Interviews, discussions and talks
Harriet Walter talks about playing Prospero in the Donmar’s Shakespeare Trilogy
(Theatrevoice) Dec 2016
(see also 2012 interview with director Phyllida Lloyd introducing the all-female Julius Caesar as the first of the trilogy)
Lecture on Harold Pinter's Comedies of Menace at the University of Venice (poster) Nov 2016
Matthew Dunster discusses Imogen at Shakespeare’s Globe (Theatrevoice) Oct 2016
Polly Findlay talks about directing Jonson’s The Alchemist at the RSC (Theatrevoice) Sep 2016
Martin Parr and Zoe Waites discuss Noel Coward’s Home Chat (Theatrevoice) Sep 2016
Ron Cook shares his thoughts about Brian Friel’s Faith Healer (Theatrevoice) Jul 2016
Iqbal Khan discusses his controversial Macbeth at the Globe (Theatrevoice) Jul 2016
Paapa Essiedu on his Ghanaian-influenced Hamlet at the RSC (Theatrevoice) May 2016
Dominic Gerrard talks about his Twelfth Night-themed play/tour at the V&A with the cast (Theatrevoice) Apr 2016
Jim and James Cartwright talk about Raz and the youth of today (Theatrevoice) Apr 2016
Stef O’Driscoll on shaking up A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatrevoice) Mar 2016
Tom Bird by Bronwen Sharp
Producer Tom Bird on the Globe’s incredible globe-trotting Hamlet (Theatrevoice) Mar 2016
'We’ve been Zellered' - director Laurence Boswell (Theatrevoice) Feb 2016
Carrie Cracknell talks about Macbeth (Theatrevoice) Jan 2016
Reviews
Great Expectations *** (Merton Arts Space, London) The Stage, Dec 2016
Peter Pan **** (National Theatre, London) The Arts Desk, Dec 2016
This House **** (Garrick Theatre, London) The Stage, Nov 2016
King Lear *** (The Old Vic, London) The Arts Desk, Nov 2016
Much Ado About Nothing ** (Mercury Theatre, Colchester) The Stage, Oct 2016
Sleuth *** (Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham) The Stage, Sep 2016
The Two Noble Kinsmen **** (Swan Theatre, RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon) The Stage, Aug 2016
The Burnt Part Boys **** (Park 90, London) The Stage, Aug 2016
Treasure Island *** (St Paul's Church, London) The Stage, Aug 2016
Titus Andronicus *** (Rose Playhouse, London) The Stage, Jul 2016
Much Ado About Nothing **** (St Paul’s Church, London) The Stage, Jun 2016
After Miss Julie **** (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford) The Stage, Jun 2016
Book: Rosalind: A Biography of Shakespeare's Immortal Heroine (Angela Thirlwell) Around the Globe - issue 63, May 2016
King John *** (Rose Theatre, Kingston) The Stage, May 2016
Richard II *** (House of Commons) The Stage, Apr 2016
Twelfth Night *** (Leicester Square Theatre, London) The Stage, Apr 2016
King Lear *** (Royal and Derngate, Northampton) The Stage, Apr 2016
A Midsummer Night’s Dream *** (Pleasance Theatre, London) The Stage, Mar 2016
The Restoration of Nell Gwyn *** (Park Theatre, London) The Stage, Jan 2016
Articles
A round up of Emma Rice's Wonder Season at the Globe Globe Magazine, Winter edition, Dec 2016
10 Questions for RSC and The Archers Actor David Troughton The Arts Desk, Nov 2016
The furore over Emma Rice's exit from the Globe The Arts Desk, Oct 2016
The Merchant of Venice plays in Venice for the 500th anniversary of the Ghetto The Arts Desk, Aug 2016
Interview with the Globe's Emma Rice about A Midsummer Night's Dream Around the Globe, issue 63, May 2016
Interview with new artistic director, Emma Rice about the Wonder Season Around the Globe, issue 62, Jan 2016