Lighting: the art of manipulating the audience
The effect of light is upon the unconscious, unacknowledged unless you are thinking about it, but it’s influencing you all the same.
Are we blind to the need for blind casting?
Perhaps the biggest debate surrounding ‘gender-blind and colour-blind’ casting (with which actors are cast regardless of the traditional race/gender of their role) is the...
Review: The Entertainer
"Stage Wrong’s performance draws us into the dysfunctional, haunted world of the Rice family and insightfully pulls apart their fractures." Alice Williams reviews The Entertainer at Keble O'Reilly.
What does it take to be an actor?
Want to be a fantastic actor? All it takes is method acting, audience empathy and a pursuit of the fantasy world.
Review: Antony and Cleopatra – a star-studded Shakespeare
Lawrence Li is impressed by the National Theatre’s opulent imagining of a Shakespearean classic
Silent Night Review – ‘a story very relevant to our time’
The multilingual reimagining of the Christmas Truce at Leeds Town Hall feels particularly timely
“After three hours in an Omniplex I am, at least, still alive” – livestreaming from theatre to cinema
Dorothy McDowell sees potential in livestreaming theatre, but it still fails to reach a mainstream audience
Dining al Desko Preview – ‘a tale of high treachery and highlighters’
An acutely observed examination of inane office politics, despair, and social media
Hereafter preview – ‘an ostensible exploration of future technology that shines a light inwards, rather than forwards’
A fresh, emotional take on the future
Medea Review – ‘vengeful, manipulative, and captivating’
More than just a play: 'Medea' reminds us why we go to the theatre
Butt Kapinski Review – ‘a masterclass in light-hearted entertainment and audience participation’
Charles Britton is both amazed and horrified by Deanna Fleysher's oddball creation
OCTOPUS – Review
Is OCTOPUS, like the Sex Pistols are now, “just” uncontroversial protest? Or does it strike deeper than that?
‘She is the one controlling the play’- Rufus Norris’ Macbeth
Norris’ production is a moving theatrical piece that allows Lady Macbeth to be the puppeteer she has so desperately always wanted to be.
RSC Macbeth Review: ‘technical wizardry fails to bring any tension or magic’
Dodgy directoral decisions and acting leaves one foreseeing a dark future for this unconvincing RSC production
