The theatrical brilliance of Endgame is thrown into relief by Jones’ decision to precede it with the rarely performed Rough for Theatre II, which Beckett is believed to have written around the same time as Endgame in the late 50s.
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Stage Invasion: Angela Topping takes a close look at Pete Bearder’s guide to spoken word poetry and its differences from poetry for the page
Jason Kravits’ cabaret at Crazy Coqs is wildly funny. This singer-entertainer is so dynamic that I would suggest he be prescribed for those with the blues.
David Mitchell reviews A History of Water in the Middle East at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
#WeAreArrested
Venue: Arcola Theatre, London
Dates of run: Until Dec 7
Co-production with Royal Shakespeare Company
A Pink Chair, Tadeusz Kantor, The Wooster Group. Review by Julia Pascal.
Rigoletto,
Composer: Verdi
Producer: Welsh National Opera
As You Like It is one of Shakespeare’s most crazy comedies and one of his most tedious plots.
I go to Russian theatre for the performances of actors whose skills are extraordinary. Theatre of Nations’ double bill did not disappoint.
Funny, reassuring and irrepressibly warm, the West End version of Only Fools and Horses is proving to be the right musical at the right time.
In his final decade, the Czech nationalist Janacek, found a new love interest and produced five major operas. The most accessible and refreshing is The Cunning Little Vixen (premiered in 1924), with its comic acceptance – like late Shakespeare – of the redemptive power of love and renewal, and its tragic awareness of the forces of raw nature and of life’s disappointments.
Isadora Duncan (1877-1927) has been re-visioned by Viviana Durante in her new programme Don’t Let Them Tame You.
By Julia Pascal • dance, music, performance, theatre, year 2020 • Tags: dance, Julia Pascal, music, performance, theatre