Reviews
Local theatre productions and exhibitions.
The Young Vic has been transformed for The Good Soul of Szechuan starring Jane Horrocks.
In this new play by Phil Porter, three children dream of escape from a crumbling eye hospital where patients arrive but never leave and the children's ward seems to be run for the benefit of the dictatorial Nurse Cakebread.
Shakespeare's Globe's new season begins with a persuasive production of King Lear by Dominic Dromgoole.
I don't like Musicals. Everybody has heard somebody say it. Most of us agree. Nobody likes Musicals. Until they see a good one. Cabaret, for instance, with its intricate storyline and unhappy ending, or Fiddler on the Roof, or West Side Story.
A portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft painted during the time she was living in Southwark is on show at the National Portrait Gallery.
For his latest project, Oscar winning director Martin Scorsese has turned his attention to rock and roll legends The Rolling Stones and their live performance at a benefit concert which took place in Autumn 2006 at New York's Beacon Theatre.
This eco folk tale for all ages is delightfully presented by Puppet State Theatre Company.
Maria Friedman has that gift which is only afforded to great singers in that she inspires emotion and empathy in line with whatever 'story' the protagonist of the song she is singing is conveying.
In a theatrical climate full of multiple dramatic devices and on-stage gimmicks it is refreshing to see a company with the conviction to present Othello in its purest form.
John Gay, author of The Beggar's Opera which was later adapted by Brecht into Threepenny Opera, wrote Three Hours after Marriage in the 1700s.
This mixed bag Box of Tricks venture features six fifteen minute plays centring on the idea of 'tradition' written by six different playwrights.
Involution is the debut play of writer Rachel Welch and is being staged by Mokita Productions at the Pacfic Playhouse (former home of the Southwark Playhouse).
This is a story about relationships. Erin and Harry. Rob and Raquel. Rob and Harry. Virginia and Rob. Phyllis and Harry. And then there's the heroin, and that affects them all.
An exhibition charting the friendship of three early 20th-century artists has opened at Tate Modern prior to its showing in Barcelona.
The eagerly-awaited U2 3D hits the BFI IMAX this week with a promise to its viewers of a cinematic experience never seen before.
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