Shucked Anna Levitt-Malik. 23/05/2025A new musical has cropped up at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, and I’m all shucked up about it! On...
The Deep Blue Sea Olivia Hurton 22/05/2025Terence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea would make rich material for the column of an agony aunt as much as...
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 Deep Blue Sea Olivia Hurton 22/05/2025Terence Rattigan’s The Deep Blue Sea would make rich material for the column of an agony aunt as much as...
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...
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...
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...
Ariadne auf Naxos Yael Shuv 22/05/2025Richard Strauss’s 1912 opera is an exceptionally unconventional work of musical theatre, posing a considerable challenge for any director. It...
Reviewer's Rating A Streetcar Named Desire Austin Fimmano 28/03/2025The scene has been set for director Rebecca Frecknall’s A Streetcar Named Desire to dazzle New York. After a sweep...
La bohème Yael Shuv 26/03/2025directorial liberties—nor should it. Puccini’s tale of starving artists in 1830s Paris is best served with a faithful touch. The...
Reviewer's Rating Avalona, A Musical Legend Austin Fimmano 11/03/2025You never know which doors in New York will transport you to a different world, and at The Sanctuary at...
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...
Reviewer's Rating Scissorhandz Julie Peakman 07/02/2025As we enter the auditorium, Susie Quatro’s ‘Devil Gate Drive’ with its lyrics ‘Come Alive’ is playing and I think...
Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Ty Jones Looks to the Future Austin Fimmano 11/05/2025On the evening of Friday, May 2nd, arts groups across the country received a jarring email: their grant money, allocated...
Power, Wit and Baroque: Sophie Gilpin on Her Bold New Pimpinone Rivka Jacobson 29/04/2025As part of the Jette Parker Artists Programme, director Sophie Gilpin tackles a rarely staged Baroque comedy — reframing its...
