In 2005, Mike Bartlett’s formally experimental Not Talking found a home on BBC Radio 3 after being rejected from multiple theatres. In 2018 – amazingly – it is being performed ...
Angry is an anthology of monologues by Philip Ridley, perhaps Britain’s most distinctive living playwright. Continue Reading Ridley’s Games: Angry at the Southwark Playhouse
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In 1958, The Birthday Party was so widely panned it closed after eight performances. Sixty years later, enjoying one of the starriest revivals in the West End. Continue ...
This controversial Andrea Dunbar revival could easily have been unwatchable in the current climate, but on the whole it has a surprising lightness of tone. Continue Reading A ...
James Fritz’s new play is bold, fresh and acutely observed – but also an incredibly uncomfortable theatrical experience. Continue Reading A Cry in the Dark: Parliament Square at ...
I must admit I am a big crier at the theatre, but Streetlights, People! Productions’ take on Adam Gwon’s 2009 Off-Broadway sleeper hit deserved every tear that was shed. ...
I was kneeling handcuffed on the floor of a church in a knitted red balaclava – not my average Thursday evening by a long shot. Continue Reading ...
Two plays in nightly rep wrestle with radicalism and violence. Continue Reading Terror and Apocalypse: B and Victory Condition at the Royal Court Theatre
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Neil Bartlett’s take on Albert Camus’ seminal novel is bold and effective – even if it sacrifices some important scenes in the name of economy. Continue Reading Call ...
John Webster’s The White Devil, writes Simon Fearn, must be one of the most cynical plays in the canon. Continue Reading Theatre of Blood: The White Devil at ...
Director Jamie Lloyd’s Philip Ridley production is high on drama and tension, yet nothing new is teased out of the text or re-evaluated in a modern context. Continue ...
Lucy Kirkwood’s latest effort is as much about people as about the environment, writes Simon Fearn. Continue Reading Going Nuclear: The Children at the Royal Court Theatre
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Simon Fearn gives his final round-up from the Edinburgh Fringe. Continue Reading At the Fringe III: Demonic Masks, Female Solidarity and a Hair Salon
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Simon Fearn rounds up five shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. Continue Reading At the Fringe II: Dickens, Wartime Spies, Heart Rate Monitors and More
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The story of violinist Haïm Lipsky’s post-Auschwitz recovery drew tears from the audience. Continue Reading Music and Suffering: Haim: In the Light of the Violin at the ...
In the days since I’ve left the theatre I’ve become increasingly fixated with X. Continue Reading Theatre in Space: X at the Royal Court Theatre
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