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Out of Her Comfort Zone

Sara Hyde
3 min. read

Art Writer Sarah Hyde explores the production of La Bohème, Part the Famous Glyndebourne Opera House’s Autumn Season.

SAM PRITCHARD DOESN’T THINK A PLAY IS A THING THAT HAS A POINT OR A MESSAGE. “AT ITS BEST ITS A WHOLE UNIVERSE.”

Luke Bromage Henry
6 min. read

Sam Pritchard is a theatre director and the former Associate Director at the Royal Court Theatre in London. Most recently, he directed Romans: A Novel, the latest play by award-winning…

SOUTRA GILMOUR IS INTERESTED IN HOW THEATRE FEELS IMMEDIATE AND CLOSE

Louise Snouck
5 min. read

Costume and set designer Soutra’s creative partnership with zeitgeist director Jamie Lloyd has shaped some of the most talked-about theatre productions of the past few years—Evita, Sunset Boulevard, Cyrano de…

RESTRICTED VIEW #1

Clementine Melvin
3 min. read

A monthly review of the (London) Drama.

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from: Ella Gibbs
Bogotá

Andrea Peña’s BOGOTÁ took the audience on an eerie and dystopian 90-minute journey, that at times felt like an assault...

from: Luke Bromage-Henry
The Weir

Brendan Gleeson grimaces as the Guinness tap sputters, tries again, and then settles for a bottle. He takes his seat...

from: Luke Bromage-Henry
The Maids

I had no idea what awaited me when I sat down to watch The Maids on its third night at...

from: Luke Bromage-Henry
PUNCH

My concerns that the gaudy, golden trim of the Apollo\'s interior might clash with the subject matter were quickly abated....

from: Alex Bott
Mary Page Marlowe

Aged 79, Susan Sarandon is making her debut on the West End. She was stellar, as were many of the...

from: Louise Snouck
PUNCH

Rarely do the flood-gates open for me in the theatre like they did about 30 minutes into this play (which...

from: Louise Snouck
GIANT

Queued for an hour to get returns for this play at the Royal Court. I would have queued several more....

from: Louise Snouck
PUNCH

Rarely do the flood-gates open for me in the theatre like they did about 30 minutes into this play (which...

from: Esmé Thompson
Hamilton

Hamilton is a powerhouse of a musical telling the story of America\'s founding fathers to a score of hip-hop, R&B,...

from: Esmé Thompson
Matilda

We love the book, we love the film, but the musical of Matilda might be the winner. The young performers...