Theatre review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Barbican Centre
We think of A Midsummer Night’s Dream as a comedy, but it is full of duress, anger and upset, of disruption and downright cruelty and director Eleanor Rhode doesn’t hide this, they are there from the start with Sirine Saba’s Hippolyta turning her back and walking away from the conqueror whom she now has to marry. Andrew Richardson’s fussy, pedantic Duke Theseus seems an …
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Theatre news: Sky Arts goes backstage with ENB at Christmas
Oct 4, 2024 · This Christmas, Sky Arts will go behind the curtain of English National Ballet's new production of Nutcracker in anew series, Nutcracker: Backstage with English National Ballet, which reveals what it takes to re-invent a globally renowned classic.. It will feature the company’s Artistic Director and choreographer, Aaron S Watkin, and Olivier Award-winning choreographer Arielle Smith as well ...
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - britishtheatreguide.info
As someone who grew up in the eighties, I have deeply fond memories of watching the BBC’s serialised version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.Just hearing the theme tune is enough to transport me straight back to childhood, and while time has not been kind to the show—indeed, some of its costumes and special effects look laughably bad …
Theatre listing: Otherland
Jo and Harry are changing. Harry is changing more than most, undeniably, And change is beautiful. Necessary. Terrifying. Break-ups aren’t just about who gets the CD collection.
Theatre review: Dick Whittington and his Cat at Greenwich Theatre
A tale of fame and fortune, Dick Whittington feels nowhere more at home than when presented in London, where the streets aren’t quite paved with gold. A home-grown narrative on home soil often leads to a path well-trodden, but this year’s pantomime at the Greenwich Theatre reinvents the title in a truly innovative way.
Theatre review: The Invention of Love at Hampstead Theatre
Alan Willians as Charon and Simon Russell Beale as A E Housman Credit: Helen Murray Seamus Dillane as Pollard, Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Jackson and Matthew Tennyson as Housman Credit: Helen Murray Stephen Boxer as Dr Jowett, Jonnie Broadbent as Pater, Dominic Rowan as Ruskin and Peter Landi as Pattison Credit: Helen Murray Dickie Beau as Oscar Wilde and Simon Russell Beale as A E Housman Credit ...
Theatre review: Othello at Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford …
Will Keen (Iago) and John Douglas Thompson (Othello) Credit: Johan Persson Anastasia Hill (Emilia) and Juliet Rylance (Desdemona) Credit: Johan Persson Edward Hogg (Cassio) and Madeleine Hyland (Bianca) Credit: Johan Persson The company Credit: Johan Persson Jethro Skinner (Roderigo), Will Keen (Iago) and Edward Hogg (Cassio) Credit: Johan Persson
Theatre review: Spend Spend Spend at Royal Exchange Theatre
On entering the theatre, the audience is blinded by silver in Grace Smart's design, with a silver disc for a stage surrounded by small mirrors and with an elaborate silver tinsel 'chandelier' overhead circled by silver speakers—even the coats of …