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 […]
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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 […]
Wildefire, Hampstead Theatre, 2014
The first of a season at Hampstead Theatre shining a spotlight onto Britain’s public services, Wildefire takes on the world of modern policing. The play casts an honest glance at […]
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 […]
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, […]
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