THEATRE REVIEWS

A compelling performance from Sian Phillips

A compelling performance from Sian Phillips

Eileen Caiger-Gray reviews PLAYING FOR TIME by Arthur Miller at Crucible, Sheffield It’s a hundred years since Arthur Miller was born and seventy years since the liberation of Auschwitz. To commemorat ...
Misogyny for beginners: Never trust a woman!

Misogyny for beginners: Never trust a woman!

Robert Tanitch review The Father at Trafalgar Studio 2, London, SW1 August Strindberg’s first major play, a memorable, morbid psychological drama, premiered in 1887 and was based on his first disastro ...
Super storytelling, charming characters!

Super storytelling, charming characters!

CRAZY CREATURES from Ensemble at Cast, Doncaster Take a beautifully illustrated storybook, add a lively narrator, a gifted composer and a group of world-class virtuoso musicians and – wow, what ...
Not Waving but Drowning

Not Waving but Drowning

Robert Tanitch reviews Stevie at Hampstead Theatre, London NW3 Stevie is the quirky, eccentric English poet, Stevie Smith (1902-1971). Her heyday was the 1960’s and her most famous poem remains Not Wa ...