London’s biannual festival of international performance, LIFT, a seven-week celebration of theatre, starts today. The festival runs across the city, with performances taking place at some of London’s top cultural…
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Viola’s Room by Punchdrunk review: stunning scenery, but a thin story
by News Roomby News RoomThis underwhelming new show lacks the epic scope and humming crowds of the immersive theatre company’s best work
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Boys From the Blackstuff at the National Theatre review: flawed but stirring
by News Roomby News RoomThis is a blast from the past, which still echoes today
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Hamlet at Riverside studio review: Eddie Izzard’s Shakespeare is an act of colossal vanity and hubris
by News Roomby News RoomShakespeare’s work is classic enough to withstand almost anything, but this is a disaster that diminishes both play and performer
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Bluets at the Royal Court Review: A complex fusion of technology and technique, flawlessly done
by News Roomby News RoomThe superb Ben Whishaw, Emma D’Arcy and Kayla Meikle shine in this clever, culturally aware, technologically adventurous and discombobulating show
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Punchdrunk’s Felix Barrett on the immersive pioneer’s greatest hits: ‘Always change the rules as you go’
by News Roomby News RoomFelix Barrett is the artistic director of Punchdrunk, the pioneering theatre company that really sent immersive theatre mainstream with a series of acclaimed shows over more than two decades. Here…
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Punchdrunk’s Felix Barratt on the immersive pioneer’s greatest hits: ‘Always change the rules as you go’
by News Roomby News RoomFelix Barratt is the artistic director of Punchdrunk, the pioneering theatre company that really sent immersive theatre mainstream with a series of acclaimed shows over more than two decades. Here…
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Romeo & Juliet at Duke of York’s Theatre review: Tom Holland is amazing in this buzzy Shakespeare reinvention
by News Roomby News RoomCharacters rarely look at one another, even in the moments of highest tension. The balcony scene, and the murders of Mercutio and Tybalt, are staged with the actors side-by side.…
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Old Vic boss Matthew Warchus leaving south London theatre – but not until 2026
by News Roomby News RoomHe will leave the theatre in Waterloo in two years time
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Jerry’s Girls at Menier review: three stalwart performers belt their way through Jerry Herman’s hits and misses
by News Roomby News RoomAll three women, sorry “girls”, have rich, powerful voices, with a touch of vibrato, and they harmonise extremely well for the most part. Kudos is particularly due to Janson, who…