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- AUDIENCE aggression at the Royal Court
- How important are the punters? On a trip to see Caryl Churchill's latest at the Royal Court, TheatreVOICE regular Mark Shenton rep...
- Published on: 29-Nov-2006
- SHUNT retrospective
- The innovative theatre company's show, Amato Saltone (which was first staged in 2005), gets a detailed appreciation from Andrew Eg...
- Published on: 28-Nov-2006
- Is the end of the WEST END play nigh?
- The Guardian's lead critic Michael BILLINGTON worries about the apparent decline of commercial plays in the West End, th...
- Published on: 27-Nov-2006
- Martin CRIMP in conversation
- This TUESDAY, November 28th, British playwright Martin Crimp will take part in a platform with theatreVOICE co-editor Aleks Sierz,...
- Published on: 26-Nov-2006
- Claire BLOOM on the London stage
- New profiles in the Telegraph and the Times to coincide with her starring role, opposite Billy Zane, in the Theatre Royal Haymarke...
- Published on: 25-Nov-2006
- What's new on BROADWAY?
- The latest hit musicals, and turkeys, are reviewed by TheatreVOICE regular Mark Shenton, who is spending some time savouring the d...
- Published on: 23-Nov-2006
- Making drama out of POLITICS
- As the Bush Theatre stages Steve Thompson’s political comedy Whipping It Up, veteran Guardian commentator Michael White admi...
- Published on: 21-Nov-2006
- Caryl CHURCHILL articles
- New profiles in the Times and the Independent to coincide with the Royal Court premiere of the latest play by Britain's leading fe...
- Published on: 19-Nov-2006
- Critics raising KANE again
- Playwright Sarah Kane's reputation has never been higher. But not everybody is equally impressed by the visceral in-yer-face style...
- Published on: 18-Nov-2006
- It's just not in the BOOK
- Telegraph critic and theatreVOICE regular Charles Spencer uses his review of Zola's Therese Raquin at the National to tackle the k...
- Published on: 16-Nov-2006
- The low-down on CENSORSHIP
- At a special seminar event at the Orange Tree theatre in Richmond, the academic Prof Steve Nicholson gave a fascinating surve...
- Published on: 14-Nov-2006
- Are the CRITICS popping happy pills?
- Sunday Express critic and theatreVOICE regular Mark Shenton casts a sceptical eye on the West End musicals that are sending his co...
- Published on: 12-Nov-2006
- GUARDIAN critic questions male gaze
- Maxie Szalwinska's blog checks out the talent in a couple of shows which featured female nudity and asks critics: Must you talk ab...
- Published on: 10-Nov-2006
- Empty Space AWARDS announced
- The annual Empty Space Peter Brook Awards took place at the Theatre Museum yesterday, Tuesday 7 November. Presided over by the fou...
- Published on: 08-Nov-2006
- Sarah KANE symposium
- This SATURDAY, November 11th, German director Thomas Ostermeier (in London with Zerbombt, his version of Sarah Kane's legendary de...
- Published on: 07-Nov-2006
- Richard MAXWELL in conversation
- This THURSDAY, November 9th, the cult American director and playwright Richard Maxwell, in town to oversee the London premiere of ...
- Published on: 06-Nov-2006
- Sierz critical study of Martin CRIMP
- This month sees the publication of the first full-length study of the British playwright Martin Crimp by critic, author and theatr...
- Published on: 04-Nov-2006
- GUARDIAN critic slams playwright culture
- The Guardian's Lyn Gardner has blogged on the subject of Britain's new playwriting culture and asked, if it's so great, why are th...
- Published on: 02-Nov-2006
- CALLOW fights for Theatre Museum
- ACTOR and author Simon Callow has defended the need for a tangible, dedicated Theatre Museum. His eloquently argued article is to ...
- Published on: 01-Nov-2006