Sweeney Todd, Adelphi - review
If you think you know Michael Ball, think again. The popular lyric baritone is almost unrecognisable as the demon barber of Fleet Street, the pale-skinned psychopath whose murderous passions are the...
View ArticleThe Duchess of Malfi, Old Vic - review
Eve Best, so good in TV’s Nurse Jackie, is very much the star of this rather stately production of John Webster’s 17th-century play. As the duchess of the title, she combines serenity with great power...
View ArticleGatz, Noel Coward Theatre - review
An eight-hour stage version of The Great Gatsby doesn’t immediately sound like a winner. You could read F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel twice in that time (which includes a long break and two short...
View ArticleTonights ticket: Five family shows with availability... and free for children
CHARIOTS OF FIRE Gielgud Theatre, W1Clever staging of the familiar story of two men’s rivalry on and off the track (0844 4825138, chariotsoffireonstage.com).
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JULIUS CAESARNoel Coward Theatre, WC2Until September 15 (0844 800 1110, www.rsc.org.uk)Shakespeare’s Roman general moves to Africa for an all-black cast RSC transfer that rules.
View ArticlePhiladelphia, Here I Come! Donmar - review
Brian Friel had his first hit in 1964 with this poetic and intense play, which suggests (among much else) that Ireland’s greatest export is its people. Here it gets a note-perfect revival, courtesy of...
View ArticleThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Cottesloe/NT - review
Mark Haddon’s 2003 novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time depicts the strange world of Christopher Boone, a 15-year-old who describes himself as having “behavioural problems”. Commonly...
View ArticleSoho Cinders, Soho W1 - review
Soho Cinders has gestated for a long time. The creation of composer George Stiles and lyricist Anthony Drewe, it was first workshopped 10 years ago.
View ArticleJulius Caesar, Noël Coward Theatre - review
Curse the power of West End bar takings and thus the necessity for an interval! When Gregory Doran’s all-black, Africa-set Caesar opened in Stratford in June, it hurtled straight through for two hours,...
View ArticleLe Crazy Horse in London!
Le Crazy Horse, the oldest and most avant-garde cabaret show from Paris, is finally setting its seductive sights on London.
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KING LEARAlmeida, N1.Until November 3 (020 7359 4404, almeida.co.uk)Jonathan Pryce’s tender and raw ageing monarch in Michael Attenborough’s impressive production.
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PRE-RAPHAELITES: VICTORIAN AVANT-GARDETate Britain, SW1Until January 13, 2013 (020 7887 8888, tate.org.uk)Some Brotherhood gems even if it raises unanswered questions.
View ArticleBOOK IT: The Rodin Project at Sadler’s Wells
Inspired by the works of French sculptor Auguste Rodin, award-winning choreographer Russell Maliphant’s latest work The Rodin Project, returns to Sadler’s Wells from the 29th-31st October for its first...
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I AM A CAMERASouthwark Playhouse, SE1. Until tomorrow(020 7407 0234, southwarkplayhouse.co.uk)Last two days to catch Rebecca Humphries as Sally Bowles.
View ArticleRichard III, Shakespeare's Globe
Mark Rylance ran Shakespeare’s Globe from 1995 to 2005 – and now returns there to play that neurotic tyrant and murderous political mastermind, Richard III.
View ArticleJumpy, Duke of York's
Jumpy is a sharp-witted play about midlife crisis and parental angst, packed with zest by its creator April De Angelis. In the lead role, Tamsin Greig is brilliant, her performance full of eloquent...
View ArticleBOOK IT: The Nutcracker, Coliseum
Tamara Rojo, English National Ballet’s new Artistic Director, has unveiled her first season.
View ArticleNT Encore: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time @ Ritzy Cinema
Missed out on National Theatre hit, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time? See the play in a novel environment: on screen at Brixton’s trendy Ritzy Cinema.
View ArticleShaken & Stirred, Floridita, W1
A cocktail of live music, dance, magic and burlesque with Latin-American and Cuban cuisine should whet the appetite for the latest variety show on the block.
View ArticleBOOK IT: Flash Mob, The Peacock Theatre
Blink, and you’ll definitely miss this one. The dance spectacular Flash Mob is coming to the capital for three weeks only, and they’re bringing a whole host of dance stars with them.
View ArticleBOOK IT: NSFW at Royal Court Theatre
Get ready for a full-on snapshot of the mad, bad media world from the perspective of seasoned theatre playwright Lucy Kirkwood in NSFW at the Royal Court.
View ArticleUncle Vanya, Vaudeville, WC2 - review
Productions of Uncle Vanya have hardly been in short supply this year: this is the third I’ve seen, and a fellow critic tells me that it’s his sixth.
View ArticleLondon's best pantomimes
From capital's biggest panto (Lily Savage at the O2) to local theatres and annual stalwarts, here's our round-up of where to get your festive fix in London this year...
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