Monthly Archives: January 2011

Doctors are not perfectionists and there will, inevitably, be mistakes. If you are about to go into hospital, or are visiting a loved-one who is already in hospital, you may want to give this production a miss The last time … Continue reading →

Rosalind, the most adorable of Shakespeare’s heroines, has always been a role classical actresses have wanted to play. The greatest Rosalinds of the 20th century were Edith Evans and Vanessa Redgrave, who made the whole theatre one Orlando. Head-over-heels in … Continue reading →

Gina Gionfriddo’s play is a sharp-witted comedy of modern sexual manners. American comedy writers have always been good with the one-liners and Becky Shaw, with its endless supply of wisecracks, is an excellent example of the genre. In its totally … Continue reading →

Witwold Gombowicz (1904-1969), Poland’s greatest comic writer, wrote his tragic farce in 1934, but it was not produced for thirty years. It was first seen in London in 1971 during Peter Daubeny’s World Theatre Season and has rarely been seen … Continue reading →

Lesley Storm’s psychological thriller, which premiered in 1949, offers kleptomania and incest in a typical West End drawing-room drama of the period. Flora Robson, a hugely popular actress, who was very good at playing women at the end of their … Continue reading →

Friends, Romans, countrymen, I regretfully come to bury Caesar not to praise him. Shakespeare’s play is one of the most exciting political thrillers ever written; or it can be. Unfortunately, Lucy Bailey’s dreary production, is sadly under-cast and miscast and … Continue reading →

Rudolf Nureyev’s underrated ballet will probably appeal most to audiences who enjoy dance theatre. There is a striking interpretation of Juliet’s soliloquy when she does not know whether to take the sleeping potion or not and the ghosts of Mercutio … Continue reading →

The Finborough Theatre, under the artistic direction of Neil McPherson, has a good reputation for reviving neglected playwrights. Graham Greene, a self-styled agnostic Catholic (how very Graham Greene), wrote five plays, starting with The Living Room in 1951 in which … Continue reading →