Evening Standard - Theatre

Much fun to be had at Pub Rock

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:41:08 GMT

In their new guise as magnificently named pub rockers One Trick Pony, Cartoon de Salvo treat us to a gig with a difference.

Overwrought atmosphere for Knives in Hens

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:13:28 GMT

On the evidence of this frustratingly portentous production, its hard to see why David Harrowers Knives in Hens (1995) has become a modern classic.

Losing the plot in Really Old, Like Forty Five

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:03:02 GMT

Tamsin Oglesbys new play Really Old, Like Forty Five is set in a dystopian future, where Britain is desperately overcrowded with infirm pensioners.

Ursula Martinez bares all in My Stories, Your Emails

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:19:54 GMT

Ursula Martinez is best known for a routine called Hanky Panky which combines striptease with sleight of hand.

Breathing Irregular needs a new lease of life

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:12:30 GMT

Combine the often gruesome authenticity of 999 calls with their life-and-death urgency and you have a potent source of drama in Breathing Irregular .

The house that Chekhov built

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:17:43 GMT

Russian playwright Chekhov wrote masterpieces such as Three Sisters in his White Dacha. Now, however, this unique world heritage site is falling victim to neglect.

Time for Bouncers to move on

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:38:15 GMT

John Godbers Bouncers are showing their age, and the smart money wouldnt now be on them if the aggro kicked off.

Passion runs cold in Fool For Love

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:39 GMT

The play is a sort of modern western, a vicious wrangle in a motel room in the Mojave desert.

Hairspray to leave West End

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:18:02 GMT

The musical Hairspray is to get the chop in London after reaching the end of its "natural life".

Masterly McKellen glitters in Waiting For Godot revival

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:01:42 GMT

The Waiting For Godot revival may lack what Henry Hitchings dares to call the X-Men factor, but it has plenty of charm and spirit.

Midsummer gives romantic comedy a twist

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:58:16 GMT

Midsummer (a play with songs) is a quirky, charming love story of a great lost weekend. Don't miss your chance to see it.

Ghosts set to haunt Duchess Theatre

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:33:59 GMT

Iain Glen is set to make his directorial debut with a new production of Ibsens Ghosts.

High rollers caught in the spotlight in Enron

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:05:10 GMT

Rupert Goold gives Enron his customary whizz-bang treatment, flooding the stage with ticker-tape electronic screens of the stock price.

Jude Law and Rachel Weisz win critics awards for West End runs

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:43:05 GMT

Jude Law and Rachel Weisz were honoured today for their dazzling returns to the London stage

Kath And Kim stars love story from schooldays

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:54:38 GMT

Jane Turner, the star of cult Australian comedy Kath And Kim, is to make her West End debut.

Original but cold take on Three Sisters

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:02:31 GMT

While Three Sisters has the potential to be heartrending, here it is played as though its Brecht.

This Hamlet was a palpable hit

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:53:36 GMT

The RSC presents the themes of thwarted love, bereavement and duplicity in a commendably straightforward manner

Dont mind the age gap, says cougar Kim Cattrall

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:38:19 GMT

Sex And The City star Kim Cattrall returns to the London stage in a play where her love interest is Matthew Macfadyen, 18 years her junior.

I Am Yusuf is let down by the basics

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:12:09 GMT

In the case of I Am Yusuf And This Is My Brother, it's a pity when a production is scuppered by its own logistics

Slumdog's Danny Boyle returns to the stage with Frankenstein

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:13:26 GMT

The director behind hit films from Trainspotting to Slumdog Millionaire is returning to the theatre after more than 20 years

Tamsin Greig is the dark heart of The Little Dog Laughed

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:11:50 GMT

The vitality of Jamie Lloyds production of Little Boy Laughed radiates from Tamsin Greig, who excels at elegant soundbites

Keeping busy in Men Y Men

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:20:42 GMT

English National Ballet provides some equal opportunities sex appeal with this double bill that pairs Giselle (an old ballet dominated by women) with a new ballet for 12 men

Variable results of the Decade

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:06:52 GMT

Five established dramatists plus five currently unproduced playwrights on Theatre 503's training scheme have been invited to pick a year of the Noughties and concoct a 10-ish minute offering

Reinvention of a mighty wheel

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:20:35 GMT

London International Mime Festival:Some moves are gentle, others daring in Ockham's Razor: The Mill

Six Degrees of Separation lacks substance

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:46:32 GMT

Six Degrees of Separation has pace and wit, but in truth, the best thing about the piece is its suggestive name