By Phil Willmott Wednesday, May 3 2017, 10:21
I don’t recall another director influencing London and New York Theatre quite as powerfully as Ivo Van Hove has done in recent years.
Ever since he took the capital’s theatre scene by storm with his radical cut and paste amalgamation of Shakespeare’s Roman plays, recently revived at the Barbican, producers have clamoured to sign him up to bring his starkly staged expressionistic perspectives on classics, new writing and even the David Bowie musical Lazarus.
By Stuart King Tuesday, May 2 2017, 16:14
"It's a mindfuck, Clifford", states one of the characters in Martin Crimp's play THE TREATMENT (first staged at The Royal Court in 1993) which is being given a new outing at the Almeida under the direction of Lyndsey Turner, who’s brought something of a midas touch to several successful productions in recent years.
By Nastazja Domaradzka Tuesday, May 2 2017, 15:30
This new piece by Simon Stephens is a form of experimental devised art work that was created in collaboration with movement director Imogen Knight. Whilst NUCLEAR WAR is a metaphorical tittle that paints a solid and vivid basis for the themes explored by the piece, the overall outcome feels a little bit disappointing and perhaps underwhelming, although the piece does occasionally create powerful and vivid images.
By Phil Willmott Friday, April 28 2017, 15:13
The Globe Theatre has had a lot of bad press recently. Their recently appointed Artistic Director, Emma Rice, announced she was leaving the organisation after just a year. No one knows exactly what happened but Rice introduced stage lighting and amplified sound to the venue which had traditionally prided itself on presenting plays in a way that was as close to Elizabethan theatre conditions as possible. The general opinion seems to be that the venue's board of directors objected to this and Rice's position became impossible leading to her resignation.
By Phil Willmott Monday, April 24 2017, 11:04
The cast has been announced for the London production of Mel Brooks' Broadway flop YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. I enjoyed it so much when I saw the dress rehearsal of the original show in New York that I paid to see it a second time!
However there's no doubt that it was dwarfed by the vast New Amsterdam Theatre and buckled under the weight of expectations that it would be as funny as Brook's previous smash hit The Producers and worth the record breaking, high ticket prices cynical and exploitative producers were charging.
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