Monthly Archives: April 2017

Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon directs and choreographs George and Ira Gershwin’s An American in Paris. The musical is dance-led. Robert Fairchild and Leanne Cope, who created the roles on Broadway, are primarily classical dancers, he with New York Ballet, and she … Continue reading →

Trevor Nunn directs an enjoyable revival Terence Rattigan’s Love in Idleness. It’s not been seen since its premiere in 1943. A young boy, evacuated to Canada at the beginning of World War 2, returns, a 17-year-old (Edward Bluemel) full of … Continue reading →

Ian Hislop and Nick Newman tell the story of The Wipers Times, the brainchild of Captain Fred Roberts and Lt Jack Pearson, who printed a satirical newspaper in the front line trenches during World War 1. It was hugely popular … Continue reading →

Ryan Craig’s play follows the misfortunes of a Jewish family from the 1960’s to the 1980’s. The indomitable matriarch, who does terrible things to save the family business from bankruptcy, is a great role for Sara Kestelman. The script needs … Continue reading →

Simon McBurney and James Yeatman’s multi-media adaptation of Robert Evans’s racy autobiography traces his rise and fall of a Hollywood mogul. The candid, shameless, self-promoting Evans comes vividly to life on the page. On stage he plays a supporting role … Continue reading →

The Frogs may appeal for Stephen Sondheim completists; but even they are going to be very disappointed with this indifferently staged musical version of Aristophanes 405BC comedy.

Would you want to be 17 again? I thought not. The gimmick of Matthew Whittet’s Seventeen is the teenagers are played by adults; but that doesn’t make it any better.