Thomas Middleton’s THE REVENGER’S TRAGEDY, like most Jacobean plays, puts men centre stage, leaving very little space for women. With the current demand for strong female roles more directors could take the example of Peter Darney. In his version of THE REVENGER’S TRAGEDY at The Rose Playhouse he not only swaps character genders, empowering the female cast but also re-imagines Middleton’s world in a contextually and visually vivid production.
West End Theatre News and Reviews
21 Mar
Reviews 
Review: THE REVENGER’S TRAGEDY at The Rose Playhouse
By Nastazja Domaradzka Monday, March 21 2016, 10:29
18 Mar
Reviews
Review: CORRESPONDENCE at The Old Red Lion
By Nastazja Domaradzka Friday, March 18 2016, 13:19
CORRESPONDENCE, a piece of new writing which premiers at The Old Red Lion, strives to be a political work, tackling issues such as the Arab Spring and mental health, however Lucinda Burnett’s play seems more like a badly written episode of TV's Hollyoaks.
18 Mar
Reviews 
Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at the Broadway Theatre, New York City
By Davor Golub Friday, March 18 2016, 11:24
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is one of the best-loved and well-known musicals of the last fifty years. At the recent performance I attended I could hear audience members singing lyrics softly under their breath and anticipating the many classic laugh lines. Revived more times in New York City than any other musical this makes it a particular challenge for the production team of each revival to find a fresh take on the show. When it was announced that Bartlett Sher, director of the revelatory Lincoln Centre SOUTH PACIFIC revival, was helming a new production I was very excited. Well, Sher and his team have not disappointed.
18 Mar
Reviews 
Review: THE PAINKILLER at the Garrick Theatre
By Phil Willmott Friday, March 18 2016, 09:41
Kenneth Branagh is certainly giving us a range of productions as part of his year long residency at the Garrick Theatre. We've had Shakespeare, Rattigan, new writing and now a farce.
How good a time you'll have at this latest offering, THE PAINKILLER, will depend on your sense of humour.
17 Mar
Reviews
Review: MISS ATOMIC BOMB at St James Theatre
By Phil Willmott Thursday, March 17 2016, 15:32
Miss Atomic Bomb is glamorous, funny and thoroughly wicked. Ignore the doom merchants, of which there have been plenty. The night after the press night, which I couldn't make and seems to have gone badly, the show was firing on all cylinders.
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