BRACE BRACE review – Royal Court Theatre, London ★★★☆☆
In Oli Forsyth’s new play, Ray (Phil Dunster) and Sylvia (Anjana Vasan) are describing how they first met at a…
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The Other Place review – National Theatre, London ★★★★★
Loosely inspired by Sophocles’ Antigone, Alexander Zeldin’s new play is a powerful portrayal of a family who, overwhelmed by grief…
Juno and the Paycock review – Gielgud Theatre, London ★★☆☆☆
In Seán O’Casey’s masterpiece, ‘Captain’ Jack Boyle (Mark Rylance) – the titular paycock – proclaims “the whole world is in…
cheeky little brown review – Digital release ★★☆☆☆
Nkenna Akunna’s play sees Lady (Tiajna Amayo) and Gemma, best friends since the age of five, haven’t spoken to each…
Waiting for Godot review – Theatre Royal Haymarket, London ★★★★☆
Waiting for Godot was the first West End play I saw as an eighteen-year-old, having purchased a £10 ticket in…
Look Back in Anger / Roots review – Almeida Theatre, London (★★★★★/ ★★★☆☆)
The Almeida’s Young and Angry season offers a one-two of John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger (★★★★★) and Arnold Wesker‘s…
Coriolanus review – National Theatre, London ★★★☆☆
Coriolanus isn’t one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. There have only been a handful of revivals in England during this…
A Raisin in the Sun review – Leeds Playhouse ★★★☆☆
Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun was the first play by a black woman to be performed on Broadway,…
Art review – Theatre Royal, Bath ★★★☆☆
Review by Anna Przybylska Almost thirty years on from its premiere, Yasmina Reza’s highly acclaimed play Art, translated from the original French by…
All Points East review: Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service & more
We report from All Points East festival in Victoria Park, London on Sunday 25 August Yo La Tengo (★★★★☆), famed…