Tag Archives: Neil Bartlett

The Plague

Arcola Theatre, London (****)

© Alex Brenner, Sara Powell (Dr Rieux)

© Alex Brenner, Sara Powell (Dr Rieux)

Albert Camus wrote La Peste in retrospect, 1947, after the time when Europe had been convulsed, mown over by Fascism and Nazi Germany. It was an immediate success. Continue reading

Stella

Hoxton Hall, London, LIFT 2016 (****)

© Dom Agius, Richard Cant (Old Stella), Oscar Batterham (Young Stella)

© Dom Agius, Richard Cant (Old Stella), Oscar Batterham (Young Stella)

So LIFT, the London International Festival of Theatre for 2016 is off and running. Where would British theatre be without this biennial celebration and its challenging, radical visions over the past 35 years? Continue reading