The Weir, Donmar Warehouse. ***

The Weir by Conor Mcpherson, who is directing his own new play The Night Alive at the Donmar straight after 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 →

The Dance of Death, Trafalgar Studios. ***

For such a gloomy title, it was a surprisingly humorous absurdist play. The plot concerns a couple  who constantly fights and being scathing Continue reading →

Julius Caesar, Donmar Warehouse. ***

First impression of Bunny Christie’s hugely altered stage and auditorium was stark and quite severe. The strip lighting gives a cold Continue reading →

Bajazet, Donmar Warehouse. ****

This reading of Racine’s Bajazet translated by Alan Hollinghurst in 1990 for the Ameida was briefly revived for one performance with a Continue reading →