MY BRILLIANT FRIEND
20 Dec 2019 MY BRILLIANT FRIEND This is a tricky one. At just over 5 hours (2.5+ each part), there…
OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE
A visually engrossing adaptation of the book, which succeeds in bringing magic to life and makes for a great show...
CYRANO (Jamie Lloyd production)
3 Dec 2019 CYRANO Martin Crimp / Jamie Lloyd / James McAvoy version I find it exceptionally hard to review…
TRANSLATIONS Revival
2 Dec 2019 TRANSLATIONS Revival This was definitely interesting: seeing a play we saw last year (together with Barbara, both…
NOISES OFF West End
2 Dec 2019 NOISES OFF West End I wrote this one up after seeing it at the Lyric earlier in…
FAIRVIEW
30 Nov 2019 FAIRVIEW This is a hard one to write for a variety of reasons, not the least of…
KK feature review: Cyrano (Jamie Lloyd production)
29 Nov 2019 KK feature review: Cyrano (Jamie Lloyd production) It was really good, I really enjoyed! It finished around…
ON BEAR RIDGE
13 Nov 2019 ON BEAR RIDGE I had no plans to see it, but critics' reviews were glowing, and I…
WHAT’S IN A NAME
13 Nov 2019 WHAT'S IN A NAME So this is meant to be an adaptation of a French film by…
AGES OF THE MOON
8 Nov 2019 AGES OF THE MOON Methinks Sam Shepard is just not for me. The play is a two-hander…
THE PERMANENT WAY
7 Nov 2019 THE PERMANENT WAY The last 2 plays from David Hare that I saw weren't very good for…
VASSA
6 Nov 2019 VASSA Well that was interesting... I don't know the play, so can't tell how good/faithful the adaptation…
Saw *SEARED* for the second time on Thursday.
2 Nov 2019 Saw *SEARED* for the second time on Thursday. It is certainly a terrific ensemble piece, everyone is…
LINDA VISTA: NYC
30 Oct 2019 LINDA VISTA: NYC This show has been getting a lot of buzz on account of being very…
FEAR: NYC
29 Oct 2019 FEAR: NYC Hmmmm. The write-ups I saw on this promised gripping thrills and plot twists. I quite…
MAYAKOVSKY AND STALIN: NYC
26 Oct 2019 MAYAKOVSKY AND STALIN: NYC At the risk of seeing entirely too many Eastern European productions, this one…
SEARED: NYC
25 Oct 2019 SEARED: NYC Having seen Raul Esparza in an odd bit of screen big and small, I wasn't…
CYRANO : NYC (Erica Schmidt production)
24 Oct 2019 CYRANO : NYC (Erica Schmidt production) Given the hype, the lack of tickets, and the prices, one…
THE LOVE SUICIDES: NYC
23 Oct 2019 THE LOVE SUICIDES: NYC My first time at the Rose Theatre, which is part of Lincoln Center,…
ANTIPODES
22 Oct 2019 ANTIPODES Another hyena at this show. People need to learn how to behave at the theatre... I…
LUNGS
18 Oct 2019 LUNGS I swear, the more I pay for a ticket, the worse experience I have. Paid good…
MG feature review: A History Of Water in the Middle East
15 Oct 2019 MG feature review: A History Of Water in the Middle East Really enjoyed, it was more of…
THE NICETIES
13 Oct 2019 THE NICETIES My first time at the Finborough Theatre, though I'm told it's got a fantastic reputation…
SOLARIS
11 Oct 2019 SOLARIS Well, it wasn't as bad as "Against". But then nothing could be. The only word I…
SHUKSHIN’S STORIES
9 Oct 2019 SHUKSHIN'S STORIES As usual, some finer point of Russian theatre were lost on me, including bringing out…
A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG
3 Oct 2019 A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG The play made me think back to what Maria…
MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT
30 Sep 2019 MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT I can't remember the last time I laughed so much at the…
THE SOUND INSIDE: NYC
29 Sep 2019 THE SOUND INSIDE: NYC So.... this is one of those self-narrated plays. Parker talks about herself the…
THE ROSE TATTOO: NYC
26 Sep 2019 THE ROSE TATTOO: NYC I haven't read or seen this piece of Williams before, but the production…
BLOOD WEDDING
20 Sep 2019 BLOOD WEDDING I wanted to like it _so_ badly. Love it even. Never seen Lorca staged, and…