England

The Mill at Sonning

‘The Mill at Sonning’ may sound more like a title for a 19-century romantic novel than a name of a local theatre. Well, this is not just any theatre, ...
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As You Like It

The new production of AS YOU LIKE IT at the RSC is simply a delight from start to finish, though it is also very anti-magical for much of its running ...
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The Return of Benjamin Lay

This a remarkable piece of storytelling from the team at the Finborough. Wallace and Rediker have an important story to tell and, in Povinelli, they h...
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Rigoletto

The new production of Rigoletto, the opening opera of the 2023 Opera Holland Park season, is a triumph. Directed by Cecilia Stinton, it is set in a 19...
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Unexpected Twist

The touring company of Michael Rosen’s Unexpected Twist has reached Oxford and lives up to its very fine reputation. Adapted from the book by Michael ...
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Julius Caesar

I was certainly lucky to be at a performance of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar at the RSC in Stratford that had a Question and Answer session afterwards ...
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Further Than the Furthest Thing

Strikingly set in the round and adhering to a stylised minimalist set design, this revival of Zinnie Harris’ hit play is truly thought provoking. A th...
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Macbeth

For a play which is famously bad luck among actors (they aren’t even supposed to speak its name) Flabbergast Theatre show some pluck in taking on this...
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The Egyptians

While we take Athenian tragedy as the foundation of so much of what has followed in the Western dramatic tradition, how often do we stop to think abou...
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The Shawshank Redemption

I have never seen the film that was made of The Shawshank Redemption, a novella by Stephen King that is not quite his usual kind of horro story; and n...