Here, cousin, seize the crown
Robert Tanitch reviews Richard II at Almeida Theatre, London N1 I think I can safely say that this is the worst Richard II I have seen. If you have neither seen nor read Shakespeare’s history play, I ...
THEATRE REVIEWS
Corporal punishment – six of the best, palm and buttocks
Robert Tanitch reviews The Cane at Royal Court Theatre, London SW1 The past is foreign country. They do things differently there. Teachers were respected. Caning was accepted by parent and child. What ...
Fabulous songs, fine singing, inspired dancing and great comedy
Eileen Caiger Gray reviews Kiss Me Kate at Sheffield Crucible (December 12th 2018) Many were on their feet to applaud the Crucible’s Kiss Me Kate, a triumph of delight. Opening with the bustle o ...
Matthew Bourne’s all-male Swan Lake is back
Robert Tanitch reviews Swan Lake at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London EC1 There have been many versions of Swan Lake but Matthew Bourne’s version in 1995 in which all the swans are male is one of t ...