Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs ****
Sloane Square
London SW1
Runs: 17 mins without interval
Review of perf seen Oct 1, 2021:
© Johan Persson. Linda Bassett as the ghost of things past and what is to come and John Heffernan, harrowed by grief…
WHAT IF IF ONLY – how many times must that have been said of a best beloved who has died. If only I had, what if this or that hadn’t happened? Continue reading
Almeida Theatre, London *****
© Marc Brenner, Victoria Hamilton as Audrey battling to save a piece of old England – superb
They do produce some crackers at Rupert Goold’s Almeida. Say what you like about the plays – and they’re mostly four/five stars in any case – they, the productions, nearly always pack a hefty punch. Continue reading
Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs (****)
©’ Johan Persson, Deborah Findlay as domestic `goddess’, Hazel…
Dystopian scenarios are becoming ever more frequent. And for good reason. Writers and artists are often the ones who can see further ahead than the rest of us, who can predict the coming storms. Continue reading
Hampstead Theatre, London (****)
© Stephen Cummiskey, Jack Farthing as Andrew
Wild by name and wild in execution. The prolific Mike Bartlett (credits and awards piling up, most recently for the clever, futuristic King Charles III, currently in film production and on tv, Doctor Foster), has done it again. Continue reading
Young Vic Theatre, London,
© Keith Pattison
Well, I’d best come clean. Some experiences just don’t work for you, do they? Continue reading