Category: Almeida
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Shh, it's a rainy Sunday afternoon… it's Ben Whishaw's birthday so in 'celebration' here are the stage performances of his that are my favourites. Hamlet, Old Vic Ok so technically I didn't see him perform it live but I have seen the V&A video recording a couple of times. His Hamlet made so much sense.…
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As the halfway mark of 2018 rushes past, it's time to reflect on the highlights and low lights of London's theatre productions so far (edit: scroll to the bottom for the most read posts). Julius Caesar warm-up gig, Bridge Theatre. Photo: Rev Stan I'm not sure whether it's a reflection of more varied programming generally…
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My reaction to Machinal at the Almeida Theatre made me want to drag myself off to the naughty step to think about what I'd done – or rather what I hadn't done. And what I hadn't done is respond to a play with strong feminist themes with empathy or anger at society. Instead, I had…
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* I'm excited and nervous about the forthcoming stage adaptation of Patrick Ness’s novel A Monster Calls (the book is a favourite) but I couldn’t think of a better actor than Matthew Tennyson to take on the lead Conor. The production will have a run at the Bristol Old Vic from May 31 and the…
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There is much to wrap the grey matter around, it has a really clever structure that keeps you on your toes Ella Hickson's new play The Writer is a powerful piece of meta-theatre, tackling gender bias in the arts head on but also opening up the debate about creativity vs commercialisation. It has a structure…
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Summer and Smoke is tender and delicate and yet simultaneously as emotionally intense as the heat of the season during which it is set. Tennessee William's Summer and Smoke is a coming of age story, a self-discovery story and a heart-breaking love story. Set in a small, gossipy, Mississippi town during a hot summer Alma…
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Vanessa Redgrave joins the cast of The Inheritance, Young Vic Theatre gets me through the dark days of January, here are my highlights from the new play and casting announcements, favourite things I saw (and the low moment). And, thanks to the Julius Caesar press night, there was a bumper crop of actor, director and…
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If you'd told me at the start of the year that there would be a rom-com, a Chekhov and a Christmas play on my best of list, I'd have laughed in your face. Just goes to show you should always expect the unexpected…here are my favourite plays of 2017, in no particular order and links…