Review: Mrs Dalloway, Arcola Theatre
Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway is, like much of her work, more interested in the complexities of the human individual than in the intricacies of plot. The novel,...
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Review: Not Talking, Arcola Theatre
Not Talking, Mike Bartlett’s very first play, has come to the Arcola Theatre, over 12 years after being published. Exploring conflict, simultaneously personal a...
Review: Moormaid, Arcola Theatre
Suicide. Terrorism. Adultery. The themes of Marion Blott’s Moormaid don’t suggest comedy, but Marion Blott’s script is at its most promising when she offsets th...
Review: Corpus Christi, Arcola Theatre
I should have loved this play. I’m into Christ, I’m into being gay. Terrence McNally’s script, in the right hands and possibly another context, can probably rea...
Review: Hanna, Arcola Theatre
The stage is nearly empty, except for a chair and desk on a red carpet with a spiral pattern. A red-coloured spotlight shines light on the setting. A jug of wat...
Review: Callisto: A Queer Epic, Arcola Theatre
Four time periods, four gay relationships, and one masterpiece of writing. In 1680, Arabella Hunt, the star of the opera La Callisto, is engaged in one of the f...