The author of Clybourne Park talks to Kate Wyver about race, gentrification, and the power of theatre to take the piss out of privilege.
Tim Bano
Articles by Tim Bano
18 April 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central
Review: The Suicide at the National Theatre
National Theatre ⋄ April 14th - June 25th 2016
By Tim Bano
“Do you ever get the sense that we’re one spark away from a revolution?” Tim Bano addresses Suhayla El-Bushra’s state of the nation farce.
18 April 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central
Review: The Caretaker at the Old Vic
Old Vic ⋄ 29th March - 14th May 2016
By Tim Bano
Strange strangers: Tim Bano reviews Matthew Warchus’ production of Pinter.
18 April 2016
Features
Adam Foster: “We were keen for the play to offer a feminist perspective on sexual consent.”
By Tim Bano
Writer Adam Foster talks about the collaborative process behind his play Clay, a rom-com about sexual consent.
13 April 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: All That Fall at Wilton’s Music Hall
Wilton's Music Hall ⋄ Until 14th May 2016 (at Arts Theatre)
By Tim Bano
Tim Bano lets the mask slip at a blindfolded production of Beckett.
13 April 2016
Features
Rose Lewenstein: “If Big Brother had looked at my browsing history they would have been like WTF”
By Tim Bano
Writer Rose Lewenstein talks about the dark corners of the internet, and the inspiration for her latest play Darknet.
7 April 2016
Features
Mikel Murfi: “You’re entitled to go to the theatre and see something which is utterly uplifting and joyful.”
By Tim Bano
As The Man in the Woman’s Shoes plays at Tricycle Theatre, Tim Bano talks to Mikel Murfi about unabashed sentimentality, Ballyturk, and why Irish people are really good storytellers.
4 April 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central
Review: Bug at Found111
Found111 ⋄ 24th March – 7th May
By Tim Bano
Tim Bano reviews a performance of Tracy Letts’ play that “doesn’t quite get under the skin.”
29 March 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Painkiller at the Garrick Theatre
Garrick Theatre ⋄ 5th March – 30th April 2016
By Tim Bano
Tim Bano reviews Branagh and Brydon in a classic farce.
15 March 2016
Features
John Astley: “Luckily I don’t have any lines.”
By Tim Bano
Tim Bano talks to snooker player John Astley about his role in Richard Bean’s new play, The Nap.
11 March 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: German Skerries at Orange Tree Theatre
Orange Tree Theatre ⋄ 3rd March - 2nd April 2016
By Tim Bano
“A sweet song of simple, lyrical beauty, sometimes blurred at the edges by heat haze, sometimes doused in sepia.”
29 February 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Cleansed at the National Theatre
16th February - 5th May 2016
By Tim Bano
Tim Bano reviews Katie Mitchell’s production of Cleansed at the National Theatre.
26 February 2016
Features • Essays
Florence Keith-Roach: “Why is feminism only palatable in the mouths of rich, beautiful celebrities?”
By Tim Bano
Ahead of her play Eggs at Vaults Festival, Florence Keith-Roach talks feminism and the dangers of remaining silent.
23 February 2016
Features
Jack Thorne: “If I’m upset the best thing I can do is to write.”
By Tim Bano
Playwright Jack Thorne talks to Tim Bano about “being really frank and intimate”, making The Solid Life of Sugar Water, and Harry Potter: The Play That Must Not Be Named.
22 February 2016
Features
David Byrne: “We’re going to put the money where our mouth is.”
By Tim Bano
Kate Wyver talks to New Diorama’s David Byrne about the new artist development scheme – a ‘co-operative bank for theatre companies’.