Before entering London Wonderground’s Spiegeltent (between the Southbank Centre and the London Eye) for a performance from this Quebecois ‘nouveau [Read More]
The Threepenny Opera at the National Theatre
The tale of Mack the Knife and the seedy underbelly of London has had quite a history of adaptation. John [Read More]
Minefield at the Royal Court
First, a confession: while I prefer going into shows blind to avoid prior conceptions tainting them, I perhaps should have [Read More]
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) at the Bread and Roses Theatre
The Reduced Shakespeare Company’s seminal play has become a classic fringe piece due to its small cast, fast comic pacing, [Read More]
The Government Inspector at Theatre Royal Stratford East
Nikolai Gogol’s classic farce of corrupt provincial officials, mistaken identities, and comically exaggerated characters has found a spectacular production in [Read More]
Measure for Measure at the Rose Playhouse
Shakespeare’s ‘problem plays’ are far from his most liked and most performed due to their ambiguity in tone, sometimes unlikable [Read More]