"I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being."
Oscar Wilde
Abigail’s Party
Mike Leigh | The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham | Directed by Sarah Esdaile.
As the gin and tonics disappear, everything starts to happen: barely suppressed marital tensions rise, tempers flare and the veneer of respectability is peeled back to reveal the contradictions and pains of the aspiring middle classes. More info
The Inheritance
Matthew Lopez | Noel Coward Theatre, London | Directed by Stephen Daldry.
Following proudly in the footsteps of Tony Kushner’s ‘Angels in America’, this epic two-part play explores the lives, loves, hopes, struggles and dreams of a gay couple and their friends living in New York in the lead up to the 2016 election. More info
"Great drama is great questions or it is nothing but technique. I could not imagine a theatre worth my time that did not want to change the world."
Arthur Miller
The Wizard of Oz
L Frank Baum | The Rep, Birmingham | Directed by Liam Steel.
The Rep’s annual family production soars magically over the rainbow in a joyfully modernised production of this much-loved classic. It’s a gem. A sparkling emerald. More info
Summer and Smoke
Tennessee Williams | The Duke of York’s Theatre, London | Directed by Rebecca Frecknall.
What do the words ‘summer’ and ‘smoke’ evoke? Oppressive heat? Fire? Smouldering passions? Exploring some of these connotations go some way to opening up this lesser-known Tennessee Williams play. More info
"Theatre is a mirror, a sharp reflection of society."Yasmina Reza