by Oliver Ross | Mar 17, 2018 | Performances, Reviews
Grover Theatre Company’s Berlin War era take on Romeo and Juliet offers a powerful and rich take on the play, both with making the most of old inspiration and setting the stage for new innovations among the characters. Hannah Bird transposes the play into the years of...
by Oliver Ross | Mar 20, 2017 | Performances, Reviews
With ghastly onlookers and an inventive use of technology creating the ghostly world of Macbeth, Gemco Players present an interpretation that is both an engaging introduction to Shakespeare and a haunting performance in its own right. Partnering with Page to Stage...
by Oliver Ross | Nov 23, 2016 | Reviews, Screenings
Featuring utterly spectacular design and building on this year’s powerful graduating RSC ensemble, Gregory Doran tells the bleak and tragic tale of King Lear on a scale that is both grand and deep against a backdrop of mania and uncertainty. The play following...
by Oliver Ross | Sep 29, 2016 | Performances, Reviews
Hysterical, ingenious and riveting, Soothplayer’s Completely Improvised Shakespeare lives up to its money-back guarantee of being hilarious, with its widely popular shows taking the audience on a ride that is truly a once in a lifetime experience. Creating an entire...
by Oliver Ross | Sep 21, 2016 | Performances, Reviews
With an extremely strong all-female ensemble of six actors, Essential Theatre’s Julius Caesar manages to be both subjective and direct, presenting a dramatic night of loyalty, uncertainty, betrayal and ambition. Following on from Heartstring’s Coriolanus...
