It is the fate of Golda Rosheuvel that her gender will be the first thing that many people comment upon when critiquing her performance as Othello. That is not unreasonable – hers is the first female incarnation of the...
Read MoreI can see the temptation. Fiddler on the Roof was a rousing fanfare to herald the arrival of last year’s Everyman Compann, the comeback after a long absence of a distinguished theatrical institution welcomed with song, dance and...
Read MoreEveryone knows that 1966 was a great year. England won the World Cup, the phrase “swinging London” was used for the first time and, over in Italy, the events that led to Shakespeare writing The Two Gentlemen of Verona were being...
Read MoreIn the week that my jaw plummeted in a southerly direction due to unexpected use of the phrase “zipless fuck” on Radio 4 – at 10.45am no less – you might think there’s nowhere left for transgressive discourse to go. Alas, the...
Read MoreWhen approaching a stage adaptation of a literary classic, it can be useful to be familiar with the source material, particularly if you intend to review the show. In the past, when time has allowed, I have indeed done a spot of...
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