The Comedy of Errors- this traditional comoedia from the Greco-Roman tradition, and rests on the enjoyment of farce, slapstick and caricature and director Dominic Cooke wastes no time in getting into the action. . .
Cinderella- Over recent years, Hackney Empire has established itself as home to arguably the best pantomime in London, and this year’s offering only strengthens its reputation.. . .
 Bertie Carvel as Miss Trunchbull and Lauren Ward as Miss Honey in Matilda the Musical |
Collaborators- Simon Russell Beale gives an affectionate, quizzical and jokey portrait of Joseph Stalin in John Hodge's play. . .
Reasons to be Pretty- The last of Neil LaBute trilogy about how we look and relationships opens in London where it all started. . .
Judgement Day- Ibsen’s last play has a reputation for impenetrable symbolism, but in this new adaptation by Mike Poulton, the language takes on a hypnotic rhythm worthy of his earlier verse dramas.. . .
The Lion in Winter- Trevor Nunn’s production of James Goldman's play sadly fails to satisfy even as a historical pastiche comedy because it isn’t outrageous enough for 21st century humour. . . .
Juno and the Paycock- The National Theatre and The Abbey Theatre (Ireland's National Theatre) have come together for the first time with a co-production that must have taken great consideration to ensure that neither side of the Irish Sea felt excluded. . . .
Salt, Root and Roe- Tim Price’s enthralling second play, . . .
EX - This new ‘play with songs’ by Rob Young and Ross Lorraine seems something of a strange choice for the Soho Theatre with it's usually challenging and thought-provoking, political and cutting-edge. . . .
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