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  • Salome at the National Theatre ***

    Salome National Theatre, 5th July 2017 Salome, much like Common also currently residing on the Olivier stage, has been given a bit of a pasting by the criterati. Not utterly trashed but its obvious flaws have been highlighted. And much like Common I have to say I think the criticism…

  • 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…

  • Consent at the National Theatre review *****

    Consent Dorfman, National Theatre, 27th April 2017 Crikey. This is a very fine piece of theatre make no mistake. This was my first exposure to Nina Raine’s writing though I had been really looking forward to it based on what I had read about her previous works and on the…

  • London theatre update

    So a few things to note since the last London theatre update. Booking opens 5th May (earlier for members of various hues) for the new batch of productions at the National Theatre. I reckon tickets for Follies, the Sondheim musical with a cast of thousands and the pocket rocket Imelda Staunton…

  • Twelfth Night at the National Theatre review ****

    Twelfth Night National Theatre, 10th April 2017 Now I’m not going to lie to you. The first couple of times when I saw Twelfth Night years ago I had no idea what was going on. Mind you I put no effort in and was, on one occasion I recall, knackered…

  • Ugly Lies the Bone at the National Theatre review ****

    Ugly Lies the Bone National Theatre, 28th March 2017 Tricky one this. It was by no means perfect, a little too thinly drawn for me, but there was so much to applaud that I think it worthy of a strong positive review. The playwright, Lindsay Ferrentino is entirely new to…

  • London theatre update

    Focussing on theatre and couldn’t be arsed to put in a photo. Most of this below post still applies but a few new shiny things have caught my beady eye. Some ideas for the culturally inclined in London At the Barbican booking opening for a Japanese version of Macbeth which…