BWW Review: ALICE OSWALD'S MEMORIAL, Barbican Theatre
Alice Oswald's epic re-imagining of The Iliad developed into an extraordinary theatrical event that provides intellectual nourishment, but makes great demands on its audience.
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BWW Review: WICKED, Apollo Victoria Theatre
How does a scarecrow learn to talk? How does one become a tin man? What made the lion so cowardly? In an age where prequels are being released left, right and centre in cinemas, it's no wonder that Wicked, which tells the story of what happened before Dorothy landed in Oz, is celebrating its 12th an
BWW Review: EVERY DAY I MAKE GREATNESS HAPPEN, Hampstead Theatre
Hampstead Theatre's Downstairs space has been transformed into a small classroom.
BWW Review: 17C, Old Vic
Most people will associate Samuel Pepys with the Great Fire of London, but there were more to his extensive diaries than that.
BWW Review: LIFEBOAT, Jack Studio Theatre
Lifeboat tells the story of two survivors of the wartime sinking of the SS City of Benares, torpedoed en route to Canada, evacuating children from the UK.
BWW Review: POET IN DA CORNER, Royal Court
Many years ago a young girl was given an album that would go on to change her life.
BWW Album Review: KING KONG Original London Cast Recording
Not to be confused with the misunderstood silverback gorilla soon to be playing on Broadway, the Original London Cast Recording of South African musical King Kong is being released by Stage Door Records on CD this week.
BWW Review: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, National Theatre
A pair of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers make their return to the National Theatre for Simon Godwin's much-anticipated production of Antony and Cleopatra, that sees Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo follow in the footsteps of the likes of Anthony Hopkins and Judi Dench.
BWW Review: JACQUES BREL: A LIFE A THOUSAND TIMES, Mirth, Marvel and Maud
If you have never heard of Jacques Brel, this show serves as a useful introduction to his life and work, but it lacks the confident execution his songs demand.
BWW Review: MARATHON, Barbican
If you go to see Alan Fieldan with JAMS' (which presumably stands for the names of the four actors, Jemima, Alan, Malachy and Sophie), Marathon at the Barbican, you'd do you well to remember an illuminating part of the blurb about the show:
BWW Review: THE OTHER PLACE, Park Theatre
Following a successful off-Broadway and Broadway run in 2011 and 2013 respectively, and Tony Award nominations, Sharr White's The Other Place has transferred to London's Park Theatre for its UK Premiere.
BroadwayWorld UK Awards 2018: Gary Naylor's Recommendations
The highlights of Gary Naylor's last 12 months and his nominations for the BroadwayWorld UK Awards 2018
BWW Review: DIRTY DANCING, Theatre Royal Brighton
Dirty Dancing was a box office hit in 1987, a coming-of-age summer romance between dance partners-cum-lovers Frances/'Baby' (Kira Malou) and Johnny (Michael O'Reilly).
BWW Review: EYAM, Shakespeare's Globe
Eyam, a place located in Derbyshire that has a law to its own.
BWW Review: ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET'S LEST WE FORGET, Sadler's Wells
It can be a rarity, but every so often, perhaps once a year if you're lucky, you stumble across a work so sublime it leaves you a little stumped as to how to describe it.
BWW Review: MISTY, Trafalgar Studios
Are you a virus or a blood cell? What does that even mean? In his opening moments, Arinze Kene tells us the difference: blood cells are the good members of society - the viruses are not.
BWW Review: BLOOD WEDDING, Omnibus Theatre
Lorca's masterpiece transported and updated to present day London, but retaining its power to shock as it lays bare the souls of men and women.
BWW Review: DIVINE PROPORTIONS, The Vaults
Shotgun Carousel transform The Vaults into the ultimate 21st Century Bacchanalia, complete with nipple tassels and rock songs sung on tables overflowing with riches.
BWW Review: THE PRISONER, National Theatre
It's been a long minute - over two decades, in fact - since acclaimed director Peter Brook, who is now 93 years old and has been called "our greatest living theatre director", helmed a play at the National Theatre.
BWW Review: STEEL, Crucible Studio, Sheffield
Chris Bush's new play about women in the Labour party is a must-see.
BWW Review: FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS, Chichester Festival Theatre
First staged at Sheffield Theatres for a short run in 2016, Richard Taylor and Rachel Wagstaff's Flowers for Mrs Harris is brought to life again by Daniel Evans at Chichester Festival Theatre.
BWW Review: TOUCHING THE VOID, Bristol Old Vic
Continuing their thrilling Year Of Change, Bristol Old Vic brings an epic tale of survival to the stage for the first time as Tom Morris directs a breathtakingly inventive adaptation of Touching the Void.
BWW Review: STILL ALICE, Richmond Theatre
Dementia is a difficult topic to tackle on stage, mainly due to the intensely internal struggle that the disease inflicts.
BWW Review: HENRY V, Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol
Like the English at Agincourt, Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory aren't unshaken, but they are victorious.
BWW Review: BLAK WHYTE GRAY, Barbican
There's something simply magical happening on the Barbican's main stage at the moment.
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