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HERE COMES MANKIND: National Theatre Brings Timon of Athens To A London We Recognise

When you broach the subject of Shakespeare's Timon of Athens, there are two responses. Many will simply say they've never heard of it. And, fair enough. It is rarely performed and little lauded; scholars often claim its various inconsistencies are proof it wa...

THE HOLLOW CROWN: Henry V, Meet The Dauphin Edward…

France, 15th Century. A battlefield. An Army. As the army batters the fortifying walls around the port town of Harfleur, its King urges them to pound again and again, and to rush again and again at the break in the wall, his rousing oratory, an impassioned spe...

FANCY DRESS, THEATRE AND COMEDY… OOOH!

A new show called Back to School is being launched in London TONIGHT, Wednesday 18th July. Back to School is a site-specific, interactive experience combining comedy and theatre involving Jonathan Ross, David Baddiel, Ella Hickson, Ranjit Bolt, Tracey Cox, ...

WOODY ALLEN: A Documentary

A long, long time ago in the land of Brooklyn, New York City, there lived a young, Jewish, nervous, wise-cracking kid by the name of Allan Stewart Konigsberg. He was intrigued with magic tricks, the clarinet and possessed a very innate talent for humouring t...

THE ODD COUPLE: Sunshine Boys At The Savoy Theatre

The last time I went to the Savoy Theatre, it was to see Judy Garland's lesser-know daughter Lorna Luft sing songs 'my mother taught me'. Don't ask! This time I arrived firm in the belief that laughter from the audience would be welcomed rather than muffled! ...

DESIGNING 007: Barbican pays tribute to last 50 years of James Bond and his style

The Barbican marks the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise with and exhibition 'Designing 007: 50 years of Bond style' from 1962's 'Dr No' to this year's 'Skyfall', with a unique exhibition showcasing the inside story of the design and style of the wo...

CHANGING THE TUNE, CHANGING THE TIME: Ragtime the Musical Comes to Regent’s Park

Sentimentalist that I am, I've kept all my programmes and Playbills from productions I've been treated to over the years. So, when I was invited to the Press night of the new production of Ragtime the Musical at Regents Park Open Air Theatre, I couldn't help b...

BUNKER DOWN: Theatre Delicatessen’s Henry V Makes New Recruits of Audience

Henry V opens with a rather marvelous prologue. The audience is asked to consider, ‘Can this cockpit hold the vasty fields of France? Or may we cram within this wooden O the very casques that did affright the air at Agincourt?’. It’s a question of enduring r...