Occasionally, I have time to write about productions where I haven’t chaired a post-show talk and perhaps even thoughts on topics that have nothing to do with theatre. You can find these ramblings here, including my still very popular What I Learned Today series.
Bra-waving, toe-tapping and female solidarity: The Girls and Stepping Out
Joanna Riding in The Girls; Dominic Rowan and Tracy-Ann Oberman in Stepping Out If you're seeking life affirmation,
Limehouse asks both ‘what if?’ and ‘why not now?’ Urgent questions
Paul Chahidi, Roger Allam, Shirley Williams and Tom Goodman-Hill play the "Gang of Four" in Limehouse. © Jack Sain
The ‘will of the people’? London has no place in My Country
My Country; a work in progress I’ve never voted Conserative. Indeed, the morning after the 2015 General Election,
Where were you on 9/11? How about 7/7? BU21 brought it all back
How old were you when 9/11 happened? What were you doing on 9/11? And, if you were in
Tanya Moodie on Trump: ‘We need to keep marching together, every day’
Women's March London, 21 January 2017. © Peter Jones This week the president of the United States Donald
Behind-the-scenes: My Critics’ Circle Awards experience and Glenda Jackson crush
Me and Mark Shenton in the middle with some of our amazing Awards volunteers: James Lawrence, Claire Ackling, Tina
Top Trumps podcast: What can we do next as progressives?
Me with panelists Danny Chivers (BP or not BP?), Shiv Malik and Marta Brebner (Women's Equality Party). The
6 Quotes: What can Buried Child tell us about Trump’s America?
Ed Harris in Sam Shepard's Buried Child at Trafalgar Studios What does Sam Shepard’s 1978 play Buried Child
Press Pass: Everything you need to know about School of Rock The Musical
David Fynn and the West End cast of School of Rock. © Tristram Kenton Here's everything you need
What fair-minded people need to know about… Trump’s America
Don't stop being outraged by 'The Donald' In the days before this year's US presidential election, Donald Trump