The View from the Circle

The Gielgud is one of those Theatres of a Certain Age. You know the type I mean. Pretty, but functionally questionable. Minimal ladies loos...

Question: what do you get if you cross Bertolt Brecht and Dr Seuss’ The Lorax ? Answer: the Donmar’s current production of The Resistible Ri...

If the point of a review is to offer a critique of the subject at hand, to criticise it, then I’m not sure that this post qualifies. I’m d...

Anyone who’s seen the poster art for the Old Vic’s new production of Woyzeck will have noticed that it includes a guide on how to pronounce...

A couple of years ago, in my day job, I found myself having to chase a junior Defra Minister up a flight of stairs at an event (don’t ask). ...

If I were to draw up a list of my absolute favourite people in theatre, Yaël Farber would 100% be near the top. I don’t really like the wo...

Is it possible to connect with a play when all of the characters are utterly hateful? It may not be the intended takeaway but that was my ...