Reviewing 'Jenůfa' at the English National Opera
★★★★ ‘You only sinned out of love, as I sinned out of love’ sings Jenůfa, in the remarkable statement of forgiveness and hope which...
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Roxy-Moon Dahal Hodson
Apr 53 min
Politics is Personal: Reviewing 'Nye' at the National Theatre
Full of Welsh whimsy, political integrity and technicolour, Nye immerses you. Staged and Good Omens actor Michael Sheen is Aneurin Bevan,...
Anwesh Banerjee
Apr 24 min
'The Greatest Play Of All Time' Review: A Blistering Love-Letter To Theatre and Greatness
"A 75-minute long blistering take-down of theatre culture in the UK." I remember reading Pirandello’s Six Characters In Search Of An...
Hannah Sugars
Apr 23 min
Reviewing 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by King's Shakespeare Society
"When the opportunity to see King’s Shakespeare Company arises again, I will seize it with both hands." Despite having studied A...
Georgia Gibson
Mar 204 min
Reviewing 'How To Flirt: The TED XXX Talk' at The Box, Soho: Missing Notes but Electric in its Bones
Daisy Doris May took the stage at The Box as drag king persona Steve Porter for one night only, before the show debuts at Edinburgh...
Barney Nuttall
Feb 214 min
Reviewing 'Macbeth' at Dock X London: More 'Trope' than 'Transfixing'
★★★ A a decent enough achievement, but one that made my mind wander throughout. I tend to associate Shakespeare with army fatigues,...
K. A. Thickett
Feb 103 min
The Handmaid's Wail: Reviewing 'The Handmaid's Tale' at the English National Opera
★★★ A timely revival that doesn’t quite hit the right notes. 'I wish my story was about love or sunsets or snow’ sings protagonist...
Hannah Sugars
Jan 273 min
Powerful, Playful, Pertinent: Reviewing ‘Blood On Your Hands’ at Southwark Playhouse
I went in entirely blind to see Blood On Your Hands. I had done no research in advance of the evening, so I scarcely had any idea what to...
Georgia Gibson
Jan 254 min
Theatre (Reprise): Why does Theatre Still Matter?
Editor's Note: This article was originally written for Strand's 2023 Spring printed edition, based on the theme of 'New Beginnings'. The...
Dan Ramos Lay
Jan 257 min
‘Macbeth’ at the Donmar Warehouse: An Immaculate Reimagining of the Feared Scottish Play
Spoilers ahead for Macbeth. Although you have had 418 years to catch up… Max Webster’s Macbeth is as much a feast for the eyes as it is...
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