One of the most famous passages in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre comes when the eponymous Jane, after discovering that her fiancé Rochester has lied to...
The National Theatre’s production of Hedda Gabler opens with Hedda and Berte, her maid, seated on stage. While other characters appear and talk to Ber...
In 1973, the democratically elected socialist government of Chile was overthrown by a military coup; the new authoritarian government, led by General ...
English National Ballet’s Nutcracker attempts to present a traditional ballet with a darker edge; the Mouse King returns throughout, his presence felt...
Art-Vic’s new production of Anna Karenina is performed without a set, against a black backdrop decorated with train track patterns. Before the play ev...
LeRoi Jones’ play The Slave is described as ‘angry, passionate, and unapologetic’; unfortunately, in this production at least, this passion does not m...
War Paint is an immersive theatrical experience located in a Marylebone flat; the audience is invited to walk through the space and observe four women...
BAZ Productions’ dreamplay promises us a ‘dream-journey to find the door behind which everything is answered.’ Unfortunately, although perhaps unsurpr...
Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall’s production of Cabaret, first performed on Broadway in 1998 and revived at Studio 54 in 2014, is renowned for its innovat...
Now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring. So says Benvolio in Act III of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet; throughout the play, repeated reference...
