Year: 2012

Reviews

Travelling Light, National Theatre

Nicholas WrightDirected by Nicholas Hytner★★★ Pros: Interesting and light-hearted story, some good performances and a superb set design. Cons: A…

Off West End

The London Spring, Etcetera Theatre

Francis Beckett Directed by Christine Kimberley ★★★★ Pros: A thought-provoking production with an intelligent and layered new script. Cons: The…

Reviews

Hay Fever, Noël Coward Theatre

An enjoyable and entertaining evening which delivers its fair share of laughs.

Off West End

Don Juan Comes Back from the War, Finborough Theatre

Ödön von Horváth, in a new version by Duncan MacmillanDirected by Andrea Ferran★★★ Pros: Great venue delivering another solid production…

Off West End

Scooter Thomas Makes it to the Top of the World, New Diorama Theatre

Peter ParnellDirected by Sam Miller★★★★★ Pros: Wonderful script and sublime performances, really London fringe theatre at its absolute best.  Cons: Slightly…

Off West End

The Oresteia, Riverside Studios

Aeschylus, translated by Ted HughesDirected by Anastasia Revi★★★ Pros: An engaging production of a Greek classic with some great imagery…

Musicals

Matilda the Musical, Cambridge Theatre

An uplifting, joyful show, set to run for a long time.

Off West End

God/Head, Ovalhouse Theatre

Chris GoodeDirected by Wendy Hubbard★★★★★ Pros: An incredibly intelligent and well-written show, excellently executed, genuinely fascinating and really makes you…

Reviews

In Basildon, Royal Court

David Eldridge Directed by Dominic Cooke ★★ Pros: A part of the country that few playwrights choose to write about…

Reviews

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lyric Hammersmith

William ShakespeareDirected by Sean Holmes for Filter Theatre★★★★  Pros: An uproarious version of Shakespeare’s classic with many laugh out loud…

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