Tag: London Theatre
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War Horse Review: The Audience Does The Rest
in ReviewsNearly twenty years after its premiere, War Horse remains one of Britain’s most extraordinary theatrical achievements. Through puppetry, suggestion and imagination, the National Theatre’s landmark production trusts its audience to complete the picture, creating a world that often feels more vivid than one rendered in full.
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Hooked, Then Completely Lost: Thoughts on Sherlock Holmes at Regent’s Park
in ReviewsSherlock Holmes at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre completely pulled me in with magical surroundings, razor-sharp pacing and constantly inventive staging, before an ending that left me feeling like I’d somehow wandered into an entirely different mystery. These aren’t so much formal thoughts on the production as they are an attempt to process the experience…
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Oliver! Moves Fast and Feels Less
in ReviewsA visually striking and relentlessly dark revival of Oliver! pairs strong performances with impressive design, but moves too quickly to let its most powerful moments breathe.
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A Horror That Dazzles Before It Bites
in ReviewsVisually striking and atmospherically bold, this ambitious stage thriller comes tantalisingly close to something extraordinary, but struggles to keep its story as sharp as its scares.
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Hercules Finds Its Nerve
in ReviewsAfter a run of cautious, overly faithful adaptations, Disney finally loosens its grip with Hercules. Bold, disciplined and genuinely theatrical, this is a production that prioritises storytelling over spectacle and is far stronger for it.
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The Devil Wears Prada and the Cost of Never Slowing Down
in ReviewsSlick, confident and relentlessly polished, The Devil Wears Prada knows how to move. What it struggles to do is stay still long enough for anything to mean something.
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How East London Built British Theatre
in FeaturesA walk through Shoreditch, Hackney and Stratford shows how East London laid the foundations of British theatre long before the West End became its glittering centre.
Colin Cushion 