Our reviews are written by independent theatregoers. If you're looking for unbiased and honest reviews, you're in the right place. And don't forget that the ratings on our website are compiled from real reviews from real customers.
By Stuart King Friday, August 30 2024, 11:06
Sean Holmes and Naeem Hayat co-direct the Bard’s shortest and possibly most riotous offering THE COMEDY OF ERRORS — currently being staged at Shakespeare’s Globe. And what an ebullient burst of madcap mayhem, the misadventures prove to be.
Daniel Adeosun as Antipholus of Syracuse and Phoebe Naughton as Courtesan in The Comedy of Errors at Shakespeare's Globe (© Marc Brenner)
By Stuart King Thursday, August 29 2024, 13:14
Following on from the two previous instalments (MICHAEL and DELROY), the final part in the DEATH OF ENGLAND trilogy CLOSING TIME opened @SohoPlace on Wednesday evening, providing a fitting conclusion to the most energised and visceral State of the Nation commentary on current English society for a decade.
Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Denise) in Death of England: CLOSING TIME. Credit - Helen Murray.
By Shehrazade Zafar-Arif Monday, August 26 2024, 09:32
Sean Holmes’ frothy, outlandish production of Much Ado About Nothing will be performing at Shakespeare’s Globe until August 24th.
Much Ado About Nothing Artwork.
By Stuart King Tuesday, August 20 2024, 12:45
These days, Giovanni Paisiello’s name will only be known to the most ardent of Opera buffa/Commedia dell’Arte aficionados. However, during his lifetime he was celebrated as one of the greatest living composers, enjoying considerable royal patronage, fame and renown. Eclipsed by the likes of Rossini and Mozart his work is rarely performed today, but the music for his opera The Imaginary Astrologer has been used by James P Farwell in creating THE FABULIST.
The cast of The Fabulist at Charing Cross Theatre. Photo by Mark Senior.
By Stuart King Thursday, August 15 2024, 09:48
The proclivities and shenanigans of ancient world titans was brought to a wider audience in 1606, when William Shakespeare retold the tale of the Roman triumvirate of Mark Antony, Octavius Caesar and Lepidus… and a woman of legendary beauty.
Nadia Nadarajah as Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra at Shakespeare's Globe (c. Ellie Kurttz)
« previous articles - page 12 of 230 - next articles »
