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Fun, disturbing and ultimately forgettable: Hangmen at Wyndhams reviewed
It begins with a sketch. We’re in a prison in 1963 where Harry Wade, the UK’s second most famous hangman,…
Awards await this mostly terrific new Homecoming
Jamie Lloyd’s production of Pinter’s The Homecoming is a pile of terrific and silly ideas. Mostly terrific. The action takes…
Shrapnel at the Arcola works for the slayers, not the slain
Quite a hit factory these days, the Hampstead Theatre. The latest candidate for West End glory is Hugh Whitemore’s bio-drama…
Let’s face it, Greek tragedy is often earnest, obscure or boring. Not this Medea
Carrie Cracknell’s new version of Medea strikes with overwhelming and rather puzzling force. The royal palace has been done up…
The Globe's larf-a-minute Antony and Cleopatra
It’s hilarious. It’s also annoying that it’s so hilarious. Jonathan Munby’s earthy and glamorous production of Antony and Cleopatra goes…
Beware of Banksy: his art can make you homeless
You may not have heard of Goldie. He’s an actor and singer whose name refers to the bullion with which…
If you're going to adapt a bestseller, don't choose the A-Z
What’s the quickest way to create a hit musical? Base it on a bestselling book. The writers of The A-Z…
British empire? What British empire?
Here’s a tip for play-goers. When the curtain goes up on a garden, prepare for some feeble plotting. The glory…
