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 […]
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Dara, National Theatre, 2015
There is no doubting that the tale behind Dara is an powerful one. In 17th century India, the sons of Shah Jahan, the man who built the Taj Mahal to […]
Great Britain, Theatre Royal Haymarket, 2014
Opening just days after Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson were tried in connection with phone-hacking at News International, Richard Bean’s Great Britain turns this deep-seated scandal into a darkly satirical […]
On Stage, On Screen
First photography, then books – and now not even theatre can resist the influence of the digital age. When National Theatre Live broadcast its first performance of Phèdre in 2009, […]
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 […]
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