The temporary transfer of live to online theatre has changed the way many theatre critics like Matt Barton approach and write about it. Here, he considers whet...
All About Eve is, somewhat predictably, all about Eve. Eve Harrington (Lily James), in particular - a down and out war widow with a love of theatre. She meets ...
In 1964, Marshal McLuhan taught us that ‘the medium is the message’. Back then, that medium was television. Today, it is the internet, social media, smartphones...
Omnipresent in London this season, Ivo van Hove has emerged as one of contemporary western theatre’s most divisive figures. I found his recent Hedda Gabler at t...
Like a male Shakespearean lead, Hedda Gabler is one of those characters actors use to prove themselves. Nothing wrong with that, as it’s allowed us to see many ...
Built in just seven weeks , Kings Cross Theatre provides an original theatre venue for Bowie’s last body of work. Lazurus originally played on Broadway last Dec...