Seminar, Hampstead Theatre, 2014
A writer writing about writers – it’s a concept which, on the surface, can’t help sounding slightly self-indulgent. Yet this is the exact undertaking of Theresa Rebeck in her play, […]
My Night With Reg, Donmar Warehouse, 2014
It’s a tragedy in itself that Kevin Elyot passed away before the revival of My Night with Reg. For his play, in its portrayal of a group of gay male […]
The Craze for Crime Fiction
If there was ever a genre of fiction that’s kept at the very height of fashion, it’s the whodunnit. Scout the shelves of any bookshop, scan the listings of the […]
The Importance of Being Earnest, Harold Pinter Theatre, 2014
There is often a misconception in theatre that when a classic play is performed, the purpose of its revival must be justified creatively. That is, there is often a self-imposed […]
A Small Family Business, National Theatre, 2014
The revival of any play always begs a new question about its significance. Has its relevance endured? Will it still stand up and speak to us on a second viewing, […]
The Silver Tassie, National Theatre, 2014
To commemorate the hundredth anniversary of World War One, the National Theatre’s choice to re-stage Sean O’Casey’s anti-war play, The Silver Tassie, was perhaps not an obvious one. Dismissed by […]
Handbagged, Vaudeville Theatre, 2014
Who wouldn’t have wanted to be a fly on the wall to Margaret Thatcher’s meetings with the Queen? This is the exact premise of Moira Buffini’s new, award-winning comedy, Handbagged, […]
Blithe Spirit, Gielgud Theatre, 2014
Transcendental bigamy, tumultuous ghosts, and the triumph of misogyny – few themes seem less synonymous with the aim of ‘theatrical escapism’ during the dark days of wartime London. Yet Blithe […]
Good People, Noël Coward Theatre, 2014
Where did we start from, how did we get to where we are, and how much choice did we have along the way? Are the successes or failures of social […]
Choose Your Own Documentary, Soho Theatre, 2014
Few of our generation will have made it through childhood without reading from the Choose Your Own Adventure series. Sparking a phenomenon in children’s literature, the idea behind these stories […]
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