http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-1571-michael-boyd/topic-rss.do Michael Boyd RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23748914-reality-bites-the-heart-of-old-russia-in-rsc-revolutions.do The RSC’s “Revolutions” programme is a theatrical exploration of Russia and the former Soviet Union. 2009-09-24T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23682892-company-gets-lost-in-as-you-like-it.do There should be lots to charm us in As You Like It but at the RSC Courtyard in Stratford too much is strain and struggle. 2009-04-28T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23633405-drag-race-for-the-olivier-awards.do Drag-queen musical La Cage aux Folles leads the charge at this year's Olivier theatre awards 2009-02-03T08:58:16Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23597451-tennants-hamlet-up-for-peoples-awards.do David Tennant is up for two awards in the only theatre honours voted for by the public 2008-12-05T08:39:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23592167-a-winning-year-for-leading-lights-of-the-london-stage.do A 100-year History Cycle and an Othello reinvented, a vivacious newcomer and a brace of best actresses — our judges explain why they chose the winners of the 2008 Evening Standard Theatre Awards. 2008-11-25T12:48:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23591364-the-chancellors-dangerous-bet.do TODAY'S pre-Budget report is the Government's boldest response yet to the recession: a gamble of billions of pounds on tax cuts to kick-start the economy 2008-11-24T09:16:58Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23591624-donmar-dominates-the-london-stage-at-es-theatre-awards.do The Donmar Warehouse, one of the smallest venues in the West End, has stormed the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2008-11-24T14:15:17Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23591480-the-2008-es-theatre-awards-shortlist.do 2008-11-24T12:16:52Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23590592-dr-who-joins-our-theatre-awards-cast.do David Tennant is to join this year's star-studded Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2008-11-21T09:12:23Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23583522-co-stars-in-contest-for-best-actress-at-evening-standard-theatre-awards.do Comedy co-stars Penelope Wilton and Margaret Tyzack will go head to head for honours at this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2008-11-07T09:18:37Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23581710-heavyweights-of-the-stage-battle-for-best-actor-prize.do Kevin Spacey, Alan Rickman and Kenneth Branagh are in the running for honours in this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2008-11-04T08:51:50Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23562911-theatre.do <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/js/image-resizer.js"></script> Big musicals may dominate the West End and box office receipts, but straight drama continues to thrive. These are the key people who make this city the global capital of theatre. 2008-10-02T10:15:37Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23558788-rsc-asks-am-dram-players-to-join-cultural-olympiad.do London's amateur dramatics societies are to be invited to join in a giant Shakespeare festival planned to coincide with the 2012 Olympic Games 2008-09-22T13:21:46Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23492367-where-art-thou-david-dr-whos-tennant-signs-up-to-play-hamlet.do As the Time Lord, he dispatched the Daleks with relative ease. But now David Tennant - who is set to play Hamlet in the West End - faces a more formidable opponent in the shape of Sir Jonathan Miller. 2008-06-09T10:28:47Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23492507-keep-tv-stars-off-west-end-stage-says-miller-just-as-dr-who-arrives.do Sir Jonathan Miller hits out at the West End's "obsession with celebrity" as Doctor Who star David Tennant prepares to play Hamlet 2008-06-09T10:19:58Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23483103-henrys-crowning-glory.do Michael Boyd's epic, audacious presentation of Shakespeare's eight history plays is a magnificent achievement. 2008-05-07T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23479127-cry-god-for-hotspur-in-this-epic-marathon.do An extraordinary 12-hour performance of Shakespeare’s histories at the Roundhouse was electrified by Lex Shrapnel as Hotspur. 2008-04-17T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23469197-roundhouse-turned-from-rock-venue-to-theatre-in-10-days.do The Royal Shakespeare Company has transformed the Roundhouse into a fully-functioning theatre in just 10 days 2008-03-31T09:04:45Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23469386-roundhouse-turned-from-rock-venue-to-theatre.do Camden rock venue the Roundhouse has undergone a makeover so that it is equipt to stage the Royal Shakespeare Company's eight weeks of history plays. 2008-03-31T11:09:44Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23430743-can-the-doctor-conquer-hamlet.do Shakespeare has never been more popular, but in the first of three major productions of the Danish tragedy, David Tennant has a fight on his hands. 2008-01-04T10:00:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23425853-a-blueprint-for-disaster.do Anthony Neilson's God in Ruins at the Soho Theatre is shamefully bad, says Nicholas de Jongh. 2007-12-06T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23425538-the-man-who-remade-the-rsc.do Last week's triumphant openings of King Lear and The Seagull crown five years of hard-won success for artistic director Michael Boyd. 2007-12-04T13:04:46Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23424406-the-year-of-my-big-break.do Eight months on, Frances Barber talks of her struggle to overcome a devastating leg injury and her triumphant return to the West End. 2007-11-30T12:30:56Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23419932-sinews-left-unstiffened.do Geoffrey Streatfeild's performance of Henry V isn't quite strong enough to hold everything together. More square bashing is needed before the London transfer. 2007-11-07T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23408749-long-days-journey-into-englands-nightmare.do Nicholas de Jongh was left exhausted, but emotionally and mentally exhilarated after watching superb, stylised productions of Richard II and both parts of Henry IV in one day. 2007-08-16T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23402068-the-rsc-comes-full-circle.do The Royal Shakespeare Company is returning to the revamped Roundhouse theatre five years after a disastrous season at the venue 2007-06-27T09:54:33Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23384457-courting-controversy.do The Royal Court should provoke, says its new director Dominic Cooke in his first interview, and he plans to do just that. 2007-02-06T12:23:25Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23382915-clown-needs-a-touch-of-terror.do Jonathan Slinger's Richard III had been awaited with great expectations, but Nicholas de Jongh was left with a feeling of anti-climax. 2007-01-24T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23363542-stage-set-for-bloody-mayhem.do Jonathan Slinger stole the limelight as the psychopathic future Richard III who goes about his murderous business with a chilling, charming gusto in Michael Boyd's vigorous revival of the Henry VI Histories. 2006-08-13T23:00:00Z