Freelance journalist, campaigner and theatre critic.
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s staging of the ‘problem play’ is, in itself, not without its issues – ★★★ With some notable exceptions, I’m left wondering if stagings of Shakespeare like … Continue Reading ‘Measure for Measure’ review – Bard’s blackmail tale is a struggling slow burner
Combining puppetry, pantomime, sign language and audience participation, the RSC’s frolicking production owns the stage – ★★★★ Kimberley Sykes’ As You Like It sometimes gets lost in its own excitement. … Continue Reading ‘As You Like It’ review – A jubilant, theatrical celebration
Christopher Eccleston makes his Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) debut alongside Niamh Cusack in this fast-paced and unnerving drama – ★★★★☆ The Scottish Play is the best production for Eccleston to … Continue Reading ‘Macbeth’ review – ‘24’ meets Shakespeare in Polly Tindlay’s tense psychological thriller
