Stephen Laughton’s new play packs a lot into 65 minutes
Category: Plays
Spitting Image, King’s Head Theatre, London ★★½
50 years on, one of Britain’s first openly gay plays has much to say – but not in this production
Shadowlands, Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury ★★★★
A warm rendition of two souls, perfectly matched, meeting late in life and then struggling to deal with one partner’s untimely departure
Cathy Come Home, Barbican Theatre, London ★★★★
One would hope that a fifty-year-old film about homelessness in London were not so relevant today…
The Mousetrap, Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury ★★★★
The longest single production in history’s touring production retains its power to entertain
Savage, Above the Arts, London ★★
The Nazi doctor who experimented on gay men is unsuccessfully illustrated
Brideshead Revisited, Richmond Theatre ★★★½
The classic novel is staged with a refreshingly contemporary look
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Southwark Playhouse ★★★★★
Just seven actors. And five stars.
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Union Theatre, London ★★★★★
A valedictory production for the Union Theatre before it moves… and it’s sent off in style
Kissing Frogs, Landor Theatre, London ★★
Jess is approaching 30, and single. Very single. And although she’s not been unsuccessful in having drunken, one-night encounters, now she’s on the lookout for a boyfriend…
This is Living, Trafalgar Studios 2, London ★★★½
Being Human’s Michael Socha makes an accomplished London theatre debut in this play about grief and loss
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, BBC1 ★★★★★
Russell T Davies’ Shakespeare adaptation is both lovingly faithful and gloriously refreshed
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