Reviews

Perspective, context and environment are everything in this extraordinary trinity of plays presented under the banner DEATH OF ENGLAND, which attempts to encapsulate the state of the nation through the intertwined stories of black and white characters whose lack of genuine understanding of each other’s day-to-day lived experience, becomes startlingly obvious when events unexpectedly ensnare them. The trilogy written and directed by the creative partnership of Clint Dyer and Roy Williams is being presented at SohoPlace, (having previously aired at the National), with the first two instalments MICHAEL and DELROY playing in rep, and the third CLOSING TIME opening at the end of August.

Thomas Coombes in Death of England: Michael at @sohoplace. Credit Helen Murray.

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With the screen version of Stephen Schwartz's Wicked due out later this year, The Menier Chocolate Factory is staging his earlier, smaller-scale musical, The Baker's Wife. It's an uneven piece, bolstered by a strong cast and lively staging.

THE BAKER'S WIFE at Menier Chocolate Factory

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