Performing Arts
Blood & Gifts at the National
BLOOD AND GIFTS: The impressive play script is animated magnificently by a stellar cast. The lead is the largely unflappable…
Deathtrap
DEATHTRAP: Rob Howell’s set design is truly terrific. The staggered geometry of the one room in which all the action…
Anthony Sher Breaks Glass at Tricycle
BROKEN GLASS: The ‘political’ in Miller, and all good playwrights, is expressed on the stage through the decisions certain people…
Krapp’s Last Tape
KRAPPS LAST TAPE: Beneath its deceptively superficial exterior the play is the most poignant of Beckett’s oeuvre – full of…
Departure Lounge The Musical
DEPARTURE LOUNGE: Why do we say gay, what really happened that Thursday evening on a pub crawl night out in…
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary
LES MISERABLES: It’s worth the ticket price just to hear Owen Jones sing ‘Bring Him Home; and if you aren’t,…
Jonas Gallows: The Ear of a Drunkard or Dying Man
THE EAR OF A DRUNKEN MAN: The songs are short, melodic but pared-down, bleak but ultimately hopeful. It’s an intense…
The Anti Design Festival
THE ANTI DESIGN FESTIVAL: The extroverts – the voice of the people – shout through megaphones that lurch across the…
The Fuse
THE FUSE: In a new report, the Creative, Digital and Information Technology industries Task Force urges far-reaching changes to ensure…
Diary of a Resting Thespian
DIARY OF A RESTING THESPIAN PT1: The Old Vic is also distinguished by its management: the charismatic and brilliant Kevin…