Feature: Sit up and listen – an overview of political theatre in 2013
This year, political theatre-goers were treated to high class drama up and down the country. Looking at topics including the Israel/Palestine conflict, homo...
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Review: The World Goes ‘Round, Union Theatre
As Director Kirk Jameson’s own programme notes attest, even those bizarre creatures who claim that they ‘don’t do musical theatre’ would have to acknowledge t...
Feature: Blood Wedding goes green
How can theatre fight the green fight? One way is to make an entire set from recycled materials, as designer Francisco Rodriguez-Weil has done for Aria Entertai...
Review: The Scottsboro Boys, Young Vic Theatre
Sometimes it’s good to see aspects of popular culture surviving throughout the generations; in other cases, it’s more reassuring to see a dated artform fall f...
Review: Hysteria
I have a terrible confession to make. I arrived late to the Press Night for Hysteria at the Hampstead Theatre. And more fool me, because Terry Johnson’s produ...
Review: Bigmouth
It is hard not to be slightly envious of Valentijn Dhaenens. Dhaenens, with his sinister charm and understated charisma, takes to the space like a soul posses...