Monthly Archives: September 2013

If you had to choose between love and education which would it be? In the Victorian era women could not have both. Many people, including women, even thought it was unseemly for a woman to have a degree. Bluestockings have … Continue reading →

The Playhouse has been turned into a small claustrophobic bunker. The audience sits on benches and sweats it out with the actors. These two one-act dramas are part of a trilogy by Jamie Wilkes and based on two classic legends, … Continue reading →

Bonnie and Clyde robbed banks in the Great Depression era. If you have seen the film with Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, there is no point in seeing this musical version and, if you haven’t, there’s still no point. The … Continue reading →

Ben Travers (1886-1980), the longest living British playwright, had his first play produced in 1920 and his last in 1975 in his 90th year. His fame today rests on four Aldwych farces: Cuckoo in the Nest (1925), Rookery Nook (1926), … Continue reading →

Street-dancing, which began among the African-American and Puerto Rican youths in New York City in the early 1970’s, has long since come off the streets and established itself in the theatre. ZooNation Dance Company was founded in London in 2002 … Continue reading →

Peter Ustinov used to tell a wonderful story of a soprano leaping to her death, landing on the off-stage mattress below, and bouncing back immediately over the parapet walls in full view of the audience. Sarah Bernhardt, who created the … Continue reading →