We round up the reviews for Mike Bartlett’s play Love Love Love, running at the Lyric Hammersmith until 4 April 2020.
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.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Cinderella at the Lyric Hammersmith
We round up the reviews for the Lyric Hammersmith’s 2019 pantomime Cinderella.
Best of the Blogs: The Mates give their verdicts on Big, A Dolls’ House, Shida, The Eyes Of The Night & more
Best of the Blogs: The Mates give their verdicts on Big, A Dolls’s House, Shida & The Eyes Of The Night.
‘Superb reimagining’: A DOLL’S HOUSE – Lyric Hammersmith
Tanika Gupta’s superb reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s modern classic A Doll’s House is both entertaining and deep.
‘Provides some moments of genuine theatrical magnetism’: SOLARIS – Edinburgh ★★★★
Dealing with troubling questions about human interaction, the Lyceum’s adaptation of Solaris is – like all the best science fiction – not really about alien planets but about our own world.
‘A kind of homecoming for this modern classic’: NOISES OFF – Lyric Hammersmith
Michael Frayn’s meta-comic masterpiece Noises Off easily stands the test of time; even when things go wrong!
‘Over-engineered production’: NOISES OFF – Lyric Hammersmith ★★★
Thirty-seven years later, I’m back to see Noises Off re-staged with Meera Syal, Lloyd Owen and Daniel Rigby in a rather over-engineered production by Jeremy Herrin.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: Noises Off at the Lyric Hammersmith
Jeremy Herrin directs this revival of Michael Frayn’s comedy Noises Off at the Lyric Hammersmith. Here’s what the critics have been saying about it…
‘Several people were actually rendered helpless’: NOISES OFF – Lyric Hammersmith ★★★★★
It felt like a pilgrimage, homage to pay. Thirty-seven years ago Michael Frayn’s greatest of comedies, Noises Off, a wicked love-song to the great age of touring rep, premiered in this very theatre.
‘Has stood the test of time with remarkable ease’: NOISES OFF – Lyric Hammersmith ★★★★
The ‘technical difficulties’ that unexpectedly halted the opening night of Noises Off at the Lyric Hammersmith brought the house down. They couldn’t have been funnier than if they’d been planned.
‘Makes for a striking experience on stage’: DEAD DOG IN A SUITCASE – Lyric Hammersmith & Touring
The inimitable Kneehigh retools The Beggar’s Opera in Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs).
‘Extravaganza of murder, betrayal & spectacle’: DEAD DOG IN A SUITCASE – Lyric Hammersmith
Dead Dog In A Suitcase comes with stellar ensemble performances and a visual feast, making for a show that is both highly theatrical and political – an effective combination with a necessary message.
NEWS: Meera Syal, Lloyd Owen & Daniel Rigby are cast in Noises Off at the Lyric Hammersmith
Meera Syal, Lloyd Owen and Daniel Rigby have been cast in the Lyric Hammersmith production of Michael Frayn’s award winning Noises Off which runs from 27 June to 27 July 2019 2019.
FEATURED SHOW: Still more ★★★★★ for 1927’s The Animals & Children, now at Lyric Hammersmith
Over the past decade, including three seasons at the National Theatre and extensive international touring, 1927 Productions’ dystopian The Animals and Children took to the Streets has racked up myriad accolades. Now returned to London after a four-year absence, it’s attracted another round of rave reviews. We’ve rounded up highlights. Time to get booking!
‘The effect is truly wonderful’: THE ANIMALS & CHILDREN TOOK TO THE STREETS – Lyric Hammersmith
The hit 1927 theatre company returns with its classic 2010 show The Animals and Children Took to the Streets & it’s still so beautifully wonderful.
WATCH: How many of 1927 Productions’ hybrid animated hits have you seen?
1927 Productions have won awards around the world for their dark, otherworldly shows that synchronise hand-made animation with performance, music and song. How many have you seen? Watch our trailer series for a glimpse. Their 2010 hit The Animals and Children took to the Streets returns this month for a strictly limited season. Time to get booking!