Mawa Theatre Company: “We want to do an all-black, all-female Romeo & Juliet”
In the latest of our video interviews, we speak to Jade Samuels, the Executive Producer of Mawa, the first all-black, all-female Shakespeare Theatre Company e...
Romeo and Juliet
What’s the last year really been like for theatre critics?
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...
Review: Redefining Juliet, The Pit at the Barbican
Juliet Capulet of Shakespeare’s world-renowned Romeo & Juliet might be one of, if not the most famous female character ever written for the stage. Countless...
Review: We’ve Got Each Other, Pleasance Theatre
For a Bon Jovi amateur whose fandom is limited to Livin' On A Prayer, my knowledge needn't be more experienced! Paul O’Donnell takes us on an idea for a Bon Jov...
Review: Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s Globe
A black cloth, torn and irregular, is suspended over the stage of Shakespeare’s Globe – reminiscent of a foreboding spider’s web. From the very beginning, this ...
Blog: The NYT at 60: We are proud of our young
As the National Youth Theatre's 60th anniversary West End season approaches its close, the company's Chief Executive and Artistic Director reflects on the impac...