Category: Bridge Theatre
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Video review transcript: The Lady From the Sea at the Bridge Theatre is an Ibsen play that has a modern spin on it. Nothing against modern adaptations at all. I’ve seen some brilliant modern adaptation, adaptations of classic plays, but I don’t think this works. Really feels like there’s a lot of elements that have…
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Richard II video review transcript: It was great being back at the Bridge Theatre and getting to see one of my favourite plays, Richard II, this production starring Jonathan Bailey. The Bridge Theatre is a fantastic, flexible performance space, and in this production, it’s used really well. It’s a thrust stage, bits of scenery and…
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This week's Sunday theatre question is inspired by a comment made on my Instagram post about how a song played during a production of Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre became forever associated with that play. It got me thinking about which songs take me back to a play whenever I hear them. I've always…
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One of the newest theatres in London, the Bridge Theatre has already made an impression, not least for making the groundling experience enjoyable. Bridge Theatre lockdown Feb 2021 Yes, yes, I know there are plenty of groundling fans out there, but whenever I've tried it at the Globe, I've ended up frustrated with the view,…
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You can tell an awful lot about Colin Morgan’s characters in A Number by the way they drink milk and eat biscuits – there is quite a bit of biscuit eating during Caryl Churchill's hour-long play about cloning. The subtle costume changes, personality shifts and reactions to 'father' Salter's (Roger Allam) explanation of his past…
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It is a production that ends with an immersive dance and leaves the audience in a party mood but what I liked most was how it steered the narrative away from male dominance. Don't leave it to the last minute to get into the auditorium for the Bridge Theatre immersive, promenade production of A Midsummer…
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A German Life subtly asks important questions about culpability and responsibility. When Maggie Smith heads to the stage it is undoubtedly a big draw but I think the play, A German Life, is equally worthy of the attention. I've long been fascinated with stories from the Second World War told from non-traditional perspectives. A German…
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Photo by Rob Laughter on Unsplash You know when you get appraised at work and scored on your performance? Well, I've done the same for the theatres Poly and I have 'friends' memberships for. Essentially these schemes are ways of theatres raising money and in return, you get perks like priority booking. Return on 'investment'?…
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110+ plays and my first visit to the Edinburgh Fringe (15 plays in 6 days), 2018 was quite a year… Magic and memorable moments: Patsy Ferran in My Mum's A Twat, Royal Court. Photo: Helen Murray. Feeling part of the set: Sitting on a bean bag on the carpet in Patsy Ferran's 'bedroom' for My…