Musical
Ghost Quartet at the Boulevard Theatre
First things first: the new Boulevard Theatre is lovely. Yes, it maybe has that middle-class sheen that afflicts…
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Published articles
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The Antipodes at the National Theatre
Annie Baker's The Antipodes is like micro-dosing stories at a corporate campfire. The American playwright – perhaps the…
By Connor Campbell
Play
On Bear Ridge at the Royal Court Theatre
We leave so many things behind. Ed Thomas’ On Bear Ridge blurs a personal sense of loss with…
By Connor Campbell
Play
Little Baby Jesus at Orange Tree Theatre
Arinzé Kene writes with energy. Coming years before his West-End-via-Bush-Theatre smash Misty, 2011's Little Baby Jesus is three…
By Connor Campbell
Play
Vassa at Almeida Theatre
“Unhappy people can be terribly mean.” One of the main reasons Jesse Armstrong's HBO show Succession works so…
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[BLANK] at Donmar Warehouse
is an act of compassionate curation. From the 100 individual scenes Alice Birch has written about women and…
By Connor Campbell
Play
A History of Water in the Middle East at the Royal Court Theatre
This reviewer would have gone to a lot more of his lectures if they had been conducted by…
By Connor Campbell
Theatre
Top ten theatre shows to see in October 2019
There’s no time for Halloween this October – the month is just too busy with theatre, including new…
By Connor Campbell
Play
Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. at the Royal Court Theatre
It's an undoubted, indisputable fact that Caryl Churchill is a genius. And while Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. might…
By Connor Campbell
Play
Faith, Hope and Charity at the National Theatre
Honestly, how can people vote Tory? Following on from Beyond Caring and LOVE, Alexander Zeldin's latest agonising slice…
By Connor Campbell