Natalie Abrahami makes Ella Hickson’s text and Elizabeth’s story pulsate with the sound of a young woman for whom insecurity runs in every fibre of her being.
‘A masterpiece of contemporary new writing’: DEALING WITH CLAIR – Orange Tree Theatre
Dealing With Clair at the Orange Tree Theatre is a brilliant revival of Martin Crimp’s savage satire on human greed and male attitudes to women.
‘Brilliantly acted production’: THE WRITER – Almeida Theatre
The Writer makes a strong case for theatre as a place to debate the most urgent issues of the day and prove that, for some women, experimenting with form is not an option, but a necessity.
‘Only half the production really delivers’: THE WRITER – Almeida Theatre
The Writer is and should be a show that will divide audiences, but while the piece is pointed social commentary, it also has dramatic flaws that start to put out its own fire.
‘If this is feminism & a plea for creativity I am a banana’: THE WRITER – Almeida Theatre ★★
In The Writer the bastards (the patriarchy) are also in charge of the arts: ruining creative women’s holy myths by mentioning squalid things like the need to sell tickets for the Sacred Space that is Theatre.
NEWS: Michael Gould, Lara Rossi & Samuel West join the cast of The Writer at the Almeida
Samuel West, Michael Gould and Lara Rossi will join the previously announced Romola Garai in the world premiere of Ella Hickson’s The Writer at the Almeida Theatre, directed by Blanche McIntyre.
THE JUNGLE – Young Vic Theatre
This new play about refugee-camp life in Calais is a gruelling docu-drama, powerful but oh so middle class!
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – Young Vic Theatre
Joe Hill-Gibbins’ idiosyncratic 2015 take on Measure for Measure filled the Young Vic with inflatable sex dolls so it should come as little surprise that for his A Midsummer Night’s Dream, he and designer Johannes Schütz have transformed the stage into a muddy paddock.
Marianne Elliott, Whoopi Goldberg & other news, treats & interesting titbits
Marianne Elliott, Whoopi Goldberg, Joe Hill-Gibbins, Robert Lindsay, Roald Dahl and Arthur Darvill are amongst those rounded up here.
NEWS: Casting announced for Young Vic Midsummer Night’s Dream
Director Joe Hill-Gibbins returns to the Young Vic’s Main House stage with a bold new production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Principal casting – including Jemima Rooper, Anastasia Hille and Sunny Afternoon’s John Dagleish – has now been announced.