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.
The power of the poetry in The Wild Party onstage
The Wild Party runs at London's Hope Theatre until 28 January 2017 Stage shows based on Joseph Moncure
The list of lists: Was there a consensus on the best of #theatre2016?
Critics' Theatre 2016 highlights included: Harry Potter, Groundhog Day, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Yerma, King Lear, the all-female Shakespeare
The list of lists: The best theatre coming up in 2017
What makes the experts' lists of the shows most to look forward to in 2017? What are the
My top #theatre2016 plays, musicals & performances
Ahead of rounding up various publications #theatre2016 highlights, I’m taking a moment to reflect on my own theatregoing year and
How much have I been missing the National Theatre? 5 NT shows for 2017
Coming up at the National in 2017: My Country, Ugly Lies the Bones, Twelfth Night and Angels in America.
Press pass: Everything you need to know about Amber Riley in Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls finally gets its West End premiere at the Savoy Theatre It's taken 35 years, but Broadway hit
Musicals (in SE1 1RU) diary: She Loves Me and Muted
Scarlett Strallen and Mark Umbers in She Loves Me at the Menier Chocolate Factory; David Leopold and Edd Campbell-Bird
My musicals diary: Her Aching Heart and Another Night Before Christmas
Rachael Wooding and George Maguire in Another Night Before Christmas; Naomi Todd and Colette Eaton in Her Aching Heart
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
New Songs 4 New Shows: Douglas Hodge is one to watch (not just for his acting)
Mel Giedroyc and Danielle Bowen sing Ready to Launch from Matt Board and Reina Hardy's FANATICAL, set at a