Tag Archives: Rosalie Craig

Company

Gielgud Theatre, London ****
Review: Carole Woddis of performance seen Oct 17, 2018:

© Brinkhoff-Mogenburg, Rosalie Craig as Bobbie and `friends', so well meaning, gathering for her 35th birthday...

© Brinkhoff-Mogenburg, Rosalie Craig as Bobbie and `friends’, so well meaning, gathering for her 35th birthday…

They don’t come much more glitzy than a new Sondheim production in the West End. That Company is one of Sondheim’s most popular if not THE most popular of his musicals could be gauged by the roar that went up on opening night even before the lights had dimmed. Continue reading

As You Like It

Olivier, National Theatre, London (****)

© Johan Persson

© Johan Persson

One normally imagines As You Like It as a rustic rom-com. Polly Findlay hasn’t exactly ignored its usual romantic setting so much as, taking her cue from the characters in the play – and one or two other hints such as comedy routines, a bit of a music hall, a bit of high tech there – has given it a transformative make-over. Continue reading