Wildly enthusiastic reviews and five Olivier Awards might ensure that Lolita Chakrabarti’s stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s much-loved Booker winner needs little introduction to the would...Read More
In 1968 John Gielgud, wearing a black rollneck sweater, starred in a notorious production of Seneca’s Oedipus, in a new version by Ted Hughes, directed by Peter Brook for the National Theatre, s...Read More
I have been to the theatre! Twice! Well, I didn’t travel anywhere the second time, but I was watching a live-streamed performance attended by several hundred people present in the building. My f...Read More
Helen McCrory was such a vivid person that, when the announcement came last Friday, it was hard to take in the news that she had died. Only 52, the mother of two young children, she seemed to have man...Read More
Ken Robinson, passionate advocate for the arts in education and for valuing creativity as highly as academic excellence, has died at the age of 70. His books, especially The Element: how finding your ...Read More
Boris Johnson, flanked by experts – a hitherto despised class – was lauded for his new statesmanship when he announced that families were going to lose loved ones. Excuse me! Hello! That c...Read More
“Restricted view” can mean anything from, “You’ll have to move your head slightly a few times during the show” to “Are you sure you really need to see the stage at ...Read More
Toby Jones has the audience giggling the moment he appears, surging out of a daytime nap, hitherto out of sight, at the back of the stage. This is a brilliant study – funny and heart-breaking &#...Read More
Sad news today: Terry Jones, Monty Python absurdist, film director and historian has died. I met him 15 years ago while preparing a couple of pieces on dramatic adaptations of The Canterbury Tales. Wh...Read More
It may be summer (well, some of the time) but it’s rarely too warm to enjoy going to the theatre. In fact, these days, the air conditioning is often so efficient that it’s advisable to tak...Read More