The Steam Industry presents an innovative approach to a well-loved piece. It’s clever, looks gorgeous and only just falls short of being an unmissable production. At the Union Theatre. Shakespeare’s problem plays are neither comedy or tragedy, and they always feel like a bit of a mixed bag. In Measure for Measure, the Duke of […]
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Waiting on jokes: A Bit of A Hitch/Waiting on Shakespeare at the Courtyard Theatre
Writer-director Michael Harry takes on two of the greatest British storytellers, one classic and one more recent, to create homages that throws their characters into the deep end and drown them in a sea of knowing references and silly costumes. At the Courtyard Theatre. Silly slapstick, knowing glances and audience interaction make the perfect recipe […]
BBC Radio 4: Shakespeare is German
This is the 2012 radio programme on BBC Radio 4 for which I interviewed Thomas Ostermeier (Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz) in Berlin. I also production managed and researched the programme for the production company (Pacificus). Here is the link to the programme page on the BBC website. It was part of a series of events […]
The Banality of Evil: The Hothouse at Trafalgar Studios
It takes a masterful playwright and confident direction to turn a dark tale about the abuse of power into a funny and entertaining romp. The new production of The Hothouse at Trafalgar Transformed only just stops short of dunking Pinter’s piece into custard and pie. The result is uncomfortably chilling, twisted and a joy to […]