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Writer: Chris Johnston Director: Elisa Gallo Rosso and Chris Johnston Reviewer: Jane Pink The Public Reviews Rating: George Howard used to be a theatre director, renowned for his fearlessness and at times reckless behaviour. Having retired from directing, George teaches acting to a dwindling number of pupils and is becoming increasingly jaded until, that is, Agnieska arrives [...]

Proving that bigger is not necessarily better, London’s Fringe theatres are defying economic decline by consistently producing some of this country’s most exciting, boundary pushing theatre. Venturing away from the bright lights of the West End, this week’s hot picks take in all the best of the capital’s Fringe productions, from verbatim investigation to musical [...]

If all the world’s a stage, then theatre doesn’t have to be limited to the auditorium. These days, theatre-makers are increasingly thinking about the space in which performances take place and getting more and more experimental with where they stage their productions. This week it’s all about location, location, location, as the Bush Theatre takes [...]

At the end of this week the world will mark ten years since the tragic events of 11 September 2001. As everyone prepares to commemorate the event in different ways, with countless memorial services, exhibitions and television documentaries, this country’s theatre has formed its own responses to the disaster. From creative new plays to timely [...]

Choreographer/Company : Kristen McNally – Dont hate the Player Hate the Game, Ross Cooper – This is Winter, James Cousins – Taste Water again, Gerrard Martin – D-Ilusion, Jenni Wren/Slanjayvah Danza- Lunar-tic, James Finnemore – Patriot and Anthony Lo-Guidice/Exquisite Corpse/Dance Theatre – ValhÖll. Reviewer: Toni Stott-Rates The Public Reviews Rating: Firefly is Cloud Dance Festival’s 12th outing produced [...]

Music: Leos Janacek Director: Nicholas Bone Musical Director: Nicholas Fletcher Reviewer: Greig Ratcliff The Public Reviews Rating: ‘The Cunning Little Vixen’ is rather an influential marker in the history of opera. First performed in 1924, its audiences were exposed to more novel operatic writing including orchestral interludes, speechless singing, mime and ballet, which broadened and expanded the concept [...]