Michael Bartholomew-Biggs reviews the National Theatre production
theatre
The State vs John Hayes. At the beginning of 2012 there were 58 women on death row in America. The State vs John Hayes is a searing seventy minute monologue by one such woman.
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Sex, Satire and the Supernatural by B. J. Rahn
“I’m not having an affair. It’s better than that …” (Haunted Child’s Douglas, played by Ben Daniels) Haunted Child is the latest offering to the Royal Court from Joe Penhall. Sadly, this Jeremy Herrin directed three hander falls rather short of expectation.
By Stephen McGrath • plays, playwrights, theatre, Year 2012