Tag: 1950s
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, @Sohoplace
Wednesday 30th September 2026
reviewMarianne Elliott’s magnificent revival of Edward Albee’s classic stars Gillian A…
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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, The Yard Theatre
Monday 14th September 2026
reviewNtozake Shange’s legendary 1970s choreopoem, which explores the pains and pleasu…
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Rhinoceros, Almeida Theatre
Thursday 3rd April 2025
reviewEugene Ionesco’s 1959 classic — his vision of conformity and nihilism — gets an …
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The Lonely Londoners, Kiln Theatre
Thursday 16th January 2025
reviewLove the energy! Roy Williams’s superb stage adaptation of the classic Sam Selvo…
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Look Back in Anger
Thursday 31st October 2024
blogFavourite stage direction: “Jimmy is a tall, thin young man about twenty-five, w…
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A Raisin in the Sun
Wednesday 23rd October 2024
blogText of the day: “Mama, you don’t understand.”
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A Raisin in the Sun, Lyric Hammersmith
Friday 11th October 2024
reviewOf race and men: Lorraine Hansberry classic is both a historical gem and a play …
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The Human Body
Friday 29th March 2024
blogText of the day: “I want for once in my life to be proud of myself, rather than …
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The Hills of California, Harold Pinter Theatre
Thursday 8th February 2024
reviewJez Butterworth’s warm evocation of 1950s pop culture is fun, but lacks dramatic…
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