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July 4, 2018 Susan Elkin

The Winter’s Tale (Susan Elkin reviews)

Shakespeare’s Globe Shakespeare’s wistful, whimsical late plays (The Tempest and Cymbeline too) are pretty wordy and need pacing carefully if they’re to work dramatically. We’re...

June 24, 2018 Susan Elkin

Books still matter

Last week I attended the 2018 Theatre Book Prize award ceremony. From a shortlist of five titles, Nicholas Hytner won with Balancing...

June 22, 2018 Susan Elkin

Betty Blue Eyes (Susan Elkin reviews)

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance Betty Blue Eyes was performed by Trinity Laban Musical Theatre students at Stratford Circus, London. Star rating: three stars ★...

June 18, 2018 Susan Elkin

The Country Wife (Susan Elkin reviews)

Chichester Festival Theatre Susannah Fielding as Marjorie. Credit: Manuel Harlan Shakespeare, whose plays were written more than half a century before The Country...

June 18, 2018 Susan Elkin

The Producers (Susan Elkin reviews)

Performance Preparation Academy – PPA The Producers is an ideal choice of show for students in vocational training. It’s an entertaining book, beautifully...

June 18, 2018 Susan Elkin

Stories on a String

Little Angel Theatre This charming little show celebrates Literatura de Cordel, a musical style of performance poetry from Northeastern Brazil. I’m glad...