London Road is based on transcripts of interviews that playwright Alecky Blythe conducted with residents who shared a street with serial murderer Steve Wright... more
Given their reputation for wild orgies, stiletto assassinations and poisonings, there's a certain cinematic extravagance about the activities of the House of Borgia... more
Don Giovanni is a bold choice for a director making his operatic debut. The risk is that hard-won insights turn out to be yesterday’s received opinions... more
Not sold on arias? Neither was Rufus Norris — which made him an ideal choice to direct the tale of the sex addict Don Giovanni at the Coliseum, he tells Nick Curtis
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We all enjoy the occasional glimpse at theatrical life backstage but The Country Girl makes us wish we’d stayed firmly the other side of the footlights... more
Maverick director Terry Gilliam is taking another dive into the unknown as he directs his first opera, tackling the monumental Damnation of Faust by Berlioz, which is seen more often in the concert hall than on the opera stage... more
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
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.... more
This stage adaptation of Vernon God Little falls short in some areas by straying too far from D B C Pierre's terrifying, black comedy novel, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more
An Evening Standard investigation into the state of West End theatre shows musicals in danger of finishing off straight plays. But what are the figures?... more
Cabaret may have received rave notices, but Nick Curtis finds director Rufus Norris's next project is to re-establish his own work-life balance.... more
Kander and Ebb's glorious Cabaret is a politically motivated musical which scorns a happy ending and packs an emotional punch, says Nicholas de Jongh. ... more
A nudity-drenched Cabaret, plus the Young Vic's first play after its refit and a new-old Godot are some of the treats in store next week, says Richard Godwin.... more
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