Alice in Wonderland review – down the rabbit hole and into the woods | Theatre
circleLewis Carroll’s classic children’s book is difficult to stage, with more incident than drama; the fun logic games of the novel can feel haphazard when performed, and Alice can come across as overly passive, the helpless center of a chaotic world. Playwright Andrew Pollard’s solution for Duke’s annual promenade around Williamson Park was to portray […]
Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey to play Richard II on London stage | Theatre
Bridgerton star Jonathan Baillie will play Richard II in Nicholas Hytner’s new production of Shakespeare’s history play at London’s Bridge Theatre. The production reteams Bayley with Hytner, who played Cassio in the National Theatre’s 2013 version of Othello. Bayley also played Edgar in Ian McKellan’s King Lear at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2017. But the […]
Ben Platt opens Palace Theatre residency with Kacey Musgraves
Ben Platt, you can invite Kacey Musgraves onto the stage any time. The Tony Award-winning star of “Dear Evan Hansen” brought the Grammy Awards golden girl as a surprise guest to the opening night of the show’s 18-performance run at Broadway’s historic Palace Theatre on Tuesday, which also served as the unveiling of the newly […]
‘If You’re that Sensitive, Don’t Go to the Theatre’
Dame Judi Dench has a simple word for those in need of warning: “If you’re that sensitive, you shouldn’t go to the theater.” The 89-year-old British actress was asked about her thoughts on trigger warnings in a recent news report. interview with the British one Radio Times. “Do they do that?” Dench replied. “My God, […]
Judi Dench on trigger warnings: if you’re that sensitive, avoid the theatre | Judi Dench
Dame Judi Dench has told “sensitive” fans not to go to theaters in response to a pre-performance trigger warning. The warnings, which notify viewers about potentially objectionable content such as abuse, violence or loud noises, have been a point of contention in the industry in recent years. “Would they do that?” Mr. Dench said in […]
‘An exceptional experience’: Adrian Dunbar to curate Samuel Beckett festival in Liverpool | Theatre
Adrian Dunbar has been appointed to curate a festival dedicated to the work of Samuel Beckett in Liverpool. This program includes four specially commissioned works of his, one of which relates to his Prisoners of HMP Liverpool. The Line of Duty actor said of Beckett: Unbound 2024: “Engaging with Beckett makes you think about the […]
Opening Night starring Sheridan Smith to close two months early | Theatre
The West End musical “Opening Night” starring Sheridan Smith, which divided the opinions of audiences and critics, will close two months early. The show, which depicts an actor with mental health issues, received mixed reviews and was scheduled to air until July 27. However, producers Wessex Globe, Gavin Currin Productions and Playful Productions announced on […]
Uncle Vanya review – Trevor Nunn triumphs with Chekhov’s tragicomedy | Theatre
aSir Trevor Nunn, 84, is making his first attempt at Anton Chekhov’s 1899 tragicomedy, Uncle Vanya, about hard work and hopeless love set in a dilapidated mansion in the Russian countryside. No stranger to the biggest stages, and the only person to have run both the National Theater and his RSC, Nunn works on one […]
Nye review – Michael Sheen looks back at the difficult birth of the NHS | National Theatre
This life story finally begins with Aneurin “Nye” Bevan in a hospital bed, befitting the visionary political giant who founded Britain’s National Health Service in 1948. As Bevan (Michael Sheen) creeps towards death, flashbacks of his memories create hallucinations reminiscent of The Singing Detective. The curtains of his bed and hospital ward are woven with […]
‘This is still taboo’: queer teens and their families embrace gay comedy in Serbia | Theatre
TThe scene in which he threw his salad bowl onto the floor may not sound like the most dramatic moment, but it sent ripples of recognition through the audience at the National Theater in Pirot, southeastern Serbia, on a mid-February night. It spread. The salad bowl incident occurred on the way. “Our Son” is a […]