Othello: A New Era of Shakespeare
"This production has chosen to take a step away from this preoccupation with setting and allow the play to speak for itself."
“Unafraid to poke fun at the elite” – Review: The Corn is Green
"Miss Moffat plucks Morgan Evans out of the mines, trains him to speak like a gentleman, and stuffs his head with Adam Smith and Voltaire. It’s like My Fair Lady, but gender-swapped and very, very Welsh."
Review: Romeo and Juliet at the National Theatre
"Why stage Romeo and Juliet a year into a global pandemic? Godwin’s primary response to the pandemic appears to be the focus on touch in the production: it reminds us of the power of human contact, and the depth of feeling that can only be experienced in person."
Katie Kirkpatrick reviews the new National Theatre production of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.
“We’re going into a new territory”: interviewing theatre director Sally Cookson
Sally Cookson is a theatre director who has worked on productions for theatres including the Old Vic London, the Bristol Old Vic, the National...
“I don’t want realism, I want magic”: NT Live’s A Streetcar Named Desire
“Don’t you just love these long rainy
afternoons when an hour isn’t just an hour—but a whole little piece of
eternity dropped into your hands—and...
NT Live’s Twelfth Night: Review
The French philosopher and moralist Jean de la Bruyère once remarked “life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those...
The era of digital drama
When you imagine ‘going
to the theatre’, an image of
you in your dressing gown, sitting on the sofa and eating popcorn probably
doesn’t come to mind....
Remember, Remember Your Duty to Remember
Coral Kim explores the impact of 'Translations' and 'The Height of the Storm' on both her and society.
Review: Hadestown – from myth to musical
The National Theatre's musical work-in-progress proves to be a charming retelling of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice
‘She is the one controlling the play’- Rufus Norris’ Macbeth
Norris’ production is a moving theatrical piece that allows Lady Macbeth to be the puppeteer she has so desperately always wanted to be.
The Great Wave Review – ‘a complete clash of cultures, identities, and outlooks’
Indhu Rubasingham's revealing production about a dark part of Japanese cultural history is relevant and immensely human
Beginning review – ‘comfortable, emotionally-streamlined and ideologically safe’
John Livesey is left cold by a conservative if accomplished transfer
