Medea, Almeida Theatre, 2015
Completing the Almeida’s triptych of modernised Greek tragedies, Medea takes on the boldest reincarnation. In a new translation by controversial feminist writer Rachel Cusk, the drama is relocated to the […]
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Photograph 51, Noel Coward Theatre, 2015
Marking her first return to the West End since 1998, Nicole Kidman’s latest role in Photograph 51 is a refreshingly unconventional one. In personal tribute to her biochemist father, she […]
Gypsy, Savoy Theatre, 2015
Widely regarded by critics as one of, if not the greatest American musical of all time, it seems remarkable that this is Gypsy’s first return to the West End since […]
Agatha Christie: Forever the Queen of Crime
My younger self wasn’t much of a reader. At the start of every summer holiday, I’d be forced by my Mum to the library, reluctant to take any books home […]
Temple, Donmar Warehouse, 2015
In October 2011, a group known as Occupy London camped outside St Paul’s Cathedral in protest against capitalism. Sparking outcry, the Dean of St. Paul’s announced the decision to close […]
The Seagull, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, 2015
First performed in 1896, The Seagull is Chekhov’s first masterpiece. It might be for this reason that the play exhibits all of his typical thematic qualities in a way that […]
The Motherfucker with the Hat, National Theatre, 2015
Transferring to the West End after a successful debut on Broadway, TheMotherfucker with the Hat is a play that had everyone talking – for obvious reasons. As rebellious and expletive-ridden […]
