By Phil Willmott Thursday, December 20 2018, 15:24
This production, a collaboration between theatres in Chichester and Hampstead, got rave reviews at both venues and this West End tansfer looks set to wow a whole new audience.
Sharon D. Clarke (Caroline Thibodeaux) and Aaron Geldoff (Noah) in Caroline, or Change at the Playhouse Theatre
By Isabella James Sunday, December 16 2018, 21:15
David Walliams’ ever growing list of popular storybooks for children are bit by bit finding life in other mediums. Some have been turned into television adaptations, some into theatrical productions. Awful Auntie is the latest to be given life on stage and is playing at Bloomsbury Theatre over Christmas.
By Phil Willmott Saturday, December 15 2018, 07:18
THE CANE, my friend Mark Ravenhill’s first major play in 10 years, is about teachers.
Nicola Walker plays Anna, now an adviser for academy schools visiting her ex-teacher mother (Maggie Steed) and father (Alan Armstrong) as his hopes of a retirement celebration are thwarted by the revelation that he used to cane pupils back when it was legal.
Maggie Steed (Maureen) and Nicola Walker (Anna) in The Cane at the Royal Court. Photo credit Johan Persson.
By Phil Willmott Saturday, December 15 2018, 07:15
In an interesting week of theatre-going it’s been fascinating to see new plays by Anthony Neilson (THE TELL-TALE HEART at the National Theatre) and by Mark Ravenhill (THE CANE, at the Royal Court) on successive nights.
David Carlyle in The Tell-Tale Heart at the National Theatre. Photo credit Manuel Harlan.
By Phil Willmott Wednesday, December 12 2018, 22:47
Jolly Christmas music and cascading snow flakes greet you as you enter the National Theatre’s smallest auditorium for this alternative seasonal show. But anyone who knows the playwright/Director Anthony Neilson’s work will realise the bonhomie isn’t going to last long.
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