Review: Macbeth, Barbican Centre
Controversial South African director Brett Bailey and his company clash cultures together at the Barbican this month as they present Verdi’s Macbeth, reimagined...
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Feature: Cheek by Jowl – is translation treason?
"...after all our subtle colour and nervous rhythm, after the faint mixed tints of Conder, what more is possible? After us the Savage God." (from Autobiograp...
Blog: Points of departure – reflections on German theatre
'Atmen' directed by Katie Mitchell I don’t speak German. Not a word. So it was with some trepidation that I travelled to Berlin a couple of weeks ...
Review: Rhinocéros
Quel désastre, Britons: we live in a neglected nation! Our country may have entertained Shakespeare when he wasn't fantasising about Italy, but come the mid-twe...
“New work not new writing” at the Almeida Festival
"A kaleidoscope of theatre for the culturally curious". Ellen Carr finds out how the Almeida are embracing the unknown in this year's festival.
Round Up: loved up or fed up
A countrywide round up of what to see this week whether St Valentine has got you loved up or fed up.