THEATRE REVIEWS

Mike Leigh directs an opera for the first time

Mike Leigh directs an opera for the first time

Robert Tanitch reviews ENO’s The Pirates of Penzance at London Coliseum Hopes were high that ENO might have an artistic and financial success to equal Jonathan Miller’s long-running production of The ...
Order and chaos in London in the 1970s

Order and chaos in London in the 1970s

Robert Tanitch reviews The Angry Brigade at Bush Theatre, London W12 Bombs are exploding all over London in the 1970s. The first part of James Graham’s play is set in Scotland Yard where the Special B ...
Vivat, Regina!

Vivat, Regina!

Robert Tanitch reviews The Audience at Apollo Theatre, London W1 The first actor to play Queen Elizabeth II on stage was Prunella Scales in Alan Bennett’s A Question of Attribution at the National The ...