Incest and murder by candlelight
Robert Tanitch reviews ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore at Sam Wanamaker Theatre, London The Sam Wanamaker Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe’s sister theatre, and sharing the same site, is a replica of an ind ...
THEATRE REVIEWS
Pat Baker’s anti-war novel is successfully adapted for the stage and touring
Robert Tanitch reviews Regeneration at Richmond Theatre, Surrey Pat Barker’s award-winning anti-war novel was much admired when it was published in 1991. It was adapted for film in 1997. It has now be ...
There’s a live duck on stage but it isn’t Ibsen’s
Robert Tanitch reviews The Wild Duck at Barbican Theatre, London EC2 What is on the Barbican stage is not Ibsen’s Wild Duck but a modern Australian play by Simon Stone and Chris Ryan inspired by Ibsen ...
A life with the songs of Paul Robeson
Eileen Caiger Gray reviews Call Mr Robeson at Cast in Doncaster. Mention Paul Robeson and, for many, it’s the wonderfully rich, round, deep, deep notes of Ol’ Man River that spring instant ...