Theatre Reviews & More

Brian Dykstra’s axe-grinding defence of Shakespeare is unshakably stiff: Who amongst us can say they didn’t use “No-Fear Shakespeare”...

True survival story from below deck: When we think about the Titanic, we often think about wealth and grandeur. How much it cost to make...

Tragically woven tale of life in Palestine: An elderly woman rises from her sewing machine, answers a ringing telephone, sighs and...

An Identity Crisis in Notting Hill: If you grew up in the UK, you are probably tired of certain narrow perceptions of British culture...

Paper cuts in the park: In time-loop stories, it usually takes some time before people start acting weird, but with Paper Swans...

Soft furnishings and social commentary: How far would you go for some parquet flooring and a smeg fridge? In Philip Ridley’s dark comedy...

Toxic healing, girls?: It is a curse of feminist theatre that it can never really solve the problems it raises. That is true of any art...

The dwindling flame of a beloved series: Shakespeare is so revered it is a wonder why we have so few modern imitators...

A sitcom cast imprisoned in a play: This is Where We Get Off, by Ingram Noble and Heather Spiden, has very little to do with buses....

Gary McNair weaves a wonderful Dickensian World: Every year it starts earlier, doesn’t it? Dickens season I mean. Late October...