Review: King Lear, Peckham Asylum
It is unusual to see King Lear and leave feeling that it is a play for the zone two roles. But that is exactly how I felt after seeing The Malachites’ productio...
Brecht
Guest blog: Tricycle Takeover
I’m sitting writing this article in the bar of the Tricycle where the team are busy taking down the festival decorations. It’s like the day after a party where ...
Review: A Life of Galileo, Rose Theatre Kingston
In an age where there is irrefutable evidence for science and an overwhelming urge to further knowledge, it seems almost imponderable that a mere few hundred ...
Book review: The Complete Brecht Toolkit by Stephen Unwin
Although it’s a cliche, there’s a lot of truth to the old adage that, as Stephen Unwin says in his new book, “Brecht is often sloppily taught”. Many teachers of...
Blog: Theatre should not talk about climate change
Theatre is a life-affirming medium that involves people coming together in a social space and sharing experience. This does not naturally lend itself to ...
Feature: Speaking out – Sochi 2014
"This is no time for complacency," says Tess Berry-Hart, "or appeasement, or political apathy." We're in a North London cafe with the writer's husband and frequ...