Sean Foley Q&A: the new artistic director of Birmingham Rep outlines his vision
As Sean Foley announces his first season as artistic director of the Birmingham Rep, he tells Matthew Hemley about his vision for the company The season opens with a run of … Continue reading
Archive Review • SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER • Richmond Theatre [tour] • 2008
If ever a production showed just how important it is to get the set and costumes right, this touring version of She Stoops to Conquer from Birmingham Rep and The Touring Consortium, … Continue reading
Archive Review • THE CRUCIBLE • Birmingham Rep @ New Wimbledon Theatre [tour] • 2004
Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, which is appearing on tour at the New Wimbledon Theatre, is regarded by many as a modern classic. First performed in New York just over fifty … Continue reading
Archive Review • MANDRAGORA KING OF INDIA • Tara Arts @ Croydon Clocktower [tour] • 2004
Mandragora is King of India, reigning in Madras, the land of the Koh-i-Noor, when a party of ‘chalky-whites’ arrive: Lord Hastings, Lady Catherine who is to be his bride and … Continue reading
Archive Interview • IAN RICHARDSON • Part 3 • 2006
Shakespeare to le Carré In the third part of my interview with Ian Richardson, he talks further on the disparity of opinion between drama critics and audiences, and about never … Continue reading
Quote • DOMINIC DROMGOOLE • Theatre & Protest
“Though the scale of the violence is a surprise, this is nothing new in the theatre. Sean O’Casey, a Protestant socialist, fell foul of the fresh-minted purity of the new … Continue reading