BWW Review: SITTING, Arcola Theatre
Two women and a man are called into the same studio at different times to have their portrait taken by John, an aging artist.
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BWW Review: GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, Richmond Theatre
It is over 35 years since David Mamet's scorching critique of the male ego and the dangers of capitalism debuted at the National Theatre.
Book Review: PLAYWRITING, Stephen Jeffreys
'Playwriting' feels like a love letter to theatre and the craft of writing for the stage.
BWW Review: THE CLINIC, Southwark Playhouse
Southwark Playhouse Young Company premieres Papatango award-winning playwright James Rushbrooke's new play, The Clinic.
BWW Review: ROMEO AND JULIET, Royal Opera House
Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet has been performed no less than 400 times by the Royal Ballet and with a lengthy run this season from the end of March to mid-June, the popularity of perhaps the most famous love story of all time shows no signs of subsiding.
BWW Review: TOAST, The Other Palace
The pretense begins as the audience walks into the auditorium.
BWW Review: FAUST, Royal Opera House
Bruno Ravella sparks new magic into David McVicar's production, refreshing the feel of the piece whilst ensuring its original spark is retained.
BWW Review: THE CAT IN THE HAT, Rose Theatre
Curve Productions, at Rose Theatre in Kingston, have teamed up with the National Circus Training Academy to create a magical adaptation of Dr Seuss' The Cat in the Hat.
BWW Review: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, Upstairs at The Gatehouse
The Marvelous Wonderettes is a jukebox musical that does exactly what it says on the tin - the four singers vocally splendid in front of a fine band.
BWW Review: ROOMS, Barbican Centre
The Barbican Centre's Silk Street Theatre has been transformed to host Enda Walsh's third piece in his programme.
BWW Review: QUEEN OF THE MIST, Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
Queen of the Mist is a curious musical about the nearly forgotten woman who was first to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and who lived to tell her story - the problem was that few wanted to hear it the way she told it.
BWW Review: DON'T YOU DARE!, Tristan Bates Theatre
The Actors Centre and Voila! Theatre are currently hosting A Piece of the Continent at the Tristan Bates Theatre, a small three-week festival to celebrate European talent.
BWW Review: THE NOISES, The Old Red Lion Theatre
The Noises traps us in a room with Luna, as she tells us her story from puppy to dog / bodyguard while the world disintegrates outside.
BWW Review: THRILL ME: THE LEOPOLD & LOEB STORY, The Hope Theatre
The crimes perpetrated by Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb in 1920s-Chicago have gone on to become interwoven in popular culture and have generated a multitude of films, plays, and fiction.
BWW Review: AGAINST THE STREAM, London Coliseum
Former Royal Ballet Principal Ivan Putrov has been curating regular galas in London in recent years with hit and miss results.
BWW Review: SCARY BIKERS, Trafalgar Studios
John Godber's Brexity flavoured two-hander examines loneliness in late middle-age with warmth, humour and no little insight - a gem.
BWW Review: HEART OF DARKNESS, York Theatre Royal
Written more than 100 years ago, Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness continues to be a hugely influential, and deeply controversial, work of literature.
BWW Review: GHOST STORIES, Lyric Hammersmith
Expect lots of frights and surprises in this production, as the hit from 10 years ago makes its way back to where it all started.
BWW Review: SHOWSTOPPERS, Theatre Royal Brighton
On previous visits to Brighton, Sean McCall of the Showstoppers company recalls their creation of an improvised musical set on the Palace Pier, amongst other places.
BWW Review: BALLETBOYZ THEM/US, Richmond Theatre
From the founding duo of ex-Royal Ballet dancers, Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt, Balleboyz has seen many variations and additions to the group.
BWW Review: BED PEACE: THE BATTLE OF YOHN & JOKO, Cockpit Theatre
Recreating the political tensions that swirled around John and Yoko's Bed-In protest of 50 years ago, this play with music strives for a radical approach to its material, but forgets some theatre basics.
BWW Review: INTRA MUROS, Park Theatre
Richard, a theatre director who's seen better days, is asked to teach a drama class in a maximum security prison in Norwich.
BWW Review: ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET - SHE PERSISTED, Sadler's Wells
Three years ago, English National Ballet presented an evening of work all by female choreographers, She Said.
BWW Review: ROTTERDAM, Rose Theatre
John Brittain's nuanced and tender play Rotterdam has had a whirlwind of success since it debuted in 2015 at the tiny Theatre503.
BWW Review: OPERATION BLACK ANTLER, Southbank Centre
Operation Black Antler marked Blast Theory and Hydrocracker's sell-out venture at the Brighton Festival last year.
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