Couldn’t miss Nicholas Hytner’s bit of mischief: after his years of being being alternately feted and rubbished in print, he displays directorial glee in sending up the noisome denizens of a broadsheet arts desk thanks to Lucinda Coxon’s black-hearted comedy of modern media manners, Alys, Always at the Bridge Theatre.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Betrayal at Harold Pinter Theatre
Tom Hiddleston stars in Jamie Lloyd’s revival of Harold Pinter’s play Betrayal. Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews…
Open air theatre: mad but delightful
The open air season will soon be upon us. “If winter comes, can spring be far behind? as Shelley puts it. And no one does open air theatre with more hopeful enthusiasm than the lovably daft British.
Madrid is a Female Name: Cervantes Theatre’s monologue cycle concludes with Virginia Woolf
Throughout March, the Cervantes Theatre, London’s home of Spanish drama, is celebrating Madrid with Madrid is a Female Name, its mini-season of monologues imported from the Spanish capital. The programme continues this Saturday 9 March 2019 with Descarriadas.
‘There’ll be tears, laughter, rowing & lots of sex talk’: Emily Curtis & Lauren-Nicole Mayes perform Eggs at Tristan Bates Theatre
LLLC’s Emma Clarendon chatted to Emily Curtis & Lauren-Nicole Mayes about starring in Eggs at the Tristan Bates Theatre.
‘Practically bursts with creative talent’: 100% CHANCE OF RAIN – Chickenshed Theatre
This time around Chickenshed’s inclusive theatre company is exploring mental health in new show, 100% Chance of Rain.
‘I know what it takes to dig down inside yourself’: Christopher Tajah on creating Dream of a King
From his first experience of Martin Luther King to why a telephone plays such an important role in his play, writer and performer Christopher Tajah tells us about his hit one-man Martin Luther King drama, Dream of A King. Read his fascinating interview, then book your tickets!
‘The joy is in meeting the characters’: JESUS HOPPED THE ‘A’ TRAIN – Young Vic Theatre
The joy of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train is in meeting his characters: watching them perform to each other; hearing their patois and verbal brio; exude a charisma which they know gives them power.
“It’s impossible to hear the tale and not begin speculating”: Lexie Ward on the creation of thriller We Know Now Snowmen Exist
Infrasound frequency, unsolved mysteries, paranoia and raising the profile of Cumbrian theatre – director Lexie Ward tells us why she’s so excited about bringing acclaimed all-female thriller We Know Now Snowmen Exist to The Space this week. Read her interview, then book your tickets!
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Admissions at the West End’s Trafalgar Studios
Find out what the critics made of Daniel Aukin’s production of Admissions at the Trafalgar Studios.