Donmar

The set's better than the characterisation: The Father at the Wyndham's reviewed

17 October 2015 9:00 am

The Father, set in a swish Paris apartment, has a beautifully spare and elegant set. The stage is framed by…

Idealists and chums: Joshua James (Arkady) and Seth Numrich (Bazarov)

Did Turgenev foresee Russia’s Stalinist future?

21 June 2014 8:00 am

Fans of Chekhov have to endure both feast and famine. Feast because his works are revived everywhere. Famine because he…

Thanks to Audio Description, the blind have the best seat in the house

3 May 2014 9:00 am

I did not mean to snort so loudly. There I was watching the amazing Simon Russell Beale in King Lear…

Is this the real First Lady of 'Borgen'?

14 December 2013 9:00 am

Lloyd Evans tries to get a handle on Birgette Hjort Sorensen

Opposing sides: Monica Dolan, the super-brainy lawyer, and Daniel Mays (Andrew)

Crash-for-cash scam at the Donmar

24 August 2013 9:00 am

High summer and it’s blockbuster time. The Donmar’s latest show is by the acclaimed Nick Payne, whose play about string…