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Precious is a new-style weepie but one that is much more bracing than depressing
Precious
Theatre
Ian McKellen is captivating throughout. He delights in the play’s gallows humour, yet is also maudlin and poignant
Waiting for Godot
Theatre
Slight quibbles notwithstanding, this will set the West End’s stock riding high
Enron
Utterly, utterly brilliant. You really are in for a treat
Though 'Trilogy' has won rave reviews, I personally found myself exasperated after about an hour
We went on a quiet sunday evening and the food was excellent, but the experience let down by the service and ambiance
London,
03.02.10
Combine the often gruesome authenticity of 999 calls with their life-and-death urgency and you have a potent source of drama in Breathing Irregular .
21.01.10
English National Ballet provides some equal opportunities sex appeal with this double bill that pairs Giselle (an old ballet dominated by women) with...
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20.01.10
London International Mime Festival:Some moves are gentle, others daring in Ockham's Razor: The Mill
14.01.10
As is the way with modern circus, the mood in Öper Öpis is urban and angsty, like a lurid nightscape of unhappy peacocks
13.01.10
As Romeo and Juliet is a cornerstone of The Royal Ballet's repertory, you'd expect them to snap to it every time they dance Kenneth MacMillan's...
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21.12.09
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake returns to Sadler's Wells this Christmas and its extra-long run proves the enduring popularity of his innovative vision.
17.12.09
If there was a Nobel Prize for The Nutcracker, English National Ballet would walk off with it.
15.12.09
The glorious sets and costumes in Les Patineurs and Tales of Beatrix Potter are a magical mix of nostalgia and restraint.
02.12.09
Is Carlos Acosta dancing too much? It’s a question you couldn't avoid as the Cuban star pushed himself through three strenuous ballets.
27.11.09
Like charm and radiance, gracious is a word you may not take seriously until you see Miyako Yoshida in The Nutcracker.
17.11.09
While Akram Khan's Kathak confirms his enduring virtuosity, it was the extract from his new work that reveals his innovative intelligence.
09.11.09
Michael Keegan-Dolan is the latest to try his hand at The Rite Of Spring although he is one of the least successful.
05.11.09
The dancers are very good but everyone seems bemused by the choreography in the Royal Ballet's latest mixed bill.
04.11.09
A former Rambert dancer, has revved things up with new work, new dancers and newly commissioned music.
28.10.09
Before ballet got pointy and athletic, it must have looked something like Mark Morris's V.
26.10.09
Given she’s been off injured for a year, Sarah Lamb understandably took things carefully in Sleeping Beauty.
22.10.09
It was good to see Wendy Whelan and Leanne Benjamin at Sadler’s Wells for Morphoses, says Sarah Frater.
19.10.09
Before you read any further, call the Peacock Theatre and book tickets to see Cirkus Cirkor.
16.10.09
Serge Diaghilev’s arrival in Paris 100 years ago forever changed classical dance
14.10.09
James Thierree's new show Raoul hasn't been properly thought through but he does eventually win you over.
