Wartime farce with dog-collars
Robert Tanitch reviews See How They Run at Richmond Theatre, Surrey. The great farces of the 20th century are Michael Frayn’s Noises Off, Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy and John Cleese and Connie Booth’ ...
THEATRE REVIEWS
Politics rip a family apart
Robert Tanitch reviews Other Desert Cities at The Old Vic, London SE1 Jon Robin Baitz’s American family drama is an articulate debate about the legacy of Californian Republicanism and is set in Palm S ...
Want a good laugh? Ray Cooney is the master farceur
Robert Tanitch reviews Two into One at Menier Chocolate Factory, London SE1 I am surprised that the National Theatre has never invited Ray Cooney to direct a farce. He is the master farceur, both as p ...
A gripping performance of the Jewish Fiddler on the Roof
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Sheffield Lyceum When a show is long yet doesn’t seem long at all, you know it’s good, and this Fiddler on the Roof is a warm, beautiful and particularly fascinating pi ...