Tag: Barbican Theatre
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Macbeth at the Barbican Theatre review ***
Macbeth Barbican Theatre, 15th November 2018 Is this a dagger I see before me … well maybe more of a kitchen knife … It is pretty tightly plotted (at least if you pare it down). It is quick by comparison to a lot of the Bard – half the length…
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Romeo and Juliet at the Barbican review ***
Romeo and Juliet Barbican Theatre, 8th November 2018 You can stay right next to Juliet’s balcony in Verona. Le Suite de Giulietta. The Tourist, SO, BD and LD can vouch for the lovely decor, the sizeable rooms and the delicious breakfast. The courtyard is closed at night so it is…
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The Malady of Death at the Barbican Theatre review ***
The Malady of Death Barbican Theatre, 3rd October 2018 I took a bit of persuading (of myself, by myself, this was never going to be an easy sell to any of the usual companions) to pitch up to this. No doubting the pedigree of the creative team. Alice Birch, (Lady…
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The Second Violinist at the Barbican review ***
The Second Violinist Barbican Theatre 7th September 2018 Ok so I bought a ticket here on a bit of a whim and because it garnered some awards on its premiere in Ireland. Now I know from past experience that the playwright Enda Walsh is not a man who likes to…
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Coraline at the Barbican Theatre review ****
Coraline Barbican Theatre, 7th April 2018 Was I the only person in the audience who knew nothing about Neil Gaiman’s 2003 cult children’s fantasy novella from whence came Mark-Anthony Turnage’s opera Coraline? It certainly felt like it. To be fair the provenance had dawned on me some time before the…
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A (flawed) guide to London theatres
When I was a young teenager I took to making up some very odd games. I wasn’t lonely, with a handful of very good friends as I remember, and my very earliest encounters with the ladies were amongst my most successful, since my true nature, an awkward mix of the…
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Smile Upon Us Lord review at the Barbican Theatre review ***
Smile Upon Us, Lord Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre of Russia, Barbican Theatre, 1st March 2018 OK. Sometimes you just have to accept that an artistic endeavour is a bit beyond your reach. For whatever reason it just doesn’t click. That is what happened here with Smile Upon Us, Lord. There…
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Antony and Cleopatra at the Barbican Theatre review ***
Antony and Cleopatra Barbican Theatre, 18th January 2018 The last instalment, for me, of the Rome season at the Barbican, and so late in the run that it has been and gone. Sorry. Anyway I have to say this was my least favourite of the four productions, though there was…
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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…
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My pick of London theatre – on now and booking ahead
Right let me cut to the chase. Here is my latest attempt to distil the best of what is on now and what is coming up in the world of London theatre. There is a bunch of new stuff notably at the National Theatre, the Barbican, the Donmar Warehouse, the…
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Some forthcoming London theatre ideas
So we have had a few new season announcements over the past few weeks so here is a wrap up of what I think looks interesting in terms of stuff coming up on various London stages. To spare you crawling through all this guff here is my top ten, including…
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My favourite London theatre of 2016
Right then. I know what you are thinking. Doesn’t this numpty know that it’s June 2017. Bit pointless talking about theatre from last year then. Well yes, you may well have a point. However this blog only started in March 2017 and it’s mine anyway so I can do what…
At Home He Feels Like A Tourist 