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Tag: Orange Tree Theatre

  • Black Mountain at the Orange Tree Theatre review ***

    Black Mountain Orange Tree Theatre, 5th February 2018 The latest in a long string of ambitious, but not outrageously so, projects from the OT, this time commissioned in conjunction with trusty partners Theatre Clywd and Paines Plough. Three plays, in rep, from OT favourites, Brad Birch, Elinor Cook and Sarah…

  • 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,…

  • Every Brilliant Thing at the Orange Tree Theatre review ****

    Every Brilliant Thing Orange Tree Theatre, 17th October 2017 This jolly looking fellow is Jonny Donahoe. He is currently the latest incumbent in the one man show, Every Brilliant Thing, at the Orange Tree Theatre. The play was originally written by Duncan Macmillan (he of People, Places and Things, Lungs,…

  • Directors’ Festival at the Orange Tree Theatre review

    Directors’ Festival 2017 Even Stillness Breathes Softly Against A Wall *** The End of Hope ***** Albert’s Boy *** Orange Tree Theatre, 26th, 27th, 28th July 2017 Now this really is a mighty fine idea. Take five short plays by some of Britain’s finest contemporary playwrights and hand them over…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • An Octoroon at the Orange Tree Theatre review ****

    An Octoroon Orange Tree Theatre, 14th June 2017 Crikey. An Octoroon. I am not entirely sure what I saw and learnt here. I do know it will stay in the memory for many years though and I am very glad I saw this. Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins takes the bones of…

  • 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…

  • The Lottery of Love at the Orange Tree review ***

    The Lottery of Love The Orange Tree Theatre, 13th April 2017 Apparently there is even a noun for it, “Marivaudage”. Slightly sarcastically applied, but it describes a way of writing that is precious or affected, and is derived from our friend Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (I so wish my…