Results tagged “stage”

STAGE
Haunted Child
Royal Court
3/5

IN A NUTSHELL
The return of a father, full of strange spiritual zeal, destabilises mother and son in Joe Penhall's exploration of family and philosophy.

The chances of The War of the Worlds returning to The O2 are a lot less than a million to one with the stage spectacular set to play at the arena next year.

Hollywood star Liam Neeson will star, in holographic form, in Jeff Wayne's opus, which the composer said has been updated for a 21st Century audience.

STAGE
Mongrel Island
Soho Theatre
3/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Imagine The Office given a going over by David Lynch and you have Steve Marmion's pitch-black production.

By Yvonne Gordon

A music hall for the 21st century is how Frances Mayhew - artistic director of Wilton's Music Hall - describes the venue near Shadwell.

Yet the future of this beautiful yet crumbling edifice - the oldest surviving music hall in the world - lies in jeopardy unless funds are found.

STAGE
Lifegame, Lyric Hammersmith
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Despite the obvious talent of the cast, this show rests on the quality of the volunteer, which is bound to be variable, writes Emma Berge.

STAGE
After The Dance
Lyttelton, National Theatre
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Terrence Rattigan's "forgotten masterpiece" of the 1930s receives a timely re-staging as another golden age is ended with ominous foreboding.

STAGE
London Assurance
Olivier, National Theatre
5/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Nicholas Hytner's revival of a classic comedy of pin-pricked pretension is a glorious laugh-fest with Simon Russell Beale in infectious form.

STAGE
Neil LaBute trilogy
Greenwich Theatre
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
With The Furies linked to Helter Skelter and Land Of The Dead, Dialogue Productions launches a pincer movement against the human heart.

STAGE
Two Women
Theatre Royal Stratford East
3/5

IN A NUTSHELL
In a bruising interpretation of a Martina Cole novel, gutsy East End housewife Sue Dalston faces a life in jail for murdering her abusive husband.

STAGE
Peter Pan, Meridian Gardens, The O2
3/5

IN A NUTSHELL
The family favourite is brought bang up to date with hi-tech wizardry that takes you on the same high-flying journey as the puck-ish hero.

STAGE
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Novello Theatre
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Debbie Allen updates Tennessee Williams' 1955 tale of a Southern family confronting secrets and lies over the course of Big Daddy's 65th birthday.

Hanging Hooke, Greenwich Theatre
4/5

"Chris Barnes took us on a journey of energy and intrigue. He showed us light and gloom; diverting particles and heliocentric heresies; vacuum pumps and broken hearts (which, I suppose, are the same thing, metaphorically speaking)"

by Miriam Gillinson

Director Kathryn Hunter and the RSC have created a sophisticated and inventive version of Othello, which finds surprising laughs in Shakespeare's play.

But does not quite reach its heart.

By Miriam Gillinson

Lotty’s War at Greenwich Playhouse is that most frustrating of combinations: a compelling story backed up with some strong research, trapped in a lacklustre play.

– Lotty's War @ Greenwich Playhouse

– Foreskin's Lament @ Hackney Empire

- Wheel of Life @ Hackney Empire

- Invaders of Mars @ Royal Observatory, Greenwich

– Cyrano @ Greenwich Theatre

– Over The Rainbow @ Greenwich Theatre