Andrea Levy’s award-winning and sprawling epic Small Island retells an uneasy moment in Britain’s recent history through the eyes of the people involved. But what a glorious story it is.
‘A bit of a feminist oddball’: TOP GIRLS – National Theatre
Back in 1982 Helen Gurley Brown, then editor of US Cosmopolitan, informed the world that women could “have it all”. As if, in an act of defiance, in the same year, writer Caryl Churchill replied with Top Girls, a quirky and off-beat play that shows the price women must pay in trying to combine being […]
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‘Would be far more engaging if considerably abridged’: ABSOLUTE HELL – National Theatre ★★
Rodney Ackland’s great disappointment, his ill-timed 1952 play, The Pink Room, is given another chance at the National Theatre with its reworked and renamed production called Absolute Hell.
INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… Follies’ Sarah-Marie Maxwell
‘Follies has been an incredible experience so far. At 24 having the opportunity to work with such fantastic people and in The National Theatre of all places is so overwhelming. I honestly pinch myself most days I’m in the building. ‘
HEDDA GABLER – Touring ★★★★★
The desperation of the characters is palpable largely to a perfect set designed by Jan Versweyweld; a blank cold white box with the characters observed like rats trapped in a box.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: The Deep Blue Sea at the National Theatre
Terence Rattigan’s heartbreaking drama reunites director Carrie Cracknell and Helen McCrory at the National Theatre, where it runs in rep at the Lyttelton until 21 September 2016. But is the quality of the production worthy of the collaboration?
REVIEW ROUND-UP: The Deep Blue Sea at the National Theatre
Terence Rattigan’s heartbreaking drama reunites director Carrie Cracknell and Helen McCrory at the National Theatre, where it runs in rep at the Lyttelton until 21 September 2016. But is the quality of the production worthy of the collaboration?
5 shows to look out for in June: Aladdin, The Spoils, The Go-Between & more
Is it really June already? Summer is upon us. Here are a few hot show opening this month that you need to keep an eye out for…
LAST CHANCE TO SEE: Six top shows closing in May
Warning! Last chance to catch all of these shows which must close this month. You can still buy tickets via Mates for: Sunset Boulevard, The Caretaker, The End of Longing and The Maids.
WE WANT YOU TO WATCH – Touring
What would the world be like if we could annihilate pornography? How different would our world be if we could ban online porn and just start again? It’s an interesting debate and the subject of Rash Dash Theatre Company’s current production, We Want You To Watch.