Monday evening saw the airing on Channel 4 of James Graham’s Brexit: The Uncivil War, staring Benedict Cumberbatch as Dominic Cummings, the brains behind Vote Leave. Graham is one of the country’s leading playwrights with a penchant for political plays – his play This House was one of the mostly highly praised and successful political…
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Bridge Theatre
The Bridge Theatre, sat between Tower Bridge and City Hall over looking The Thames, has quickly established itself as one of the best theatres in London with star studded casts, outstanding performances and creative stagings of new commissions and new productions of classics. It was founded by Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr when they left…
As You Like It at the Open Air Theatre
The verdict – certainly not Shakespeare as you know I, but can we be surprised by that given recent productions of Shakespeare and non-Shakespeare at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre? The play came replete with music, and while some Shakespeare plays did have songs and music to go with it, it didn’t have these.…
Julius Caesar at The Bridge Theatre ★★★★
Coming on the back of the critically acclaimed Young Marx, The Bridge Theatre has another stunning production on its hands in the shape of Julius Caesar by Nicholas Hytner. The Bridge Theatre is juxtaposed to its Victorian adversary, Tower Bridge in situation, with its recently revamped exterior, making it almost blend in with the freshly…