Theatre

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