- Venue: National Theatre (Lyttleton)
- Date: 26th April 2022
- Directed by: Dominic Cooke
- Staring: Nicola Walker
Interesting revival
Just back from The Corn is Green at the Lyttleton Theatre, Emlyn Williams’ 1938 semi-autobiographical play, staring Nicola Walker as the English school teacher L C Moffat who redeems and tutors a semi-literate (and Welsh speaking) boy destined for the mines.
- Venue: Southwark Theatre
- Date: 21st April 2022
- Directed by: Georgie Rankcom
Flopping on Broadway means nothing!
Just back from Sondheim’s Anyone can Whistle at the Southwark Playhouse .
- Venue: The Old Vic
- Date: 31st March 2022
- Directed by: Rupert Goold
- Staring: Bertie Carvel; Tamara Tunie & Lydia Wilson
Trump futures?
Just back from a late preview of The 47th at the Old Vic.
- Venue: Bridge Theatre
- Date: 22nd March 2022
- Directed by: Nicholas Hytner
- Staring: Ralph Fiennes & Danny Webb
The theatrical evils of town planning
Just back from Straight Line Crazy at the Bridge - David Hare’s new play with the excellent Ralph Fiennes playing Robert Moses, the New York State planner who totally changed the face of the State with his 30 years and more road building programme.
- Venue: The Menier Chocolate Factory
- Date: 12th January 2022
- Directed by: Patrick Marber
- Staring: Jasper Britton
Bennet Revived – different shocks from 1973
Just back from Habeas Corpus at the Menier, Patrick Marber’s revival of Alan Bennett’s 1973 farce.
This play, which leans on traditions from Whitehall Farces, from Commedia dell'arte (in its stock characters – even if with back stories and hinterlands from a different tradition) from Restoration Comedy (its naming conventions) and even Plautus (with a knowing slave/ servant) takes the basic innocence of Brian Rix and adds in the knowing sexuality of Joe Orton.