As he makes his exit after almost 18 years at the Standard, our theatre critic calls for the London stage to be given the bright future it so richly deserves
Read full article...I measure out my entire theatre-going life in terms of Harold Pinter. For I owe my passion for the stage and the enthralling, emotional impact it has had upon me to the spell Pinter's plays began to cast upon me when I was just into my teens.
I CANNOT think of a more terrifying assignment for an actor than the one that faced Edward Bennett last night. As understudy for David Tennant's widely and wildly praised Hamlet he had to take over the role for the press performance at just a few hours' notice, when Tennant's weak back gave out. In the circumstances he put on a remarkable show. You would never have guessed from the self-confidence and composure of his performance, for which he won a standing ovation from the supportive first night audience, that this was a stand-in Hamlet.
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Do not let yourselves be taken in by the Society of London Theatre, official voice of the commercial West End producers.
After a career spent passing judgment on the works of others, the Standard's theatre critic, Nicholas de Jongh decided to write a play.
Small theatres such as the Bush nurture new talent and should not be victims of the Arts Council's bankrupt ideas, says our theatre critic
As the Evening Standard celebrates its theatre awards, I detect encouraging signs of change for the better - a few, serious green shoots have begun to sprout in a West End jungle
Cabaret, All About my Mother, The Emperor Jones and the last chance to see John Simms's terrific performance in Elling are among the theatrical highlights.
Nicholas de Jongh takes us through the top five musicals that are currently playing across the capital.
The National's director Nicholas Hytner has attacked London's theatre critics for their alleged misogyny. The Standard's man in the stalls could not disagree more.
Flushed with the success of musicals, theatres are in the money. Now some of their profits should go into looking after their customers, says the Standard's theatre critic.
It's your last chance to catch the award-winning Caroline or Change and Much Ado About Nothing at the Novello, plus, satirical comedy A Family Affair makes a terrific impression.
Felicity Kendal's poignant turn, a horrifying plant and a riveting interview with David Frost are among the current West End treats.
Romance with Billy Zane and Clare Bloom, some horrifying plants, and Nicholas de Jongh
The riveting Frost/Nixon continues to enthrall, as do a new adaptation of one of Virginia Woolf's most "difficult" works and a classic by Euripedes.
The straight play is going out of fashion in the West End because theatre owners like profits and bathtime songs, laments Nicholas de Jongh.
Book now for highlights including Oz prequel Wicked, Derek Jacobi's brilliant performance in A Voyage Round My Father and a last chance to see Rabbit.
Nicholas de Jongh picks out five of the best theatrical productions currently onstage in the West End, from the highly entertaining The 39 Steps, to the superb Frost/Nixon.
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