Cymbeline, Drayton Theatre. ***

Little played Shakespeare in a cosy venue where 5 actors play 13 characters. The plot is a mix of Shakespearean Continue reading →

Peter and Alice, Noel Coward Theatre. *****

The second of the Michael Grandage season at the Noel Coward Theatre brought together Judi Dench, Ben Whishaw and John Continue reading →

Mies Julie, Riverside Studios. ****

This Strindberg’s Miss Julie was transported to rural post apartheid South Africa directed and written by Yael Farber. The added dimension of race complimented the Continue reading →

Coalition, Pleasance Islington.

A comedic satire about the failings of the Liberal Democrats was only a matter of time before it makes it to the Continue reading →

Tony law, Soho Theatre Downstairs. ****

It was a show de-constructing the elements of a comedy show starting with a satirical look at the comic banter, Continue reading →

Macbeth, Trafalgar Studios. **

This Jamie Lloyd production of Macbeth was set in a dystopian Scotland in the near future which mirrored the power Continue reading →

The Audience, Gielgud Theatre. ****

Helen Mirren won an Oscar for playing the title role in the film “The Queen” and teamed up again with the Continue reading →

Trelawny of the Wells, Donmar Warehouse. ***

This is the theatrical debut of the film director Joe Wright and after his acclaimed works such as Attonement and Anna Karenina, Continue reading →