The Merchant of Venice Ben Reiss 24/01/2025Things you will be warned about before watching Theatre For A New Audience’s (TFANA) production of William Shakespeare’s The Merchant...
Not a Word Sofía Danailov Esteban 22/01/2025“Not a Word” is a striking portrait of what it is to be forgotten, to be alone, to be a...
Jenůfa Josi Steinfeld 21/01/2025This revival of Claus Guth’s 2021 production of Jenůfa is a triumph largely thanks to Czech conductor Jakub Hrůŝa. Making...
La Manékine Sofía Danailov Esteban 15/01/2025La Manékine is a gripping story where light intersects with darkness, and joy meets despair. Blending puppetry, storytelling, and a...
Revenge: After the Levoyah Olivia Hurton 15/01/2025Theatre is limited, we’re told, in a way that film is not. What if you wanted to write a play...
The Maids Olivia Hurton 14/01/2025Director Annie Kershaw gave us a queer Hedda Gabler in 2023 at the Reading Rep; now, in another quirky textual...
Re Chicchinella Thibault Elie 14/01/2025The play tells the absurd and surreal story of a king who finds himself with a chicken lodged inside him,...
Firebird Tim Hochstrasser 14/01/2025‘Firebird’ takes its inspiration, somewhat loosely, from the memoir of actor Sergei Fetisov, and is set in the Soviet Union...
Fascinating Aida Tim Hochstrasser 11/01/2025What more is there to say about Fascinating Aida? They are an international institution, who have performed for royalty and...
City of Night Birds Tim Hochstrasser 10/01/2025This is Juhea Kim’s second novel, and it is both a technically accomplished and highly accessible, compelling read. The story...