Kathryn Hunter in Timon of Athens, photo by Simon Annand When Judith and I learned that the Royal Shakespeare was doing Timon of Athens this winter, with Kathryn Hunter in the lead role, we were more than excited. Kathryn Hunter…
Tartuffe (played by Asif Khan) takes a selfie. The RSC's new version of Molière's Tartuffe is a remarkable piece of work. It transports the plot to Birmingham, and sets it in a Pakistani Muslim household. Tartuffe is a fake holy…
It was with great anticipation that I went to the Almeida to see Simon Russell Beale in The Tragedy of Richard II. He had been a brilliant Timon of Athens at the National in 2012, in a startling production by…
Picasso retrospective I love the Tate Modern. There's the shows, of course -- the free ones from the permanent collection and the blockbusters. There's the mysterious Tanks and the clever Artist Rooms. There's the building, with all its curves and…
A room in Gallery 46 Gallery 46 is in Whitechapel at 46 Ashfield Road, one of two adjacent Georgian houses. To be admitted to 46, you knock on the door of its neighbour. The gallery occupies three floors of the…
Consent at the Harold Pinter Consent is what used to be called a "problem play", an examination from various perspectives of a current hot topic. The topic in this case: consensual sex versus rape. The characters are almost all lawyers…
Opera Alegria poster for Grimeborn Grimeborn is an annual summer series of opera performances by alternative companies, held at the Arcola Theatre in Dalston. This is a chance to hear chamber versions of operas, sung up close and personal by…
Taming of the Shrew by The Oratory Foundation in Stratord upon Avon Strolling along the Avon River on the way to see Miss Littlewood at the Swan, we chanced on an outdoor production of Taming of the Shrew by a…
