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
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
Hold the front page: there will soon be more ladies’ loos at the Old Vic! The queue snaking across the stalls bar during the interval has been one of the theatre’s hallmarks for far too lo...Read More