Zakiyyah Deen on Why A Black Woman Will Never Be Prime Minister
Created out of frustration with the lack of attention towards Black women’s maternal health, writer and performer Zakiyyah Deen’s debut play, Why…
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Joanna Carrick on The Ungodly at Southwark Playhouse
Joanna Carrick’s play The Ungodly receives its London premiere at Southwark Playhouse where it opens tomorrow. Set on the Stour…
0800 CUPID review – Soho Theatre, London ★★★★☆
Review by Carla Rudgyard You’ve got until the 26th of October to see everything sparkle in Emer Dineen’s 0800 CUPID at…
The Tragedy of Richard III review – Lyric Theatre, Belfast ★★★★☆
Review by Orla Keaveney Lyric Theatre’s production of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Richard III, adapted by Michael Patrick and…
Oedipus review – Wyndham’s Theatre, London ★★★★☆
Robert Icke’s new adaptation of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex opens with recorded footage of Oedipus (Mark Strong) in an outdoor press…
The Lehman Trilogy review – Gillian Lynne Theatre, London ★★★★★
Review by Katie Shaw Stefano Massini’s The Lehman Trilogy is back in London’s West End for a third time since its…
Leander Deeny on Abigail’s Party
Mike Leigh’s cult-classic comedy has returned in a co-production between ETT, Northern Stage, Rose Theatre, and Colchester Mercury Theatre. Now…
The River review – Greenwich Theatre, London ★★★★☆
By the time Jez Butterworth’s The River opened in the intimate surroundings of the Royal Court’s upstairs studio space in…
Denzel Westley-Sanderson on Coming to England
Coming to England, a new stage adaptation based on Floella Benjamin’s award-winning book, began a national tour last month at…
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…