Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon takes a look at what critics have had to say about this new play at London’s Royal Court Theatre.
‘Intricate without being illuminating’: THAT IS NOT WHO I AM – Royal Court Theatre
if you buy a ticket you will not see That Is Not Who I Am by Dave Davidson (who doesn’t exist), but instead you will experience Rapture by Lucy Kirkwood, who is an established playwright. It’s a kind of postmodern, post-truth gimmick. But does it work?
NEWS: NT launches new streaming service National Theatre at Home
The National Theatre, in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, has launched National Theatre at Home, a brand-new streaming platform making their much-loved productions available online to watch anytime, anywhere worldwide.
Text of the Day: The Welkin
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: The Welkin at National Theatre ★★★
Maxine Peake stars in Lucy Kirkwood’s new play The Welkin at the National Theatre. But what have critics had to say about it?
‘It’s hard to be sure exactly what the play is saying’: THE WELKIN – National Theatre
Maxine Peake struggles to make the voice of reason heard in the rather reactionary feminist history play The Welkin at the National Theatre.
‘A historical epic that demands to be heard’: THE WELKIN – National Theatre
Lucy Kirkwood returns to the National Theatre with The Welkin, starring a brilliant ensemble led by Maxine Peake.
NEWS: National Theatre announces 15 productions of new plays & fresh adaptations by leading writers
The National Theatre has announces 15 productions of new plays and fresh adaptations by leading writers. Olivier Theatre My Brilliant Friend 12 November 2019 to 18 January 2020 (Press day is 26 November). Plays in rep, with further performances to be announced Following a sell-out run at Rose Theatre Kingston, the two-part adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend by April De Angelis is reworked …
‘More concerned with being entertaining than being serious’: INSIDE BITCH – Royal Court Theatre
Inside Bitch, a new show about representations of women’s prisons in the media, is quite good fun, but a bit pointless.
On Broadway: What did an American theatrical anglophile make of Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children?
American dramaphiles tend to view Britain as a hotbed of hyper-verbal and hyper-intellectual plays, especially in comparison to our home-bred musicals that often lack the same resonant depth.
NEWS: The Ferryman, Follies & Ink dominate 2017 Standard Awards shortlists
Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman, James Graham’s Ink and the National’s revival of Sondheim’s Follies dominate the shortlists for the 2017 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
Text of the Day: Mosquitoes
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
Text of the Day: Mosquitoes
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
MOSQUITOES – National Theatre
The question that always needs to be asked of any example of science on stage, and there are now very many, is this: does the science add anything to the meaning of the play?
MOSQUITOES – National Theatre
The question that always needs to be asked of any example of science on stage, and there are now very many, is this: does the science add anything to the meaning of the play?
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Mosquitoes at the National Theatre
Olivia Coleman stars in Lucy Kirkwood’s new drama directed by Rufus Norris – but have critics warmed to it?
NEWS: Mosquitoes buzz around the National Theatre this summer
Mosquitoes by Lucy Kirkwood will have its world premiere in the Dorfman Theatre in July 2017 with Rufus Norris directing.
NEWS: NT announces Queer Theatre, more Follies casting, further season details
The National Theatre has announced programme details for its new season running from April to November 2017. In addition to the two inbound political plays heading for the West End – the European premiere of Broadway hit Oslo and the staged reading All the President’s Men? – Scenes from the U.S. Senate’s Confirmation Hearings, reported here – highlights include: Jane Eyre returns, following an acclaimed …
No more missing out: 5 shows to see at the National Theatre in 2017
I’ve had double cause to reconsider what I’ve been missing at the National Theatre recently. First, a gushing round-up in the Evening Standard looking back; second, a reminder of five shows to look forward to 2017: Twelfth Night, Ugly Lies the Bone, My Country, Mosquitoes and Angels in America.
THE CHILDREN – Royal Court Theatre
A great wave has engulfed the coast with consequent damage to the nearby nuclear power plant. Within this framework, Kirkwood builds a wonderfully delicate portrait of love, marriage and tensions boiling
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