John Nathan

Review: Kiss Me Kate

For those who, 10 years ago, saw Michael Blakemore’s wonderful revival of Cole Porter’s 1948 musical, comparisons with this solid but less inspired version directed by Trevor Nunn are hard to resist

Review: Twelfth Night - Stephen Fry lacking in delight

Review: Constellations

Review: The River

Review: 55 Days

Review: This House

In 1974 you could tell a Labour politician from a Tory by the suit he or (less often) she wore.

Review: Red Velvet

When in 1833 Edmund Kean collapsed on stage while playing Othello, the theatre manager risked public outrage by hiring an African-American called Ira Aldridge

Review: Berenice

Review: Our Boys

Review: Scenes from an Execution

Review: Three Sisters - it's a Russian revolution as Chekhov is modernised

Review: Hedda Gabler - Sheridan Smith triumphant as Ibsen's heroine