitling issues resulted in confusion
Read MoreBoy Blue, Barbican Theatre: ‘Hip-hop dance troupe lacking its usual punch’
The Olivier Award-winning company’s latest show, REDD, deals with grief and betrayal, but ends up feeling ‘flat and emotionless’
Read MoreGiselle, Sadler’s Wells, ballet review: ‘Dark, twisted and imaginative’
Akram Khan’s interpretation of a classic is ‘utterly magical to behold’
Read MoreThe Doctor, Almeida Theatre: ‘High-calibre, unique drama that will leave you a changed person’
Robert Icke’s third collaboration with Juliet Stevenson, and his last outing as the theatre’s associate director, is ‘impeccable’
Read MoreJesus Christ Superstar, Barbican Theatre: ‘Modern, but with all the clout of the original’
Director Timothy Sheader’s fresh take on the classical Lloyd Webber musical ‘enthralls, appalls and innovates’
Read MoreThe Hunt, Almeida Theatre: ‘This show has it all’
This stage adaptation of the iconic Danish film is ‘slick, clever and near faultless’
Read MoreMaria Stuarda, The Old Church, opera review: ‘Revolutionary take on a sometimes distant art form’
OperaUpClose’s new production of Donizetti’s classic is ‘rich and heartbreaking’
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