Manon Lescaut raises some questions
Manon Lescaut is on at the Royal Opera House until 12th December 2016
King Lear is a hit and miss at the Barbican
King Lear is on at the Barbican until 23rd December 2016
Great Expectations | A worthy adaptation
Christian Burgess delivers a no frills production of Great Expectations superbly carried by convincing performances and slick directing
We, the people | The Hamilton cast speak out
Theatre is special but Trump is wrong, theatre is not safe. Theatre Can't be safe
Garside’s window-smashing soundtrack
Punk music, and its offshoots, has always retained a continuing theme of protest against society’s wrongs. Here are some of my favourites.
Breaking the walls of the 'pre-invented world'
art is a way of speaking up
Albert Camus | The Rebel
The Rebel is the punctuation mark to 19th and early 20th century philosophy
We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service
A cutting backlash to the uprising of hate in America that accompanied Trump’s success
James Joyce | Dubliners
Joyce lets us sink into those delicate in-between emotions of melancholy.
Is this even the right theatre? | Oreste disappoints
Oreste is on at the Royal Opera House until 19th November 2017
Deconstructing the myth of 'prancing princes'
Why is male ballet not acceptable in the context of heteromasculinity?
Cohen’s light has gone dark, but the night will not have him
Cohen’s last album marks the end of a legendary career. Filled with mellifluous lyrics and soul-stirring music, it has been received with critical acclaim. Sadly 2016 has stolen another great, but can an artist like Cohen ever really leave us behind?