Cush Jumbo is excellent, and there’s a great Ophelia, but do we really need another Hamlet? Three hours plus at the Young Vic will soon tell you
‘Unafraid to reflect a cold & unfeeling world’: MACHINAL – Almeida Theatre
Sophie Treadwell’s 1928 play Machinal may be the story of one woman battling societal pressure but Natalie Abrahami’s production for the Almeida Theatre teases out a more elemental struggle, one which stretches over the majority of the 20th century and by extension, even further.
‘A first-rate version of Treadwell’s finest work’: MACHINAL – Almeida Theatre
Machinal is the type of production that only the Almeida seems able to produce, with an inventive vision that simultaneously draws you into the story while still keeping you at arm’s length.
‘Excellent production that gives the writing the respect it deserves’: MACHINAL – Almeida Theatre
An entirely contemporary play, Machinal presents themes that are as current on the stage now as they were in Treadwell’s time. The Almeida’s excellent production should do a great deal to give it the respect it deserves.
NEWS: Kwame Kwei-Armah announces his inaugural season at the the Young Vic
Kwame Kwei-Armah has announced his first season as the new artistic director of the Young Vic.
THE CARETAKER – Northampton ★★★★
There are moments of pure awkwardness when the play’s central character, Patrice Naiambana’s Davies, finds himself caught in the middle of difficult conversations and situations.
ROMEO AND JULIET – Shakespeare’s Globe
The opening production in the ‘Summer of Love’ is Daniel Kramer’s Romeo and Juliet and following Rice’s lead, it is bold and brash, full of light and sound, and the kind of ferocious energy that you can easily imagine raising the hackles once again of those influential precious few.