Posts Tagged ‘Stage’
Ploutos, The Space, stage review: ‘Whimsical romp drawing on Greek folk traditions’
This ‘droll moral parable’ was the first in a series of live plays at the Covid-secure Isle of Dogs theatre
Read MoreCoriolanus, National Theatre Live on YouTube, stage review: ‘Famous actors, punchy action and political turmoil’
Despite an impressive cast, this production, which is available to watch right now, lacks ‘grandness’
Read MoreTOM, Wilkie Branson, Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage, dance review: ‘Emotional, complex and unique’
Part of Sadler’s Wells Theatre’s online archive, this creative piece, put together by digitising 250,000 photographs, offers a ‘message of hope for the arts’
Read MoreTreasure Island, National Theatre Live, stage review: ‘All the childhood terror of the book’
This ‘masterful’ 2014 adaptation of the famous novel is ‘escapism, pure and simple’
Read MoreJane Eyre, National Theatre Live on YouTube, stage review: ‘Risk-taking spin on a Brontë classic’
With theatres closed, more and more shows are moving online. Our reviewer and his dog settled into the sofa to watch this ‘clever’ production at the National
Read MoreRevisor, Sadler’s Wells, dance review: ‘Using humour to expose the dark side of imperial bureaucracy’
Choreographer Crystal Pite and director Jonathan Young are a ‘partnership made in heaven’
Read MoreCoronavirus: Arcola Theatre suspends all performances and appeals for donations
The venue in Dalston warns its future is at risk but says it is ‘determined to survive’
Read MoreNo Show, Yard Theatre, stage review: ‘Slices of satire and silliness’
Christopher Green’s meta play ‘successfully explores the agony of the artist who must bare themselves to a room full of strangers’
Read MoreGut, Barbican, stage review: ‘Thrilling, inquisitive and well-acted’
Frances Poet’s ‘razor-sharp’ family drama, performed by Guildhall graduates, avoids ‘black and white simplicity’
Read MoreHackney playwright’s film wins Best Screenplay at illustrious Lift-Off awards
Tamara von Werthern ‘over the moon’ after picking up the gong at a ceremony at Pinewood Studios this month
Read MoreFalling In Love Again, King’s Head Theatre, stage review: ‘Thank goodness it is short’
Ron Elisha’s new play imagining the night before Edward VIII’s abdication is not a patch on the royal family’s real-life drama
Read MoreMarvin Khoo & Temple of Fine Arts, Sadler’s Wells: ‘Exceptional dance company conjures up myth and magic’
The Bharatanatyam ensemble dazzled audiences last month as part of Darbar Festival 2019
Read MoreThe Duchess of Malfi, Almeida Theatre: ‘High-octane take on a surprisingly modern play’
John Webster’s early 17th century classic is an ‘object lesson in the iniquity of restrictions on a woman’s sexual conduct’
Read MoreThe Taming of the Shrew, Barbican Theatre, stage review: ‘Gender reversal offers an ingenious twist’
Justin Audibert’s ‘inside-out version’ of Shakespeare’s classic is ‘highly enjoyable’
Read MoreEmanuel Gat: Works, Sadler’s Wells, stage review: ‘Experimental dance without the pretension’
Choreographer Emanuel Gat creates ‘beauty in chaos’ in this collection of pieces
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 MoreHackney Empire boosts youth engagement by 12 per cent in a year
Four thousand youngsters got involved in the theatre’s Creative Futures scheme in 2019, and its annual talent show is set to go global
Read More‘Alternately sombre and exuberant’: All of Me at the Yard Theatre – review
‘A wide-ranging reflection on fear, hope, pain, death and the meaning or lack of meaning of life’
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