The recently exhumed and re-buried body of Richard III, together with the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, has given new topicality to this particularly bloodthirsty Bard’s play.
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William Golding’s classic tale is one of a group collapsing in on itself: this production is a group coming together in spectacular fashion.
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Kings are used to being centre stage but Shakespeare’s Henry IV never really gets that chance – and this RSC production of Part I of the Bard’s epic tale doesn’t upset that.
Explore MoreHarper Lee’s tale of society’s intolerance to the other has affected a half-century of readers around the world: this theatrical retelling retains and builds on that power.
Explore MoreWhat drives love and what drives hate is at the crux of this play, written by and starring Oliver Cotton.
Explore MoreJon Richardson is clearly a sensitive man: aged disparaging
reviews, the curling of microphone wires and the absence of anyone called
Geoff in the audience all seem capable of throwing him off beat.
George Bernard Shaw’s tale of class and language is an unpleasant tale, pleasantly told.
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Musicals can sometimes take themselves too seriously. While that was never likely to be a risk with a production based on an Alan Bennett text, the levels of whimsy in Betty Blue Eyes need to be seen to be believed.
Explore MoreCirca has fast become a favourite at the Norfolk and Norwich
Festival, but this year’s show is a different beast to those that have
gone before.
A shock of blood red curtain, a stark shaft of light and the
nervous ringing of a telephone: these are the key motifs of this sharp and
stylish production of Dial M for Murder.
Mixing magic and technology can be a risk: while an audience
always knows it is being hoodwinked, camera trickery makes it a little too
easy.
The Nutcracker is a Christmas tale of a young girl whose eponymous
present comes to life, but this Russian State Ballet of Siberia production
felt more like Boxing Day leftovers.
There’s been something of a live revival for the former
members of The Mary Whitehouse Experience.
With Cole Porter’s sparkling lyrics and music you’re already on a steady course with Anything Goes – but with this production it’s a case of full steam ahead.
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Behind suburban doors what really goes on: could an outwardly happy couple really plot to murder each other?
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