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
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
“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
Metatheatre is everywhere these days, the fourth wall frequently breached. Actors, in or out of character, address the audience directly or simply remind them they are in a theatre, sharing imaginatio...Read More
Ivan Kyncl was a theatre photographer, a recorder of the stage for posterity, the chronicler of an era, but always capturing the moment. He was also a superlative artist. Ivanov at the National Theatr...Read More