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The Monster in the Hall / The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, Traverse - review

15.08.11
Edinburgh Theatre: David Greig sees two of his plays presented under the Traverse umbrella and they are two of the most accomplished and enjoyable shows this Edinburgh August... more

Peter Pan gets adult treatmemt

14.05.10
Peter Pan is a play that’s been remorselessly Disneyfied. J. M. Barrie’s classic is dark and haunting, but tends to get bowdlerised.... more

The shows that are big on Broadway

20.04.10
Michael Grandage’s latest US transfer, Creditors, opens tonight and there is every reason to believe it will be greeted with enthusiasm — New York has fallen for the Donmar brand.... more

Dennis Kelly: I can’t imagine a more violent writer than Shakespeare

09.03.10
Creator of the darkly funny sitcom Pulling, Dennis Kelly's new play, The Gods Weep, is, he tells Nick Curtis, based on King Lear and Akira Kurosawa’s epic version, Ran.... more

Thrilling production of Dunsinane

19.02.10
Dunsinane at the Hampstead Theatre is a gripping, first-rate drama from one of the country’s most talented and versatile playwrights.... more

Midsummer gives romantic comedy a twist

27.01.10
Midsummer (a play with songs) is a quirky, charming love story of a great lost weekend. Don't miss your chance to see it.... more

Midsummer is a welcome winter warmer

15.01.10
There are not many modern romantic comedies for the theatre so Midsummer is not just enjoyable but original to boot... more

London theatre needs a taste of Midsummer

11.08.09
Edinburgh Theatre: It would be a crime against theatre if London audiences don't get to relish the wonderful distilled essence of Edinburgh in Midsummer.... more

Street violence spills into home in Orphans

10.08.09
Edinburgh Theatre: Family loyalties are stretched to breaking point and beyond on the gang-ridden streets in Orphan. ... more

Dr Korczak's Example is always affecting

06.07.09
Amy Leach's revival is decent enough but it’s hard not to long for greater depth and sense of place.... more

25 reasons to go to The Edinburgh Festival

01.07.09
After last year's letdown, the world's largest arts festival has got its act together to offer a thrilling array of entertainment next month.... more

Much to admire in Damascus

17.02.09
Damascus, by the always fascinating, sometimes frustrating David Greig, is a rich, subtle and compelling piece set in the Syrian capital.... more

The banks have buried their heads in the sand

11.11.08
Over the past decade, as British culture has become steeped in pop psychology, one expression has come to be bandied about with increasing abandon: "She's in denial."... more

Male is deadlier species in Strindberg revival

01.10.08
Alan Rickman's production of Creditors suggests Strindberg had a complex and disturbing view of human relations.... more

London's best pantomimes

03.12.07
From some classic Charles Dickens to Stephen Fry's racy Old Vic production, Fiona Mountford rounds up this year's bumper crop of festive family shows.... more

Lost souls

02.11.07
A Play, A Pie, A Pint does exactly what it says on the tin as prolific David Greig writes with warmth and honesty in Being Norwegian.... more

What an enjoyable tragedy

16.08.07
Greek tragedy has never been such fun as in The Bacchae, a play starring Alan Cumming as Dionysus.... more

A star comes home

14.08.07
Alan Cumming returns to Scottish theatre to play Dionysus in a bold, brash music-powered production by John Tiffany.... more

Lost for words in a war zone

08.08.07
Damascus is essentially a play about how little we truly understand other cultures, and director Philip Howard keeps things ticking along nicely.... more

Closely observed characters on the trains

20.03.07
Fine performances constantly engage the audience in Europe, a slick, sleek production about characters hanging around a soon-to-be-closed railway station.... more


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