Monday, June 16, 2008

ATW NewsClips - London

The Independent

Preview: Lucha Libre, Roundhouse, London

Financial Times

...Sisters, Gate Theatre, London
Chris Goode’s cast of five women and one man seem to have their initial roles determined by chance each evening, depending upon the opening of an envelope, writes Ian Shuttleworth

The Times UK

Can drama compete against the musical?
Greta Scacchi on whether serious drama in the West End can compete with the muscle of the mighty musical

India calling for a dramatic chat
The cult theatre group Rimini Protokoll is reinventing theatre to challenge the domination of the stage

Review:
Twelfth Night, Open Air, London
A production of Shakespeare's classic Twelfth Night that gladdened the heart on a warmish summer evening

The Guardian

Darling, we were wonderful!
For Richard III, look exhausted. For a play about third world debt, look dignified. Simon Callow on the fine art of taking a curtain call

Old People, Children and Animals, Contact, Manchester
Amateur in the best sense of the word, writes Alfred Hickling

The Guardian - Performing Arts Blog

Andrew Haydon: Should I read a new script before I review the production?
Lyn Gardner: Children's theatre - a primary concern
Matt Wolf: Broadway's Tony awards pack a few surprises

Daily Telegraph

Review: Crown Matrimonial and Golda's Balcony Charles Spencer reviews Crown Matrimonial on tour and Golda's Balcony at Shaw Theatre, London NW1

Chilling, vivid and unnervingly topical
Charles Spencer is unnerved but impressed by Relocated at the Royal Court

Whatsonstage.com

Interview: Jo Stone-Fewings On ... Stepping into a Global Hit

* Boeing & 39 Scoop Tonys as Other Brits Overlooked
* Ejiofor, McTeer, Williams, Gupta in Queen’s Honours
* Opening: 2,000 Feet, Quiz, English & Globe Is Merry
* 1st Night Photos: Open Air Opens with Dee & Rowe

Whatsonstage.com - Off-West End & Fringe

Review: Relocated
You never know what to expect in the Theatre Upstairs these days: regulation issue Walmart jackets to be worn for the new Caryl Churchill; plastic stools and football jerseys in an Oxford Street sports shop; and now black gauze, low lighting and another seating rearrangement for the spooky new Anthony Neilson play, Relocated.

Review: Many Roads to Paradise
Many Roads to Paradise is a play about unconventional relationships - an 80-year old woman with her Muslim carer, her 50-something daughter with another woman, a failed travel agent with a man he met on the web - yet all are believable, all are engaging, and all speak fundamental truths.

London Theatre Guide

First Night Feature: Twelfth Night
A chill breeze swept through the Open Air theatre during Friday’s press night; not quite the shipwreck-inducing howling gale of Twelfth Night’s opening, but enough to encourage tightening of coats, writes Matthew Amer.

Steps, Boeing, Rylance and Norton lift Tonys
Champagne corks were popping across London yesterday, when British transfers to Broadway collected five prestigious Tony Awards between them

McTeer and Ejiofor receive Queen’s birthday honours
Actors Janet McTeer and Chiwetel Ejiofor and playwrights Roy Williams and Tanika Gupta are among those named in the Queen’s birthday honours.

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