Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bridge Theatre, Eban Figueiredo., Laura Elphinstone, Milos Yerolemou, Nancy Carroll, Nicholas Burns, Nicholas Hyntner, Oliver Chris, Rory Kinnear, Tony Jayawardena on 29/10/2017| Leave a Comment »
London’s first new commercial theatre in 80 years, The Bridge, opens with YOUNG MARX by Richard Bean & Chris Coleman, starring Rory Kinnear as Marx and Oliver Chris as Engels. And it’s very funny. Don’t look for debates on dialectical materialism! The review also has pictures of the new Bridge Theatre and its location.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Carly Bawden, Christopher Dimond, Dominic Marsh, Emma Rice, Gareth Snook, Joanna Riding, Joe Evans, Lauren Samuels, Marc Antolin, Michael Kooman, Natasha Jayetileke, Philip Cox on 28/10/2017| Leave a Comment »
Review of the musical Romantics Anonymous (LINKED HERE) at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at The Globe. Wonderful, feel good stuff by artistic director Emma Rice. (Come back, all is forgiven?)
Posted in Uncategorized on 27/10/2017| Leave a Comment »
Review of Mike Bartlett’s “Albion” (FOLLOW LINK) at the Almeida Theatre:
This play has had ecstatic reviews and is seen as a Brexit allegory. I have a few doubts …
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alan Ayckbourn, Blanche McIntyre, Hattie Ladbury, Jemima Rooper, John Hollingworth, Jonathan Broadbent, Sarah Hadland, Trystan Gravelle on 18/10/2017| Leave a Comment »
Review of THE NORMAN CONQUESTS (follow link) by Alan Ayckbourn at Chichester Festival Theatre. This was an opportunity to see these three linked plays … Table Manners, Living Together and Round & Round The Garden all in one day. It was always considered one of the great events of late 20th century theatre, and deservedly so.
Posted in Uncategorized on 14/10/2017| Leave a Comment »
Review of Richard Thompson at Poole Lighthouse, Friday 13th too. Excellent support from Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker. A great acoustic solo show from one of the greatest British songwriters. The tour continues through to the end of October.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Andrew Pollard, Dennis Herdman, Kirsten Foster, Laura Eason, Michael Hugo, Theresa Heskins on 08/10/2017| Leave a Comment »
Link to the New Vic’s touring production of Around The World in 80 Days, seen at Salisbury Playhouse. This is vibrant, imaginative physical theatre with a cast of eight playing 125 characters. Michael Hugo as Passepartoute gives the comic performance of the year.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Damien Molony, Danny Webb, Dervla Kirwan, Dominic Mafham, Ian McKellen, Joanathan Munby, Jonathan Bailey, Kirsty Bushell, Phil Daniels, Sinead Cusack, Tamara Lawrence on 06/10/2017| 1 Comment »
A review added of the second King Lear in two and a bit weeks. This King Lear is with Ian McKellen at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre, (LINKED) one of the hottest theatre tickets of the year.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Amber James, Ben Goffe, Chipo Chung, Daniel York, Ellie Bevan, Kimberley Sykes, Nicholas Day, Sandy Grierson, Ti Green on 01/10/2017| Leave a Comment »
Review added of a magnificent production of Christopher Marlowe’s early play, Dido, Queen of Carthage (LINKED) at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Swan Theatre. It looks gorgeous. Beautifully performed too. More exciting than the Shakespeare on next door too.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Angus Jackson, Hannah Morrish, Haydn Gwynne, James Corrigan, Paul Jesson, Sope Dirisu on 01/10/2017| Leave a Comment »
Review of the 2017 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Coriolanus (LINKED) added. Sope Dirisu as Coriolanus in a modern dress production.
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