Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart receives a masterful revival courtesy of Dominic Cooke at the National Theatre, starring Ben Daniels.
‘This incredible play’: THE NORMAL HEART – National Theatre
Creating socio-political change and even recognition doesn’t just happen, somewhere, sometime, someone has to fight for it, and history is full of organisations who since the end of absolute monarchies (and arguably even before) have tried to make their voices heard.
NEWS: National Theatre will stage The Normal Heart starring Ben Daniels as part of Olivier in-the-round season
The National Theatre has announced that a production of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, directed by Dominic Cooke, will be presented as part of the Olivier in-the-round season in February 2021 in a co-production with Fictionhouse.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Faustus: That Damned Woman at Lyric Hammersmith
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Chris Bush’s gender swapped Faustus: That Damned Woman.
‘Fails to hit its target’: FAUSTUS: THAT DAMNED WOMAN – Lyric Hammersmith
There is fine work from Jodie McNee as Johanna Faustus in Faustus: That Damned Woman but the piece is overshadowed by a disappointing structure that sidelines real, factual female achievement in praise of the patriarchy.
‘Jodie McNee’s leading performance burns with energy’: FAUSTUS: THAT DAMNED WOMAN – Lyric Hammersmith
In opening-up the female experience of the era in Faustus: That Damned Woman, Chris Bush reinforces the decision to switch the gender of the central character.
NEWS: Rachel O’Riordan’s debut season at Lyric Hammersmith continues with Chris Bush’s Faustus: That Damned Woman
Rachel O’Riordan’s debut season as artistic director at Lyric Hammersmith continues this month with Faustus: That Damned Woman, a co-production between the Lyric and Headlong, in association with Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
Listen in: Mates Terri Paddock & Mark Shenton present Stagedoor’s In House podcast
Mates co-founders Terri Paddock and Mark Shenton are amongst the presenters of Stagedoor’s new weekly theatre podcast In House, which shines the light on the people behind London’s most innovative and exciting theatres.
‘Intelligent, sharp, eloquent, humane’: CELL MATES – Hampstead Theatre ★★★★★
All honour to Ed Hall for reviving it now in his theatre, fretfully apt in the age of Putin and cyberspying and just as the Death of Stalin film is creeping us out in cinemas.
Cell Mates: ‘We are endlessly fascinated by spies & betrayal’
We are endlessly fascinated by spies and the nature of betrayal. For those who knew the men spying for Russia in the mid-Twentieth Century, more than country or ideology, it is the personal treacheries that still rankle.
NEWS: Geoffrey Streatfeild returns to Hampstead to star in Simon Gray’s Cell Mates
Geoffrey Streatfeild and Irish actor Emmet Byrne star in the first revival of Simon Gray’s Cell Mates, which hasn’t been performed since Stephen Fry famously walked out of the 1995 premiere production, in which he co-starred with Rik Mayall, after three days due to stage fright.
NEWS: Geoffrey Streatfeild returns to Hampstead to star in Simon Gray’s Cell Mates
Geoffrey Streatfeild and Irish actor Emmet Byrne star in the first revival of Simon Gray’s Cell Mates, which hasn’t been performed since Stephen Fry famously walked out of the 1995 premiere production, in which he co-starred with Rik Mayall, after three days due to stage fright.
FORTY YEARS ON – Chichester
Alan Bennett’s Forty Years On is a curious play. His first outing as playwright (back in 1968) is charmingly eccentric, wonderfully witty and every bit a Bennett play. In fact it comes across as if the History Boys stumbled into a production of ‘Oh What a Lovely War’ and decided to join in the fun.
NEWS: Further cast announced for Forty Years On & Caroline, Or Change at Chichester
Further casting has been announced for the opening productions of Chichester Festival Theatre’s 2017 season, FORTY YEARS ON and CAROLINE, OR CHANGE.
NEWS: Casting announced for John Milton’s Comus at the Globe
The Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the casting for the production of John Milton’s Comus: A Masque, which will play at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse from 26 October until 19 November 2016.
Casting Women of a Certain Age in As Good a Time as Any and Product
Since producing and hosting a post-show debate last month on “Women in the Arts” at Trafalgar Studios, I’ve been thinking a lot about gender inequality in theatre, and particularly in casting. And two recent plays I’ve seen have brought the subject of into even sharper focus for me – both highlighting the problem and providing […]