Posts Tagged ‘Stage’
Kenny Morgan review – ‘a worthy tribute’
Mike Poulton’s play about Terence Rattigan’s secret lover does a stellar job of conveying the post-war prejudice and emotional reticence of 1940s Britain
Read MoreKenny Morgan, Arcola theatre, review: 'a worthy tribute'
Mike Poulton’s play about Terence Rattigan’s secret lover does a stellar job of conveying the post-war prejudice and emotional reticence of 1940s Britain
Read MoreBoy, Almeida, review: 'a nightmare vision of consumerist Britain'
Innovative production brings Leo Butler’s stark vision of 21st century London to life in Boy at the Almeida
Read MoreSheer Height redress the gender balance with new Arcola show
Fed up with the state of theatre for women, two friends founded their own company placing female characters centre stage
Read MorePark bench politics: Made Visible at the Yard Theatre
An encounter with two women in Victoria Park inspired Deborah Pearson’s play about race and identity
Read MoreNew play Lines looks at how peace is 'just a gap between wars'
Four soldiers struggle to adapt to not being at war in the latest production at the Yard Theatre
Read MoreCancellation of witchcraft play is 'akin to censorship'
Girls’ school pulls plug on touring play citing explicit references to child abuse
Read MoreCancellation of witchcraft play is ‘akin to censorship’
Girls’ school pulls plug on touring play citing explicit references to child abuse
Read MoreRecovering addicts among stars of cabaret about crack cocaine
Surreal cabaret Rockston Stories reveals true stories about drug addiction and features characters from history of Hoxton
Read MoreRadical play Brenda reflects on nature of being human
Brenda, which kicks off the Yard’s autumn season, is an experimental play that questions the very nature of selfhood
Read MoreHamlet – stage review: 'ambitious, visually lavish and perfectly-pitched'
Benedict Cumberbatch delights as the indecisive Prince of Denmark, but a stunning set is the real star of the Barbican’s production
Read MoreBakkhai – stage review: Greek tragedy's modern makeover
Ben Whishaw impresses as a Greek god in Anne Carson’s slick adaptation of The Bacchae by Euripides
Read MoreCrossing Jerusalem: stage review – 'We’re all the same stinking family!'
Julia Pascal’s play focuses on two families living in Jerusalem during the Second Intifada
Read MoreBeyond Caring – stage review: the shocking reality behind zero-hours contracts
Developed by The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick, Beyond Caring, about zero-hours contract cleaners in a meat factory, has now transferred to the National
Read MoreClarion – stage review: 'filthy, dark, hilarious and utterly human'
Set in the offices of Britain’s worst newspaper, Clarion is both witty and scathing about the state of the media and society as a whole
Read MorePolitrix – stage review: disillusioned youth and Westminster politics
An educational trip to the Houses of Parliament only serves to further alienate a group of inner-city youngsters in Politrix
Read MorePhilip Ridley: 'You cannot predict what’s going to cause outrage'
Playwright Philip Ridley talks about his new play Radiant Vermin, moving house – and why his provocateur reputation is undeserved
Read MoreAntigone – stage review: new script makes for slanging mismatch
Roy Williams’ adaptation of Antigone at Stratford East places the play in a gangland setting
Read MoreThe Mikvah Project – stage review: 'dissecting stereotypes and clichés'
Erotically-charged new play The Mikvah Project at The Yard Theatre explores Jewish faith and the boundaries of love
Read MoreHappy Ending at the Arcola – stage review
Terminal cancer is the subject of new musical Happy Ending
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