Tag: Barbican Theatre

A nun in grey clothing has a scared expression and has her hands clasped together. A man in a waistcoat with combed blonde hair holds her waist from behind.

‘Measure for Measure’ review – Bard’s blackmail tale is a struggling slow burner

A woman in a brown coat stands centre stage. Four people are on a balcony at the back, watching on.

‘As You Like It’ review – A jubilant, theatrical celebration

A man holds another man by the scruff of his shirt lying down on a table. Cutlery is scattered on the floor and in the background is a projector screen showing a bird's eye view of the table.

‘The Damned’ review – Comédie-Française astonish in unsettling Nazi thriller

Christopher Eccleston as Macbeth, wearing blue royal wear, sitting in a black swivel chair and holding a crown in his right hand.

‘Macbeth’ review – ‘24’ meets Shakespeare in Polly Tindlay’s tense psychological thriller