It feels as if scarcely a month goes by without one production or another by superstar director Ivo Van Hove causing a splash in London. His radical staging of ALL ABOUT EVE was recently at the Noel Coward Theatre and we’ve had revelatory productions of Arthur Miller, Shakespeare, Ibsen and Sophocles amongst many others. He’s equally busy on Broadway (NETWORK was a sensation) and coming up the maestro will be re-conceiving WEST SIDE STORY.
Theatre News and Reviews
24 Jun
Reviews 
Review: THE DAMNED at The Barbican Theatre
By Phil Willmott Monday, June 24 2019, 14:07
24 Jun
Reviews 
Review: AFTER DARK at The Finborough Theatre
By Nicky Allpress Monday, June 24 2019, 09:52
The building of the new Metropolitan line underground railway presents the thrilling opening of Dion Boucicault’s 1880’s melodrama set in the grimy streets of Victorian London. Combining music of the era with a modern design, After Dark may be a world away from the naturalistic style of theatre we’ve come to expect, but there’s plenty of fun to be had with melodrama.
24 Jun
Reviews 
Review: TRAGIC SCENES OF LEGENDARY WOMEN WHERE SNAKES WERE (KIND OF) PRESENT at the Blue Elephant Theatre
By Justin Murray Monday, June 24 2019, 09:47
Tragic Scenes of Legendary Women Where Snakes Were (Kind Of) Present is a clown piece devised by Gaulier-trained cabaret performers Monia Baldini and Lucia Peña Pen. We see meet star attraction and impresario Nina Divina (Baldini), who’s here to take us on a journey through a series of ancient or mythological women whose stories also involve snakes: Medusa, Cleopatra, Eve.
19 Jun
Reviews 
Review: THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13¾ at the Ambassadors Theatre
By Stuart King Wednesday, June 19 2019, 11:12
Starting life in 2015 at The Curve in Leicester and subsequently spawning a London run at the Menier Chocolate Factory two years later, Sue Townsend’s gawky young adolescent takes-up residence at the Ambassadors this summer.
17 Jun
Reviews
Review: RIOT ACT at the Arcola Theatre
By Stuart King Monday, June 17 2019, 13:39
To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Alexis Gregory’s one-man-three-characters piece, was created through his interviews with prominent individuals from the LGBTQ gay rights movement. Through their recollections, he succeeds in informing, shocking, and above all, entertaining.
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