Monthly Archives: September 2011

Alexi Kaye Campbell’s new play is a debate on religion and atheism, and the conflict between faith and capitalism, and it comes down unexpectedly, yet firmly, on mankind’s need for faith. A New Yorker (Kyle Soller) has sold his soul … Continue reading →

I saw two of Steve Hennessy’s four one-act plays about five notorious murderers, all pronounced insane, which are being performed as two alternating double-bills under the collective title of Lullabies of Broadmoor. The Murder Club has Ronald True who thinks … Continue reading →

Johann Tetzel is selling indulgences for dead people and for sins committed in the future so that the Pope can reconstruct the basilica of St Peter’s in Rome. Martin Luther is constipated and lecturing on theology and the scriptures. He … Continue reading →

You may be surprised to learn that Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s famous musical has had more revivals in London than in New York. The last one was at the National Theatre in 2001 and directed by Trevor Nunn. Bartlett … Continue reading →

OperaUpClose’s mission is to bring opera to audiences who ordinarily might avoid it. I caught their La Boheme in a pub in Kilburn last year. Since then they have set up home in another pub, the King’s Head in Islington, … Continue reading →