Review: The Threepenny Opera, National Theatre
Bertolt Brecht: hated by students who don’t understand him, loved by the rest of us who still don’t really understand him. The Threepenny Opera is perhaps his m...
Bertolt Brecht
Review: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Royal Opera House
News of funding cuts for some of the UK's most iconic arts institutions last summer, most notably the English National Opera, may have spurred creatives to thin...
Review: The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Unicorn Theatre
It’s exciting to see Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle made so palatable and engaging for young audiences at the Unicorn Theatre near London Bridge. Brecht’s ...
Review: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is a play by Bertolt Brecht that went down a storm as part of the Chichester Festival and as a result has transferred to the ...
Review: Silent Partners
Silent Partners opens with direct contact from Jonathon Gibson. He plays Eric Bentley, the American academic and critic whose relationship with Bertolt Brecht i...
Exit Stage Left: How does theatre work as a social tool?
I have always seen each professional engagement in an actor’s career as a new opportunity to learn and develop. What is more creatively fulfilling than immers...