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Review: Hamlet: Rotten States, The Hope Theatre
Christmas has been and gone and I thought the same could be said for panto season. Yet, tonight I discover that my aforementioned presumption may not be true -...
Shakespeare
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4.0
Review: Teenage Dick, Donmar Warehouse
Modern day Shakespeare has seen various interpretations relocate the classic texts to American high schools. Castles become classrooms and courtroom drama is p...
4.0
Review: Much Ado About Nothing, Wilton’s Music Hall
“The wonderful thing about the music hall”, Wilton‘s Music Hall board member Dr. John Gayner told me as we took neighbouring seats on press night, “is that for...
3.0
Review: The Taming of the Shrew, Barbican
Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew is a play well-loved; it has brought us 10 Things I Hate About You and numerous other stage and screen adaptations that h...
3.0
Review: As You Like It, Barbican
There’s much to admire in Kimberley’s Sykes’s production of Shakespeare’s lively comedy, although something seems to be lurking behind the scenes in this Fores...
5.0
Review: RIFT present Midsummer Night’s Dream, Alexandra Palace
We gather on the observation terrace of Alexandra Palace in the shadow of its vast transmission tower. A plaque declares that it is the site of the first ever ...