Review: King Lear
Twelve years ago, when Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory staged King Lear as its inaugural production, Andrew Hilton’s direction was much lauded for its unfl...
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Round Up: 2011
The results of our Twitter poll are in as Jessica Wilson rounds up your theatrical highs and lows of 2011.
Review: Cinderella: A Fairytale
With the Fairy Godmother excised in favour of a plucky flock of birds, and the Christmas season’s standard influx of Slade and Crosby replaced by a bluesy folk ...
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Some critics recently accused Sean Holmes’ Lyric Hammersmith production of Saved of being a touch reverential; of deferring to the text rather than interrogat...
Review: Comedy of Errors
After a triumphant Richard II, director Andrew Hilton has chosen one of Shakespeare's gentlest comedies for his next production: there is no touch of melanc...
Review: Richard II
I am continually awed by how fresh and vital a good director can make Shakespeare seem, and Andrew Hilton's Richard II was an excellent example. His cast clea...