Review: Playbox Theatre’s Restoration Season at the Dream Factory, Warwick, is full of poignancy and joyous escapism
In the latest in a series looking at Shakespeare’s references to birds, Steve Sutherland has the lark in his sights.
**** (four stars) RSC Review: Daniel Evans gives a virtuoso performance in Edward II at RSC Swan Theatre
REVIEW: Luke Thallon is a revelation in Rupert Goold’s titanically brilliant Hamlet at the RSC.
Bard’s Birds: A look at the fascinating folklore of the wren - including how it was traditionally slaughtered on Boxing Day
Twelfth Night is a rare spectacle where the play, production, casting, performances, staging, lighting, costuming and music are all in perfect harmony
Nick Drake grew up in Tanworth and died there too, in his childhood bedroom at his parents’ house.
REVIEW: Harrowing classic The House of Bernarda Alba sees Playbox female cast on top form at the Dream Factory
Great line-up of musicians take part in special evening of music by Kris Kristofferson and others tonight (Saturday) at Luddington Village Hall.
Four stars - look out for the dinner scene, a fabulous slo-mo slaughter where the cutlery is magically weaponised.
Celebrating Stratford’s witchy history and depictions of the ‘weird sisters’ in art and culture
REVIEW: Concepts rob tension from Othello at the RSC, two stars **
REVIEW: The Addams Family, The Dream Factory, Playbox Theatre, Warwick
REVIEW: * * * Three stars, The New Real has worthy things to say but feels a touch tardy
REVIEW: 5 ***** Romeo & Juliet, Northern Ballet at Royal Shakespeare Theatre, until 28th September
Forget Oasis, the best supersonic musical experience was to be found at the, er, Supersonic Festival in Digbeth.
Review: The Unthanks at Warwick Folk Festival; plus a word of thanks from the organisers.
*** Review: An entertaining but straightforward As You Like It is on at the RSC’s Holloway Garden Theatre until 1st September
**** REVIEW: The School For Scandal, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, until 6th September
REVIEW: Kyoto, Swan Theatre, Stratford, until 13th July, FOUR STARS ****