BWW Review: I IS A STRANGE LOOP, Barbican PitMarch 22, 2019I Is A Strange Loop pits X against Y as the world described mathematically butts up against the world described theatrically - and they discover that each needs the other to be whole.
BWW Review: OTHELLO, Union TheatreMarch 21, 2019Othello remains as relevant today as ever it were, Phil Willmott's adaptation setting it in the Raj of 1919, but it's as much in the White House and Palace of Westminster of 2019.
BWW Review: THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, The VaultsMarch 14, 2019The Faction's adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's dazzling novel, The Talented Mr Ripley, goes back its roots to find a man as complicated, seductive and relevant as ever.
BWW Review: THE PROJECT, White Bear TheatreMarch 8, 2019The Project is set in an in-between space in history, not freedom, but not yet the death camps, but its fails to explore the possibilities that environment suggests, lost in too many words and too little credibility.
Let's Dance International Frontiers 2019 LaunchesMarch 6, 2019Let's Dance International Frontiers - LDIF19 - launches on April 29th - International Dance Day - and focuses on diversity in dance by showcasing new work from emerging local talent and internationally acclaimed performers and companies. LDIF19's theme is Black Dance: A Contemporary Voice, which will be the focal point of discussion at the conference on April 30th.
BWW Review: TESSERACT, Barbican TheatreMarch 1, 2019An often beautiful, sometimes confusing, work that uses dance and technology to move from the rigid certainties of three dimensions into the threats and opportunities of the fourth.
BWW Review: JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN, Young VicFebruary 28, 2019Stephen Adly Guirgis's play is as relevant today as ever, its coruscating examination of the nature of American justice and religious redemption losing none of its power a generation on from its first outing.
BWW Review: COSI FAN TUTTE, Royal Opera HouseFebruary 26, 2019The Royal Opera House revives its 2016 Cosi with all the mischievous wit and splendid music of Mozart and Da Ponte - but also lets us in on the game within the game - and the price that's paid
BWW Review: EDEN, Hampstead TheatreFebruary 21, 2019There's much to admire in Eden, a play that pits town against country, development against conservation, corruption against integrity, love against careers, the big guy against the little guy.