Nothing else on stage other than her pain: William Drew reviews Jean Cocteau’s end-of-a-realtionship monologue.
William Drew
Articles by William Drew
24 July 2018
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Ontroerend Goed: “If art isn’t challenging, why bother?”
By William Drew
Ontroerend Goed artistic director Alexander Devriendt talks interactive theatre, gaming, and the death of capitalism.
10 July 2018
Reviews
Review: Saul Williams at the Roundhouse
By William Drew
He wants to be heard: William Drew responds to American poet and rapper Saul Williams’ appearance at The Last Word Festival.
27 June 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Fly by Night at LIFT 2018
21 - 23 June 2018
By William Drew
Tiny gods for a moment… and the source of highly acidic shit: William Drew reviews lots and lots of pigeons.
2 February 2018
Reviews • London Theatre • Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Mary Stuart at Duke of York’s Theatre
January 13 - March 31
By William Drew
This is sounding like a history lesson: Rob Icke’s Almeida production offers contemporary parallels galore.
30 January 2018
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: Lift Off at London International Mime Festival
January 23 - January 27
By William Drew
Rage against the machine: Magali Rousseau is upstaged by her mechanical menagerie.
22 January 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Bêtes de foire at the Barbican
16 - 20 January 2018
By William Drew
Nostalgic cliché: William Drew reviews Petit théâtre de gestes as part of the London International Mime Festival 2018.
11 December 2017
Reviews • London Theatre • Reviews • West End & Central
Review: How to Win Against History at the Young Vic
November 30 - December 30
By William Drew
Disarmingly virtuosic: Seiriol Davies’ Edinburgh musical sensation transfers to London.
20 November 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Binaural Dinner Date at Theatre Royal Stratford East (Gerry’s Bar)
Until 9 December 2017
By William Drew
Your name is Ruby… William Drew goes on a binaural dinner date.
2 October 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: After the Rehearsal/ Persona at Barbican
27 - 30 September 2017
By William Drew
August Strindberg and Ingmar Bergman go to watch Ivo van Hove’s double bill at the Barbican.
18 August 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Majority at the National Theatre
Until 28th August 2017
By William Drew
Agree or disagree? William Drew reviews Rob Drummond’s new play that gives the audience the chance to vote.
11 July 2017
Reviews • London Theatre • Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Tempest at the Barbican
June 30 - July 18
By William Drew
Extraordinary risk, ordinary outcome: William Drew reviews the RSC’s bold collaboration with Imaginarium Studios.
19 June 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Hamlet at the Harold Pinter Theatre
9 June - 2 September 2017
By William Drew
The here and now: William Drew reviews the transfer of Robert Icke’s Hamlet to the Harold Pinter Theatre.
1 November 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe
Review: Fractus V at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells ⋄ 27th - 28th October 2016
By William Drew
What do we have in common? William Drew reviews Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s work inspired by the words of Noam Chomsky.
11 May 2016
Features
Greenhive Green – Punchdrunk in Carehomes
By William Drew
Punchdrunk’s Greenhive Green is an ambitious intervention that creates an immersive world for care home residents. William Drew chats to its creators about the challenges and opportunities the project has revealed.