Unsuccessful West End outing for Dawn King’s intriguing and evocative 2011 dystopian chiller.
‘An atmospheric piece with terrific performances’: FOXFINDER – West End ★★★★
Foxfinder is a mysterious drama that chimes eerily well with the current political climate and general sense of unease – an atmospheric piece with terrific performances from the cast of four.
‘Brought to life with funny lines & excellent storytelling’: TARTUFFE – West End ★★★★
Theatre Royal Haymarket’s new production reimagines the classic Molière comedy Tartuffe in the West End’s first ever dual-language production. The play is adapted by Christopher Hampton and is set in contemporary Los Angeles.
‘I’m just not sure who this is aimed at’: TARTUFFE – West End ★★★
Tartuffe was conceived in 1664 as a satire of the golden age of the court at Versailles, and in the clumsiest of updates, the excessive posturings of Louis XIV are replaced by allusions to Donald Trump.
‘I’m just not sure who this is aimed at’: TARTUFFE – West End ★★★
Tartuffe was conceived in 1664 as a satire of the golden age of the court at Versailles, and in the clumsiest of updates, the excessive posturings of Louis XIV are replaced by allusions to Donald Trump.
‘Feels as though it values style over substance’: TARTUFFE – West End ⭐⭐⭐
While the cast put in passionate and feisty performances, it has to be said that Gerald Garutti’s dual language production of Tartuffe feels muddled.
‘For its sexy design, its novelty & its ambition, it is oddly enjoyable’: TARTUFFE – West End
Gérald Garutti’s production of Molière’s Tartuffe hasn’t convinced me that it’s the finest play in the French canon. Yet, for its sexy design, its novelty, and its ambition, it is oddly enjoyable.
‘Potential to get lost in translation’: TARTUFFE – West End ★★
I think some of the elements in Tartuffe might have been lost in translation, they were certainly lost on me, but for anyone who is fluent in French and English, it could be just the thing for a good night out.
NEWS: George Blagden, Sebastian Roché & Olivia Ross are joining the West End cast of Tartuffe
George Blagden, Sebastian Roché and Olivia Ross are among the latest actors to have joined the West End cast of Tartuffe, alongside the previously announced Paul Anderson and Audrey Fleurot.
NEWS: Peaky Blinders’ Paul Anderson & Spiral’s Audrey Fleurot lead the casting in West End Tartuffe
Acclaimed film and television actor Paul Anderson will play the title role in Tartuffe at the Theatre Royal Haymarket (playing for a limited ten-week West End from 25 May 2018), alongside celebrated French stage and screen star Audrey Fleurot as Elmire.