Shakespeare
Romeo & Juliet review: A uniquely timely take on a timeless tragedy
April 4, 2021 | David FarnorThis intimate, inventive production of Shakespeare’s timeless romance captures the thrilling immediacy of connection.Read More
The Winter’s Tale leads new theatre line-up on BBC
March 13, 2021 | David FarnorA Royal Shakespeare Company production of The Winter’s Tale will lead a line-up of new theatre plays on the BBC this spring.
The RSC production of The Winter’s Tale was scheduled to run in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Summer … Read More
National Theatre at Home review: Othello
January 7, 2021 | David FarnorAdrian Lester and Rory Kinnear are superb in this thrilling update of Shakespeare’s tragedy.Read More
Digital theatre review: Hamlet (2016)
August 20, 2020 | David FarnorPaapa Essiedu is brilliant in the RSC’s vivid, intense production of Hamlet from 2016.Read More
Digital theatre review: Othello (2015)
July 23, 2020 | David FarnorLucian Msamati steals the show in this fascinating, fresh take on Shakespeare’s tragedy.Read More
National Theatre At Home review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
July 1, 2020 | David FarnorThe Bridge Theatre’s immersive take on Shakespeare’s familiar comedy is fresh, funny and fantastical.Read More
Digital theatre review: The Tempest (2013)
June 25, 2020 | David FarnorThe Tempest has never been this writer’s most loved Shakespeare play. With its complicated themes of colonialism underlying a a story of revenge and redemption, it’s not exactly a barrel of laughs a minute. It’s rich, intriguing and full of … Read More
Digital theatre review: Henry IV (Donmar)
June 4, 2020 | David FarnorPhyllida Lloyd’s reworking of Shakespeare’s history plays inside a women’s prison is a thought-provoking piece of meta-theatre.Read More
National Theatre at Home review: Coriolanus
June 4, 2020 | David FarnorTom Hiddleston is blisteringly good in this lean, mean, visceral take on Shakespeare.Read More
Digital Theatre review: Macbeth (Christopher Eccleston)
May 14, 2020 | David FarnorChristopher Eccleston is a wonderfully gruff Macbeth in this doom-laden RSC production.Read More