‘The Real Thing’ at the Old Vic Explained: A Play For The Times or Of Its Time?
Tom Stoppard's encrypted word games sing of an ingenious thesis on love and its different forms.
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Ashley New
6 days ago5 min read
Old Vic Review: This Mince Pies- and Snow-Filled 'A Christmas Carol' Is A Feast For the Soul
The production itself is a gift to the senses, packed to the brim with old-school theatre magic.
Rowan McDonnell
Nov 254 min read
Birmingham Rep Review: This Delightfully Surprising 'Christmas Carol' Has Puppets, Projections, and a Narrator
These video projections are second to none and unlike anything I have ever seen from the Rep.
Gillian Choy
Oct 213 min read
Performance and History Collide at the Southwark Playhouse: 'Land of the Free' Review
The cast must be applauded for breathing life into the best elements of this play.
Ashley New
Oct 154 min read
It's What Really Happened To Him: Reviewing 'The Fear of 13' at the Donmar
An emotive and narratively-driven account of a wrongful convict's life story, told with extraordinary candour and humanity.
Amy Calladine
Oct 125 min read
“DON’T LOOK AT ME”: ‘The Other Place’, A Play That Begs You to Avert Your Eyes, Explained
This play is a twisted and singular success, with echoes of Antigone's tragedy in its melodrama.
Arianna Muñoz
Oct 114 min read
The Brothers Fall, But The Epic Play Rises Triumphantly: Reviewing The Lehman Trilogy's West End Return
This sweeping, if somewhat flawed, epic tells a grand tale of change and a corrupting American dream.
Gillian Choy
Oct 73 min read
Reviewing The National's 'Coriolanus': Lay The Play and The Man to Rest
While everyone has been itching to stage this play in the last decade, it takes work to make an exceptional adaptation.
Georgia Gibson
Oct 23 min read
Awe-Inspiring Puppetry for a Deeply Human Story: Reviewing 'War Horse', Galloping Across the UK on Tour
At the heart of this play is an ode to the “little man”, as characters on both sides of the war are treated with compassion.
Angelika Etherington-Smith
Oct 24 min read
New York Calls Up MI5 Agents! 'Operation Mincemeat' to Debut on Broadway in 2025
The musical’s overwhelming success comes from its unique blend of sharp humour, brilliant writing, and heartwarming performances.
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