BWW Review: TALKING HEADS: A LADY OF LETTERS, BBC iPlayer
Even for those not around for the first TV broadcast in 1988, Alan Bennett's Talking Heads has had a long-lasting resonance.
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BWW Review: ONE NIGHT ONLY PRESENTS... FROM HERE TO ETERNITY
Last night certainly was a theatrical experience like no other as we celebrated the musical production of From Here To Eternity on the only platform we are currently able to do these things - online.
BWW Review: CLIFF RICHARD, Royal Albert Home
It's clear that taking time out of his schedule was a big deal for Sir Cliff.
BWW Review: SHOE LADY, BBC Radio 4
When EV Crowe wrote Shoe Lady for the Royal Court, little did she know that a pandemic would force Vicky Featherstone's production to close early.
BWW Review: SMALL ISLAND, National Theatre At Home
It could not have been better timing for the National Theatre to screen Small Island, Andrea Levy's epic and incredible story.
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Shakespeare's Globe At Home
There will be no outdoor theatre experiences this summer, but that hasn't stopped Shakespeare's Globe from revisiting one of the stalwarts of the summer season; Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
BWW Review: LA FILLE MAL GARDEE, Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House continues to treat us to a fortnightly fix of ballet and what relief this latest edition is.
BWW Review: THE MIKVAH PROJECT, Lockdown Theatre Festival BBC Radio 4
In an effort to create a cultural snapshot of these strange times, actor Bertie Carvel has created the BBC's Lockdown Theatre Festival; a radio broadcast of four plays that had their runs cut short by the shutdown.
BWW Review: MAYERLING, Royal Opera House
Kenneth MacMillan's Mayerling is the vivid dramatisation of the life of Crown Prince Rudolph and his death alongside his young mistress Mary Vetsera in 1889.
BWW Review: JURY DUTY, Zoom
The present pandemic has moved everything online, so in Exit Productions's Jury Duty the Ministry of Justice have been required to relocate their trials out of the courts and into the ether.
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is a must-see that will instantly transport you to a warm and sunny summer's day.
BWW Review: LIVE FROM COVENT GARDEN, Royal Opera House
Every theatre has a 'ghost light'.
BWW Review: THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE III, National Theatre At Home
In Hamilton, George III has become a more well-known King, albeit portrayed as a comedic figure; the monarch who lost Britain America.
BWW Review: ADVENTURES WITH THE PAINTED PEOPLE, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, BBC Radio 3
Theatre is a powerful being, so much so that when a pandemic closes one door, the creative team behind BBC Radio 3's Adventures With The Painted People blasts open another one with a world premiere that will fill the heart of anyone within hearing distance.
BWW Review: A MONSTER CALLS, Old Vic Online
An archive recording of a powerful and inspirational family show, filmed on the stage of The Old Vic in 2018.
BWW Review: THE HOLLOW CROWN - RICHARD III, BritBox
BWW has reviewed the BBC's epic adaptation of Shakespeare's history plays, The Hollow Crown, available for streaming on Britbox (free 30 days trial).
BWW Review: JOAN, Apple Podcasts
Joan has big plans: she's going to go to Oxford, become a lawyer, and change the world.
BWW Review: CORIOLANUS, National Theatre At Home
To take a play as epic in scale as Coriolanus and find a natural home within the intimacy of London's Donmar Warehouse take a skill and lightness of touch that is not only rare but all so often missed.
BWW Review: UNPRECEDENTED - EPISODE FIVE, BBC iPlayer
As part of the BBC Arts' Culture in Quarantine initiative, Unprecedented is a series of 14 plays written by a diverse group of playwrights; conceived, produced and performed during lockdown.
BWW Review: UNPRECEDENTED - EPISODE FOUR, BBC iPlayer
As part of BBC Arts' Culture in Quarantine initiative (partnering with Headlong and Century Films), 14 plays were filmed and produced during lockdown to reflect the diversity of experiences and emotions that are being felt across the world.
BWW Review: THE HOLLOW CROWN - HENRY VI: CIVIL WAR, BritBox
BWW is reviewing the BBC's epic adaptation of Shakespeare's history plays, The Hollow Crown, available for streaming on Britbox (free 30 days trial).
BWW Review: THE HOLLOW CROWN - HENRY VI: FRANCE AND REBELLION, BritBox
BWW is reviewing the BBC's epic adaptation of Shakespeare's history plays, The Hollow Crown, available for streaming on Britbox (free 30 days trial).
BWW Review: UNPRECEDENTED - EPISODE 2, BBC IPlayer
The BBC's series of short new plays specially created during lockdown continues with three very different pieces.
BWW Review: UNPRECEDENTED - EPISODE ONE, BBC iPlayer
A week before lockdown was announced, some of our greatest playwrights were asked to write stories exploring every aspect of human life and interaction during the coronavirus pandemic.
CD Review: BEN STOCK SINGS...NOEL COWARD
Prior to lockdown, West End and UK theatre performer Ben Stock recorded his second album under the watchful eye of Simon Greiff of SimG Records.
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