Sylvestra Le Touzel

Review: THE AUTHENTICATOR, National Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - Apr 3, 2026

Eccentric artist Fenella Harford (Sylvestra Le Touzel) inherits her family’s stately home and uncovers a cache of hidden diaries that may rewrite its history. She recruits ambitious academic Marva (Rakie Ayola) to authenticate them, who in turn brings in her overlooked mentor Abi (Cherrelle Skeete), a meticulous expert with sharper instincts than she lets on. As the three women probe deeper into the documents, the house begins to yield uncomfortable truths about its colonial past. Personal histories begin to intertwine with national ones, tensions rise between the trio, and what starts as scholarly inquiry spirals into a confrontation with buried trauma, ownership, and the ghosts of Britain’s slave-trading legacy.

Photos: Rakie Ayola, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Cherrelle Skeete in THE AUTHENTICATOR in the UK
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2026

You can now get a first look at production photos of Winsome Pinnock’s new play The Authenticator, marking the first time one of her plays has premiered at the National Theatre.

Photos: In Rehearsal For THE AUTHENTICATOR At The National Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 3, 2026

Rehearsal photos have been released for THE AUTHENTICATOR, a new play by award-winning playwright Winsome Pinnock (Leave Taking), marking the first time one of her plays has premiered at the National Theatre.

National Theatre to Stage Winsome Pinock's THE AUTHENTICATOR
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 10, 2026

Rehearsals have begun for award-winning playwright Winsome Pinnock's (Leave Taking) new play The Authenticator, marking the first time one of her plays has premiered at the National Theatre.

HAMLET New York Transfer and More Set for National Theatre 2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2025

The National Theatre has revealed further information about productions in 2026. The season will feature the New York transfer of Hamlet, and more! See the full season here.

Postcript Productions to Present Richard Nelson’s THE APPLE FAMILY and THE GABRIELS at Park Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 19, 2025

PostScript Productions will present rehearsed readings of Richard Nelson’s The Apple Family (Aug. 25) and The Gabriels (Sept. 1) at London’s Park Theatre. Featuring casts led by Jemma Redgrave, Owen Teale, Sara Kestelman, and Olivia Williams.

Review: THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, starring Tom Rosenthal
by Gary Naylor - May 2, 2025

Satire bites even today, but a little more sympathy in the characters would strengthen its appeal

Full Companies Set For THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR and ANNA KARENINA at Chichester Festival Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2025

The full casts have been announced for the first two Festival Theatre productions of Chichester’s new season, The Government Inspector and Anna Karenina.

Review: PYGMALION, The Old Vic
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 20, 2023

A tale of transformation, coersive control and eventual female empowerment performed by two of our best stage actors should be a guaranteed hit. However, Richard Jones' revival of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion fails to pack the expected punch.

Photos: First Look at The Old Vic's PYGMALION with Patsy Ferran and Bertie Carvel
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 15, 2023

The Old Vic has released production images for its upcoming revival of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion.

Full Cast and Creatives Announced for PYGMALION at The Old Vic
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jun 13, 2023

The Old Vic has announced the full cast and creative team for Pygmalion, a play by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Richard Jones

THE LODGER Will Be Performed at The Coronet Theatre in September
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2021

The play is directed by actor and director Geraldine Alexander, and is performed by a first-rate cast of Penny Downie, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Matthew Tennyson and Iniki Mariano.

BWW Review: ALYS, ALWAYS, Bridge Theatre
by Marianka Swain - Mar 7, 2019

Harriet Lane's memorably unsettling 2012 novel, about an overlooked sub-editor who infiltrates the literary elite, has been adapted for stage by Lucinda Coxon. Its combination of psychological thriller and industry satire is decently translated, but a conservative production from Bridge boss Nicholas Hytner (who, astonishingly, is here directing his first ever play by a female writer) makes a middling case for the virtues of a theatrical version.

Photo Flash: First Look at ALYS, ALWAYS at the Bridge Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 1, 2019

Directed by Nicholas Hytner, Lucinda Coxon's new play Alys, Always based on Harriet Lane's novel of the same name is playing at the Bridge Theatre until Saturday 30 March 2019.

Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For ALYS, ALWAYS at the Bridge Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 5, 2019

Joanne Froggatt (Frances) and Robert Glenister (Lawrence) lead the cast in the world premiere of Lucinda Coxon's Alys, Always and are joined by Danny Ashok (Sid), Joanna David (Charlotte), Leah Gayer (Polly), Simon Manyonda (Oliver),Sylvestra Le Touzel (Mary/Audrey), Jeff Rawle (Robin/Mr Thorpe), Vineeta Rishi (Julia Price), Sue Wallace (Mrs Thorpe) and Sam Woolf (Teddy).

Full Casting Announced For ALYS, ALWAYS at the Bridge Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 12, 2018

Joining the previously announced Joanne Froggatt (Frances) and Robert Glenister (Lawrence) in the premiere of Lucinda Coxon's Alys, Always are Danny Ashok (Sid), Joanna David (Charlotte), Leah Gayer (Polly), Simon Manyonda (Oliver), Sylvestra Le Touzel (Mary/Audrey), Jeff Rawle (Robin/Mr Thorpe), Vineeta Rishi (Julia Price), Sue Wallace (Mrs Thorpe) and Sam Woolf (Teddy).

BWW Review: VOTES FOR WOMEN, National Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Nov 19, 2018

The National Theatre end their series of rehearsed readings with Elizabeth Robins' Votes for Women. Written in 1907, the play dramatises the birth of the suffragette movement and, presented in 2018, shines a light on how slow the progress of equality has been.

Fiona Shaw And George MacKay Complete The Casts Of The National Theatre's Courage Everywhere
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 9, 2018

The NT marks the 100th anniversary of the first women in the UK gaining the right to vote, with a series of rehearsed readings, talks and events, as well as a free exhibition in the Lyttelton Lounge. World-class directors Nadia Fall, Phyllida Lloyd, Jenny Sealey, Lyndsey Turner and Dawn Walton will bring to life five plays on themes of suffrage, courage and the fight for political equality in the UK and around the world.

National Theatre Presents COURAGE EVERYWHERE
by Stephi Wild - Nov 2, 2018

The NT marks the 100th anniversary of the first women in the UK gaining the right to vote, with a series of rehearsed readings, talks and events, as well as a free exhibition in the Lyttelton Lounge. World-class directors Nadia Fall, Phyllida Lloyd, Jenny Sealey, Lyndsey Turner and Dawn Walton will bring to life five plays on themes of suffrage, courage and the fight for political equality in the UK and around the world.

COURAGE EVERYWHERE At The National Theatre Brings Themes Of Suffrage, Courage And The Fight For Political Equality
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2018

The NT marks the 100th anniversary of the first women in the UK gaining the right to vote, with a series of rehearsed readings, talks and events, as well as a free exhibition in the Lyttelton Lounge. World-class directors Nadia Fall, Phyllida Lloyd, Jenny Sealey, Lyndsey Turner and Dawn Walton will bring to life five plays on themes of suffrage, courage and the fight for political equality in the UK and around the world.