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Category: Theatre

  • The Red Lion at Trafalgar Studios review ****

    The Red Lion Trafalgar Studios 2, 1st December 2017 Patrick Marber is a talented chap. Directing, adapting, writing screenplays, comedy material. Yet he is at his best when he writes original plays, or maybe even, as in this case, where he remakes his own texts. (Having said that his screenplay…

  • The Retreat at the Park Theatre review ***

    The Retreat Park Theatre, 30th November 2017 So here is another offering from the Park which, whilst offering a very entertaining night out, didn’t quite deliver a whole commensurate with the sum of its parts. And very fine parts they were too. Sam Bain, with writing partner Jesse Armstrong, is…

  • Yellowman at the Young Vic review ****

    Yellowman Young Vic Theatre, 29th November 2017 From what I can see American playwrights don’t like to arse about too much with the play, either in terms of dramatic form or the subject, the family history in one form or another. Why not, given the history of American gifts to…

  • Miss Julie at the Jermyn Street Theatre review ***

    Miss Julie Jermyn Street Theatre, 27th November 2017 Grinding my way through the classics of naturalistic drama. Actually not grinding, that makes it sound like too much of a slog, but I can’t pretend it is all unalloyed joy. Turns out that Chekhov is likely the man for me and…

  • Poison at the Orange Tree theatre review ****

    Poison Orange Tree Theatre, 28th November 2017 Sometimes all you want from a play is for it to do exactly what it says on the packet. No sub-plots, symbolism, pointless characters, formal invention, stilted message. Just a powerful and involving story, well told. This is exactly what renowned Dutch playwright,…

  • The Lady from the Sea at the Donmar Warehouse review ***

    The Lady From The Sea Donmar Warehouse, 23rd November 2017 I have an uneasy relationship with Henrik Ibsen and this is the first time I have seen The Lady From The Sea, (though I note that plenty of the usual Ibsen obsessions are on show in it). So I may…

  • The Suppliant Women at the Young Vic review ****

    The Suppliant Women Young Vic, 21st November 2017 Before I get started let us just remind ourselves what a marvellous place the Young Vic is. I don’t just mean the quality and quantity of its productions, though heaven knows under the artistic stewardship of David Lan, this has risen to…

  • The Firm at the Hampstead Theatre review *****

    The Firm Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, 22nd November 2017 N.B. The Firm is returning to the Hampstead Theatre Downstairs for another run between the 3rd May and 8th June 2019. The Tourist goes to a lot of theatre in London and, trust him, there is no better value than a preview…

  • Coriolanus at the Barbican Theatre review *****

    Coriolanus Barbican Theatre, 16th and 17th November 2017 This angry looking chap is Sope Dirisu and he is playing Caius Martius ,who you might know better as Coriolanus, in the RSC’s latest production of Shakespeare’s last proper “tragedy”. This will be followed from Stratford to London by the other plays…

  • Rules For Living review at the Rose Theatre Kingston ***

    Rules For Living Rose Theatre Kingston, 13th November 2017 The Tourist loves the Rose Theatre. Admittedly it helps that it is just a hop, skip and a jump, (well brisk walk), away from him. It does serve up some interesting theatre though, in amongst the music and comedy, and it…