Performing Arts
Into The Woods
REGENTS PARK: A musical amalgamation of fairy tale characters in which Red Riding Hood encounters Cinderella, Rapunzel, a witch and…
Danton’s Death
OLIVIER THEATRE: Toby Stephens is at his imperious best as the swaggering, eponymous hero while Eliot Levey very nearly steals…
Welcome to Thebes
OLIVIER THEATRE: Moira Buffini’s Welcome to Thebes re-imagines the disastrous aftermath of the fall of Oedipus in a 21st century…
Henry IV Part 1
SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE: The Henry IV plays are not really about the eponymous King. They explore the making of a monarch…
Lingua Franca
FINBOROUGH THEATRE: 'Lingua Franca', Peter Nichols’ play at the Finborough theatre until 7th August, follows the fortunes of Steven Flowers…
Morte d'Arthur
Morte d’Arthur tells of the sword in the stone, the consolidation of Arthur’s positon as King of Britain and the…
Antony and Cleopatra
SHAKESPEARE: Caught between desire and duty Antony and Cleopatra's affair shook the foundations of the world. Power politics and passion…
The Crucible
TIM SHEADER'S OPEN AIR THEATRE: Arthur Miller’s classic is so engrained into the collective consciousness that I had lazily assumed…
Peter Pan
BARBICAN THEATRE: David Greig’s new version of 'Peter Pan' is a lot closer to J.M. Barrie’s novel than the hazy,…
Women beware women
OLIVIER THEATRE: In the event that Prince William's squeeze Kate, joins the British Royal Family her story will begin to…