Monday, June 30, 2008
ATW NewsClips - London
The Independent
Blade runner: Zorro on stage
As the original caped crusader swashbuckles his way on to the West End stage, Rhoda Koenig revisits the many guises of Zorro, from pulp fiction righter of wrongs to musical man of mystery
Review: The Mighty Boosh, Cargo, London
The forthcoming Mighty Boosh Festival on 5 July is the logical extension of this year's abundant comedy programming at the summer festivals. Like the notion of a "summer of love", "comedy as the new rock'n'roll" has consequently had a second outing.
Review: Grand Slam, King's Head Theatre, London
Financial Times
Drama with a sporting chance
For England sports fans, June brings an annual outbreak of twitchiness. Two new London plays, ‘Grand Slam’ and ‘Running the Silk Road’, start promisingly but find their legs won’t go the distance, writes Sarah Hemming
The Times UK
Grand Slam, King's Head, London
This should have been the ideal play for Wimbledon week, but unfortunately there's never much at stake on stage
Richard III, Ludlow Castle
It may be a tragedy, but the villainous central character in this Richard III relishes his wickedness
The Guardian
Chester Mystery Plays, Cathedral Green, Chester
If the Wakefield Mystery Plays are known for their ribald humour and the York cycle for its touching realism, the Chester plays are noted for their completeness. They are a daunting prospect considering that, when originally...
Trade It?, Bristol City Centre
Bristol's Show of Strength company specialises in performances that move beyond formal theatre spaces. In this trade-themed show, they take this approach to new ambitious levels, guiding audiences on a walk through ...
The Guardian - Performing Arts Blog
Lyn Gardner: Whiteread and Stephens: South Bank serendipity
Daily Telegraph
When theatres are alive to the sound of children
Jon Swaine reports on a scheme to get more youngsters watching West End shows
Neither comedy nor thriller - just feeble
Charles Spencer reviews Grand Slam at the King's Head, London N1.
Whatsonstage.com
Opening: High School, Two & Only, Rocks & Name
Interview: Sanjeev Bhaskar On ... King Arthur’s Crown
Whatsonstage.com - Off-West End & Fringe
Review: Torn
This complex question, underlying the play’s main subject of the prejudices existing in the black community between those of African and West Indian origin, is tackled beautifully by an astonishing cast in Femi Oguns’
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