1+ week, 3+ day ago  (696+ words) Mark Brown in the Scottish Highlands " 13 June 2026 However " while Cumming's appointment was a breathtaking and surprising masterstroke " it does carry a considerable logic in theatrical terms. For all his fame as a screen performer, the actor has always maintained his…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (82+ words) Andreas Rey in Paris " 8 June 2026 Ultimately, this production lacks life, sparkle and naturalness. In a word, it lacks " Mozart. Maryam Philpott on the South Bank " 3 May 2026 A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe each year is Book review by Simon…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (176+ words) David Wootton in Central London " 7 June 2026 During recent summers, the Barbican Theatre has established itself as the place to enjoy a classic musical, and especially those written by Cole Porter. So, Anything Goes in 2021 and Kiss Me, Kate in 2024 are…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (192+ words) Dana Rufolo in Romania 25 May, 2026 Both'Purc'rete's'King Lear'and Kimura's'Titus Andronicus: Reborn'suggest that there is no redemption. Acts of vengeance and murder will be repeated compulsively. But hope and light-heartedness came through in less mainstream productions such as Petty Men'from Great Britain's…...

1+ mon, 18+ hour ago  (203+ words) Simon Jenner at the Brighton Festival " 23 May 2026 A South African history of the American nineteenth century? It sounds like a fit. fix+foxy are a South African company with over 20 years" experience. Their theatre might be described (though these terms…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago  (482+ words) Mark Brown on Clydeside " 23 May 2026 The mercurial, Andalusian comic hero Figaro was a creation of French author Pierre Beaumarchais (who, interestingly, also dabbled in a bit of espionage, with a lucrative side hustle in arms sales). Like Shakespeare's Sir John…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (257+ words) Neil Dowden on the South Bank " 18 May 2026 She is also a tigress-like single mother to three children (all with different fathers): the bold Eilif, the naive Swiss Cheese, and the mute Kattrin. But though she attempts to protect them from…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (413+ words) Jeremy Malies in West London " 16 May 2026 The countess tells us that she hates being educated. "I like looking at geniuses, and listening to beautiful people." The epigrams and signature Wildean inversions ignite consistently, and with no voice coach listed La…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (338+ words) Mark Brown in Glasgow " 11 May 2026 Thus, at the very outset, does the play plunge us into the pernicious racial politics that have always informed and disfigured class conflict in the United States? As soon becomes'clear through the drama's shifts in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (380+ words) Andreas Rei in Austria " 8 May 2026 This past May 7, the Vienna Opera resumed its production of Donizetti's L'Elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love) in Otto Schenk's staging, this time with the Italian conductor Gianluca Capuano. We must acknowledge here the chorus,…...