A puzzle of a play: Alice Saville reviews Al Smith’s controversy-stricken story of greed on a Bolivian salt flat.
Alice Saville
Articles by Alice Saville
16 November 2021
Features
Young love and conflict
By Alice Saville
Alice Saville writes about Old Bridge, and a recent spate of plays which set poignant love stories against the backdrop of tumultuous world events.
5 November 2021
Features
Theatre’s hiring crisis
By Alice Saville
As theatres fight to find and retain backstage workers, Alice Saville talks to people on the frontline of theatre’s hiring crisis.
15 October 2021
Reviews
Review: Beauty Queen of Leenane, at Lyric Hammersmith
By Alice Saville
Little house on memory lane: Alice Saville revisits Martin McDonagh’s brilliantly horrible play.
14 October 2021
Reviews
Review: Liminal at King’s Head Theatre
By Alice Saville
In-between days: Alice Saville reviews Le Gateau Chocolat’s quiet, reflective directorial debut.
18 September 2021
Reviews
Review: Blue Remembered Hills at GDIF
By Alice Saville
Lost wildness: Alice Saville reviews De Roovers’ outdoor version of Dennis Potter’s play, performed deep in Thamesmead’s wilderness.
9 September 2021
Features
“Please, please, please wear your mask in the theatre”
By Alice Saville
An imaginary conversation between two theatregoers at a mostly-maskless West End show.
30 August 2021
Features
Edinburgh 2021: An ending, a beginning
By Alice Saville
Alice Saville writes about the strangeness and specialness of 2021’s smaller-than-ever fringe festival.
18 June 2021
Reviews
Review: After Life at National Theatre
By Alice Saville
A cosmic filing cabinet: Alice Saville shifts through her memories of Headlong and National Theatre’s show about what lives on.
17 June 2021
Features
The Edinburgh Fringe is in limbo: who’s going to secure its future?
By Alice Saville
It’s still unclear what form 2021’s Edinburgh Fringe is going to take. Alice Saville argues that for the festival to survive, deeper conversation and decisive change is needed.
11 June 2021
Reviews
Review: The Ballad of Corona V (The Remix) at The Big House
By Alice Saville
Down the rabbit hole: Alice Saville reviews a feverish satire of pandemic-era Britain, performed by young people.
30 May 2021
Reviews
Review: Walden at Harold Pinter Theatre
By Alice Saville
Sheltering in place: Alice Saville reviews Amy Berryman’s log cabin drama, set against a backdrop of global climate crisis.
28 May 2021
Reviews
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Shakespeare’s Globe
By Alice Saville
Joyful scenes: Alice Saville’s illustrated review sketches the magic of Sean Holmes production, as it reopens The Globe.
3 January 2021
Reviews
Review: Ratatouille – the Musical (online)
By Alice Saville
Cooking up a storm: Alice Saville reviews a fan-created musical inspired by Pixar’s tale of a talented rodent chef.
1 December 2020
Features
Does online theatre really need to be live?
By Alice Saville
‘Liveness’ is central to theatre’s identity. But how can you create it online? And do you need to? Alice Saville explores the tangled set of questions facing 2020’s artists and producers.