THEATRE REVIEWS

Andrew Scott is hilarious in Noel Coward comedy

Andrew Scott is hilarious in Noel Coward comedy

Robert Tanitch reviews Present Laughter at The Old Vic, London SW1 Noël Coward admitted he wrote Present Laughter with the sensible object of providing himself with a bravura part. It was to have open ...
Is European unity a myth?

Is European unity a myth?

Robert Tanitch reviews Europe at Donmar Warehouse, London WC2. Michael Longhurst is the new artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse and his inaugural production is a revival of David Greig’s Europe ...
Barrie Kosky takes a stairway to Carmen

Barrie Kosky takes a stairway to Carmen

Robert Tanitch reviews Carmen at Royal Opera House, London EC2 At its Paris premiere in 1875 the French critics thought the opera, an adaptation of Prosper Mérimée’s novella, scandalous and obscene. T ...
A brilliant production by Ivo van Hove

A brilliant production by Ivo van Hove

Robert Tanitch reviews The Damned (Les Damnés) at the Barbican Theatre, London EC2 Ivo van Hove was invited by the Comédie-Française to direct them in a play of his own choice. He decided to stage Luc ...