Monthly Archives: June 2013

Daniel Radcliffe, following the huge box-office stage hits he had with Equus and How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, is once again responsible for the massive advance sales of tickets for the revival of Martin McDonagh’s play. He … Continue reading →

Tennessee Williams’s mother boasted that there was no perversion her son had not written about. His melodrama, characteristically flamboyant, is about the futile attempts of two washed-up monsters to retain their youth. An ageing Hollywood star, on drugs and in … Continue reading →

Conor McPherson’s new play follows the successful revival of The Weir. The surprise is that there are no long monologues; it’s all dialogue. An odd-job man in his fifties, separated from his wife and kids, lives in a room of … Continue reading →

Jessica Swale’s attractive revival of Sheridan’s 1776 comedy, a delightful mixture of mischief and sentiment, is slightly tarnished by her decision to play the famous “screen scene” for farce and to have Lady Teazle, who is hiding behind the screen, … Continue reading →

James Baldwin (1924-1987), novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, civil rights activist, was a Pentecostal preacher at the young age of 14. “I was,” he said, “a holy freak. I was too tormented and I didn’t really understand the gospel. I believed … Continue reading →

August Strindberg’s deeply pessimistic and highly influential drama, written in 1900, was last seen in London less than six months ago when it was acted for outright comedy and came across as the funniest play in town. An army captain … Continue reading →

Alexi Kaye Campbell’s play, a mixture of ghost story and socialist tract, is set in a dark and gloomy mansion in Yorkshire during the economic crisis of 1937 and is directed by Polly Teale, a joint production between Tricycle Theatre … Continue reading →

The National Theatre has had an excellent track record with the works of America’s greatest playwright. The last time I saw Eugene O’Neill’s saga was in the West End with Glenda Jackson in the leading role and it lasted five … Continue reading →