Review: The York Realist, Donmar Warehouse
Like the character at the heart of The York Realist, the playwright Peter Gill was also once a young, learning director working on a revival of York’s Mystery P...
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Review: Belleville, Donmar Warehouse
Amy Herzog’s Belleville, at the Donmar Warehouse this winter, grasps at a few things: the experiences of ‘expats’ vs. ‘immigrants’ in foreign countries, the rom...
Review: The Lady from the Sea, Donmar Warehouse,
Written in 1888 by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, The Lady from the Sea is originally set in the coastal fjords of Scandinavia. Newly adapted by Elinor ...
Review: Knives in Hens, Donmar Warehouse
Knives in Hens and I are almost exactly the same age, right down to the month. David Harroway’s play was first performed in Edinburgh in 1995 – so I can’t prete...
Review: Limehouse, Donmar Warehouse
The Labour party is divided. Its left-wing leader is unpopular within the party, and there are MPs and cabinet members threatening to leave. Labour is tearing i...
Review: Saint Joan, Donmar Warehouse
In case you didn't know, Joan of Arc was born in 1412 in a small village in rural France. As she grew up, she claimed to experience visions of Saint Catherine, ...