(Don’t) Look Back in Anger Review
In his programme to the current production of Look Back in Anger at the Almeida Theatre lecturer and author Matthew Franks refers to the danger of producing Look Back in…
Guys and Dolls Review
Petra Shepherd reviews the classic musical Guys and Dolls which runs at the Bridge Theatre until 4 January 2025. Set in 1950s Broadway, Guys and Dolls is an old classic…
Echo Review Royal Court
Read about Adrian Lester’s performance in Mark Bibby Jackson’s Echo review at the Royal Court Theatre, a challenging and rewarding play. Echo Review There are times you feel you are…
Roots by Arnold Wesker, Almeida Theatre
Arnold Wesker’s Roots, directed by Diyan Zora, will run at the Almeida Theatre from 1 October to 23 November. It forms part of the Angry and Young season alongside Look…
Look Back in Anger, Almeida Theatre
The Almeida Theatre will stage John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger this Autumn. Directed by Atri Banerjee, the play is part of the theatre’s Angry and Young season along with…
ECHO at the Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court Theatre presents ECHO by Nassim Soleimanpour in July at its Jerwood Theatre Downstairs. ECHO ECHO stands for Every Cold-Hearted Oxygen, but apart from that little is know…
The Years, Almeida Theatre
Eline Arbo’s The Years will run at The Almeida Theatre from 27 July to 31 August. This is the UK premier of of Eline Arbo’s De jaren adapted from Nobel Prize winner…
People, Places and Things, Trafalgar Theatre
People, Places and Things starring Denise Gough runs at the Trafalgar Theatre in London from 3 May to 10 August. Duncan Macmillan’s play is directed by Jeremy Herrin. The original…
Dear Octopus Review, the National Theatre
Judith Schrut reviews the National Theatre’s Dear Octopus, Dodie Smith’s acclaimed but rarely performed 1938 play. Does the name Dodie Smith (1896-1990) ring any literary bells for you? If no,…
nhow London Hotel Review : a Creative Place to Stay
On a cultural trip to London, Mark Bibby Jackson stays at the nhow London while catching Othello at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and Entangled Pasts at the Royal Academy. Having…
King Lear Review, Almeida Theatre
William Shakespeare’s tragedy about age and betrayal comes to the Almeida Theatre from 8 February to 30 March. King Lear will be directed by Yaël Farber, and stars Danny Sapani…
Othello, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Othello, at The Globe‘s Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in an intimate candle lit ambience that befits Shakespeare’s tempestuous play, is directed by Ola Ince and stars Ken Nosu. It runs from…
The Motive and the Cue Review
Mark Bibby Jackson reviews The Motive and the Cue at the Noel Coward Theatre. Motive and the Cue is a play about contrast. Jack Thorne’s play directed by Sam Mendes…
Mary Said What She Said, Barbican Centre
Isabelle Huppert returns to the Barbican Theatre for the UK premier of Robert Wilson’s Mary Said What She Said for a limited run in May 2024. A Théâtre de la Ville’s production,…
Ghosts, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Ghosts will be the first performance of an Ibsen play at the Globe Theatre’s Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in its 10-year history. Director Joe Hill-Gibbins breathes new life into the 150-year-old…
Macbeth, Globe Theatre
Macbeth sees Director Abigail Graham’s directorial debut at the Globe theatre following her 2022 interpretation of Merchant of Venice at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in 2022. Macbeth Plot If you…
As You Like It, Globe Theatre
Ellen McDougall’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy As You Like It runs at the Globe Theatre until 29 October. This performance, which stars Isabel Adomakoh Young as Orlando…
Portia Coughlan, Almeida Theatre
At the interval of Portia Coughlan now showing at Almeida Theatre, I find myself wondering where the play will go. To my great satisfaction I discover that it develops into…
Cold War Review, Almeida Theatre
Cold War is a beautiful love story. Echoes of Dr Zhivago and Romeo and Juliet permeate throughout this wonderful performance directed by Rupert Goold based on the book by Conor…
A Mirror Review : Almeida Theatre
Mark Bibby Jackson reviews A Mirror by Sam Holcroft at the Almeida Theatre. I must admit to having something of a pathological aversion to weddings. So, when I am invited…
A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Globe Theatre
Mark Bibby Jackson reviews a challenging performance of A Midsummer’s Night Dream at the Globe Theatre which manages to stay true to its roots. Of all Shakespeare’s plays, A Midsummer…
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Review
Mark Bibby Jackson reviews Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead at the Barbican Theatre part of its UK and Europe tour. Somehow I have never seen a…
A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction
A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction by Miranda Rose Hall will have its UK debut at the Barbican Theatre in April thanks to a collaboration between…
Standing at the Sky’s Edge
Standing at the Sky’s Edge will be performed at the National Theatre’s Olivier Theatre from 9 February to 25 March. With music and lyrics by Richard Hawley, based on a…
