Theatre Blog

The Royal Ballet’s new revival of ‘Cinderella’ had the children in
the audience laughing with open-throated delight, writes Sarah Crompton.

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A composed, restrained, often beautiful and mainly lucid account of the play
that misses the seductive spirit of revelry we associate with Euripides’
Dionysus. Rating: * * *

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There are problems with the production but writer Tom Basden treads a line
between serving the spirit of Kafka’s original and creating something
freshly minted. Rating: * * * *

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An unforgettable performance will send shivers racing down your spine. Rating:
* * * * *

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Ellis Woodman admires the RSC’s £113m venue of dizzying intricacy.

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Take a tour of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new home in Stratford from the
man who made it all possible.

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Charles Spencer finds the RSC’s new home genuinely welcoming.

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The chief attraction are the performances of Penelope Keith as that “Queen of
the dictionary” Mrs Malaprop, and Peter Bowles as Sir Anthony Absolute.
Rating: * * * *

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A rough-and-ready popular show, full of corny jokes, stock characters and a
rambunctious atmosphere of bonhomie. Rating: * * *

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The RSC joins forces with the Australian stand-up Tim Minchin for the first
ever staging of Roald Dahl’s Matilda.

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