Is modern theatre trapped by oppositional politics?
David Ralf
Articles by David Ralf
27 August 2015
Reviews • Edinburgh
Tether
Underbelly ⋄ 6th - 30th August 2015
By David Ralf
The road ahead.
25 August 2015
Features • Essays
Brand New Ancients: The Iliad at the Almeida
By David Ralf
@rafaellamarcus on @AlmeidaTheatre’s @IliadLive
17 August 2015
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Nadia Fall: “I love small scenes, close-ups.”
By David Ralf
The director discusses her upcoming production of Our Country’s Good, redemption, art, and ‘the movie version’.
3 August 2015
Features
Some People Talk About Barrel Organ
By David Ralf
Barrel Organ discuss the making of their sophomore show, their roundabout method, and the shows they left unmade.
29 July 2015
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Alex Clifton: “There’s a cultural fantasy that actors are egotists, and that’s total crap.â€
By David Ralf
The Chester Performs director stresses generosity, gender parity, and infinite theatre.
27 July 2015
Reviews • West End & Central
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre ⋄ 16th July - 29th August 2015
By David Ralf
Barn-stormin’.
16 July 2015
Features • Q&A and Interviews
FEAST: Clout’s Body Horror and Baroque Excess
By David Ralf
David Ralf speaks to George Ramsay about waste, exploitation and carnival.
9 July 2015
Features • Essays
The 5 Theatre Posters You Didn’t Miss On The Tube This Morning
By David Ralf
On a day of Tube strikes, have a London-centric listicle.
6 July 2015
Features • Performance
Blake’s Dream: a Dramaturgical Experiment
By David Ralf
Birkbeck’s directing students explore the work of Blake on stage.
2 July 2015
Features • Essays • Performance
Table Top Shakespeare: Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
By David Ralf
Tim Etchells on Forced Entertainment’s Complete Works
2 July 2015
Features
App Theatre
By David Ralf
Rafaella Marcus on smartphone storytelling and Punchdrunk’s new app Silverpoint,
30 June 2015
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Five Tins and a Matter of Time
The Yard Theatre ⋄ 16th-20th June 2015
By David Ralf
What you want and what you get.
21 June 2015
Reviews • West End & Central
The Motherfucker with the Hat
National Theatre ⋄ 10th June - 20th August 2015
By David Ralf
Men and the city.
20 June 2015
Features
Secret Cinema: The Empire Strikes Back
By David Ralf
Rafaella Marcus and David Ralf ‘chewie’ over the latest Secret Cinema offering.