Reviews
Local theatre productions and exhibitions.
Thursday 23 May 2013 - Leigh Hatts
"Welcome to the all new Southwark arena," declares the the 'DJ' opening Tanzi Libre at the new Southwark Playhouse.
"Welcome to the all new Southwark arena," declares the the 'DJ' opening Tanzi Libre at the new Southwark Playhouse.
Thursday 16 May 2013 - Alice Dickerson
You would be hard pushed to guess that Public Enemy was written in 1882 if you did not know it to be an Ibsen.
You would be hard pushed to guess that Public Enemy was written in 1882 if you did not know it to be an Ibsen.
Sunday 5 May 2013 - Rob Marshall
The Tempest is one of Shakespeare's most bizarre plays combining a lightness of touch with much darker themes.
The Tempest is one of Shakespeare's most bizarre plays combining a lightness of touch with much darker themes.
Thursday 18 April 2013 - Alice Dickerson
One man's extraordinary on-stage portrayal of his stroke and subsequent recovery.
One man's extraordinary on-stage portrayal of his stroke and subsequent recovery.
Tuesday 26 March 2013 - Leigh Hatts
Terence Rattigan's play The Winslow Boy at The Old Vic is a pre-World War One story with many 21st-century resonances.
Terence Rattigan's play The Winslow Boy at The Old Vic is a pre-World War One story with many 21st-century resonances.
Friday 22 March 2013 - London SE1 website team
The little-known Stone Theatre Gallery under the railway arches off Hercules Road is for a month filled with huge marble sculpture and large forest photographs.
The little-known Stone Theatre Gallery under the railway arches off Hercules Road is for a month filled with huge marble sculpture and large forest photographs.
Friday 15 March 2013 - Alice Dickerson
Fevered Sleep's evocative ode to a lost rural idyll, performed in an unconventional manner.
Fevered Sleep's evocative ode to a lost rural idyll, performed in an unconventional manner.
Tuesday 12 March 2013 - Alice Dickerson
Christopher Marlowe's first play is also his weakest; and this is, unfortunately, reflected in the Rose's production.
Christopher Marlowe's first play is also his weakest; and this is, unfortunately, reflected in the Rose's production.
Wednesday 20 February 2013 - Alice Dickerson
An impressive revival of a long absent musical, but one which leaves you questioning why it was revived at all.
An impressive revival of a long absent musical, but one which leaves you questioning why it was revived at all.
Tuesday 12 February 2013 - Alice Dickerson
A fast-paced Hamlet which still manages to surprise, despite the play's familiarity.
A fast-paced Hamlet which still manages to surprise, despite the play's familiarity.
Sunday 10 February 2013 - Alice Dickerson
A spectacular journey through the history of the Yoruba diaspora.
A spectacular journey through the history of the Yoruba diaspora.
Monday 14 January 2013 - Alice Dickerson
It was always going to be hard to pull off a comedy which combines the mundane with the supernatural. This is a valiant effort, but it ultimately fails to match its own high ambitions.
It was always going to be hard to pull off a comedy which combines the mundane with the supernatural. This is a valiant effort, but it ultimately fails to match its own high ambitions.
Friday 11 January 2013 - Alice Dickerson
This modern world premiere of a play once (wrongly) attributed to Shakespeare is entertaining in itself. But its illumination of the genius of the world's most famous Bard provides the greatest appeal.
This modern world premiere of a play once (wrongly) attributed to Shakespeare is entertaining in itself. But its illumination of the genius of the world's most famous Bard provides the greatest appeal.
Monday 10 December 2012 - Alice Dickerson
A faultless show from the doyen of musical theatre and Shakespeare.
A faultless show from the doyen of musical theatre and Shakespeare.
Wednesday 21 November 2012 - Alice Dickerson
If you didn't catch 'Theatre Uncut' at the Young Vic, then you're already too late. For this year at least.
If you didn't catch 'Theatre Uncut' at the Young Vic, then you're already too late. For this year at least.
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