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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ignorance is bliss, they say – and in Noel Coward’s comedy Hay Fever, the Bliss family is most certainly ignorant. Subtitled ‘A Comedy of Bad Manners’, the play tells of […]
The arts are currently thriving with portrayals of the monarchy, but few have proven as relevant or inventive as The Audience. In Peter Morgan’s acclaimed script, we find ourselves privy […]
It was theatre’s biggest ever display of election fever: an ensemble cast of over forty, a ticket ballot that kept audiences in suspense and a live broadcast on More 4 […]
If there was ever a prize for the most eccentric title character of any play, Harvey would give its competitors a good run for their money. The eponymous figure in […]
It’s often said that drama should be seen rather than read, and with good reason. But when I came across Death of a Salesman as a student, I remember its […]
An Academy Award-winning actress, an Olivier-nominated director, and a classic Sophocles tragedy: it’s easy to see how the teaming of Juliette Binoche and Ivo van Hove in Antigone was anticipated […]