Rebellion, Resignation, and Survival in Ibsen, Chekhov, Rattigan, and Williams Rivka Jacobson 21/05/2025In the landscape of modern drama, few figures loom as poignantly as the woman on the verge — poised between...
Parsifal Tim Hochstrasser 21/05/2025This production is a first in a number of ways. It is the first time Wagner’s final opera has received...
The Brightening Air Wilder Gutterson 21/05/2025Set in County Sligo in the 1980’s the Brightening Air is Conor McPherson’s first original play since 2013, following on...
The Rape of Lucrece Olivia Hurton 17/05/2025If Shakespeare were alive in 2025, would he be a songwriter? The Rape of Lucrece at Wilton’s Music Hall certainly...
Keli Ben Reiss 17/05/2025Keli is seventeen. Keli lives in a struggling former mining town near Glasgow. Keli works a dead-end supermarket job. Keli...
Julius Caesar in Egypt Josi Steinfeld 15/05/2025Handel’s Giulio Cesare remains one of his top ten operas, and for good reason. It was a resounding success at...
House of Games Tim Hochstrasser 13/05/2025With Dealer’s Choice playing at the Donmar, and this production opening at Hampstead, the risks and temptations of gambling are...
Faygele Lara Inglis-Jones 12/05/2025Faygele, currently running at London’s Marylebone Theatre, feels less like a traditional play and more like a confessional. Written by...
Jephtha – An Oratorio in Three Acts Josi Steinfeld 11/05/2025For his final oratorio, Handel chose the Old Testament story of Jephtha, the Israelite leader who vows to sacrifice the...
Port Talbot Gotta Banksy Rhys John Edwards 09/05/2025I’ve never been much of a fan of verbatim theatre. Arrogantly, I always felt it was a bit like cheating....