Performing Arts
Arabian Nights
ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY: An adaptation of a classic book for stage or screen is usually greeted with howls of protest…
THEATRE REVIEW - Nation, National Theatre
Terry Pratchett’s Nation, adapted for the Olivier stage at the National Theatre by Mark Ravenhill, is set squarely at the…
Ennio Marchetto: Living Paper Cartoon
SOUTHBANK CENTRE: Ennio Marchetto is a dynamo of a man, and in full flight in his one man show, you…
THEATRE REVIEW - The Fahrenheit Twins, Barbican
I have not read Michael Faber’s The Fahrenheit Twins but seeing Told by an Idiot’s stage version of it in…
THEATRE REVIEW - Pains of Youth, National Theatre
The one thing aphorisms about 'youth' have in common is a consensus that it is good to be young. Not…
THEATRE REVIEW - Architecting, The Pit (Barbican)
Architecting draws heavily on both the film and book of Gone With The Wind. At 150 minutes, it is pretty…
THEATRE REVIEW - Twelfth Night, Courtyard Theatre
Have a bloody good time if it’s designer Robert Jones’ Ilyria in Gregory Doran’s Twelfth Night, currently in the Courtyard…
THEATRE REVIEW - Raoul, Barbican Theatre
The best stage magicians are those who make you gasp with amazement at their ability to force you to suspend…
THEATRE REVIEW - The Power of Yes, National Theatr
There is nothing more infuriating than public naval gazing by media types. Who cares how the news is made? News…
OPERA REVIEW - L'Heure Espagnole/Gianni Schicchi
“It’s a nice little thing, but I wouldn’t want to see it again.” This was the verdict of an exquisitely…