Rosemary Waugh reviews the premiere of Simon Longman’s brutal, bloody and foreboding rural play.
Rosemary Waugh
Articles by Rosemary Waugh
6 February 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: How To Be A Kid at the Orange Tree Theatre
25 January - 3 March 2018
By Rosemary Waugh
Bursting bubbles: Rosemary Waugh reviews Sarah McDonald-Hughes’ play about growing up fast
22 January 2018
Reviews • National
Review: The Wedding by Gecko
Touring until 9 March 2018
By Rosemary Waugh
Community, up to a point: Rosemary Waugh reviews Gecko’s new work on being ‘wedded to society’.
14 January 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Rita, Sue and Bob Too at the Royal Court
9 - 27 January 2018
By Rosemary Waugh
Lots of knots: Rosemary Waugh reviews the arrival of Andrea Dunbar’s play at the Royal Court.
11 January 2018
Reviews • London Theatre • Reviews • West End & Central
Review: My Mum’s a Twat at the Royal Court
January 8 - January 20
By Rosemary Waugh
A cult hit: Anoushka Warden’s debut monologue is bold, brash and baggy.
25 November 2017
Reviews • Bristol • Reviews
Review: Romeo and Juliet by the English National Ballet
21 - 25 November 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
Sunshine and suicide: Rosemary Waugh reviews the English National Ballet’s performance of Nureyev’s take on Shakespeare.
24 November 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Secret Theatre at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
16 November - 16 December 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
You’re being watched: Rosemary Waugh reviews Anders Lustgarten’s new play about Elizabethan intrigue.
14 November 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Network at the National Theatre
Until 24 March 2018
By Rosemary Waugh
Put down your iPhones: Rosemary Waugh on Ivo van Hove’s multi-channel story of a news anchorman driven to breaking point.
31 October 2017
Reviews • Bristol
Review: People, Places & Things at the Bristol Old Vic
Touring until 18 November 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
Overthinking overthinking: Rosemary Waugh reviews the UK touring production of People, Places & Things.
29 October 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Under Glass at Hackney Showroom
Touring until 25 November 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
People watching: Rosemary Waugh reviews the UK tour of Clod Ensemble’s work placing humans behind glass.
20 October 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Venus in Fur at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
6 October - 9 December 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
I mean, at least you’d have a woman’s voice… Adelaide Waldrop and Brendan Macdonald record their post-show discussion about David Ives’ play.
9 October 2017
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Tamara Harvey: “We are a theatre that makes theatre.”
By Rosemary Waugh
Tamara Harvey is artistic director at Theatr Clwyd, which combines a formidable artistic reputation with a location in rural Wales. She talks Chekhovian humour, working with dead authors, and why theatre and ice rinks mix.
29 September 2017
Reviews • Wales
Review: Uncle Vanya at Theatr Clwyd
Until 14 October 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
All the colours of the rainbow: Rosemary Waugh reviews Tamara Harvey’s visually beautiful production of Uncle Vanya.
22 September 2017
Reviews
Review: Wings at the Young Vic
Until 4 November 2017
By Rosemary Waugh
Please don’t send flowers: Rosemary Waugh reviews a revival of Arthur Kopit’s play about recovering from a stroke.
18 September 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Oslo at the National Theatre
Until 23rd September 2017, then transferring to the Harold Pinter Theatre
By Rosemary Waugh
This is how we do business: Rosemary Waugh reviews the London premiere of J. T. Rogers’ play about the Oslo Accords.