The Arts Dispatch @theartsdispatch
We provide the best in news, reviews, interviews and commentary on what's happening in arts & culture across the UK and Ireland theartsdispatch.com London, England Joined May 2013-
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The Tempest review - Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon ★★★★☆ Kenneth Branagh and Richard Eyre unite theartsdispatch.substack.com/p/the-tempest-…
Beetlejuice review - Prince Edward Theatre, London ★★★☆☆ The Broadway hit comes alive. Just. theartsdispatch.substack.com/p/beetlejuice-…
Mother Courage and Her Children review - Globe Theatre, London ★★★☆☆ Michelle Terry shines in Brecht's classic theartsdispatch.substack.com/p/mother-coura…
Strategic Love Play review - Audible "The moments where the pair find harmony feel unbelievable" We review the audio release of Strategic Love Play theartsdispatch.com/strategic-love…
1536 review – Almeida Theatre, London ★★★★★ "Stunning" We review the opening of 1536 at @AlmeidaTheatre theartsdispatch.com/1536-review-al…
Gleanne Purcell-Brown on Shucked "It actually feels like the perfect setting. It adds something really special and alive to the whole experience." Gleanne Purcell-Brown talks with us about opening the musical comedy Shucked at @OpenAirTheatre theartsdispatch.com/gleanne-purcel…
Krapp's Last Tape review - Barbican Theatre, London ★★★★☆ "We see thirty years of regret begin to etch themselves on Stephen Rea's face" We review Krapp's Last Tape at @BarbicanCentre theartsdispatch.com/krapps-last-ta…
Robert Khan and Tom Salinsy on The Gang of Three "There remain deep parallels between today and the politics of the 1970s" The duo talk to us about their new play at @KingsHeadThtr theartsdispatch.com/robert-khan-an…
The Brightening Air review - Old Vic, London ★★★☆☆ "The acting is fantastic, from Chris O'Dowd's disdainful Dermot to Rosie Sheehy's tragic Billie." Read our review of the new Conor McPherson play now theartsdispatch.com/the-brightenin…
Murder for Two review - The MAC Belfast ★★★★★ "A rip-roaring, exemplary murder mystery musical" Mark Quinn reviews the @BruiserNI and @TheMACBelfast co-production theartsdispatch.com/murder-for-two…
Krapp's Last Tape - York Theatre Royal ★★★☆☆ "Gary Oldman's performance seems to shift under us as the older Krapp's mood changes" We review Gary Oldman's return to the stage after 37 years theartsdispatch.com/krapps-last-ta…
Millicent Wong on Shanghai Dolls "I've really enjoyed going on a cinematic journey to immerse myself in the time period and landscape this play is set in!" Millicent Wong talks about starring in the new play at @KilnTheatre theartsdispatch.com/millicent-wong… @painesplough
Ashling O’Shea and Amy Revelle on Puppy "I hope the unanswered questions in Puppy encourage exploration" Ashling O’Shea and @_amyrevelle_ talk with us about starring in Puppy at @KingsHeadThtr theartsdispatch.com/ashling-oshea-… @relishtheatre
Billy Barrett and Ellice Stevens on After the Act "We think of Section 28 as a relic of the 1980’s. But in fact it wasn’t repealed in England until 2003" We talk with the creators of the musical, opening at @royalcourt next month theartsdispatch.com/billy-barrett-…
Manhunt review - Royal Court Theatre, London ★★☆☆☆ "The consequences of toxic masculinity are obvious in Raoul Moat’s case but Robert Icke is sidetracked trying to fully encompass a world of failings" We review the new play at the Royal Court theartsdispatch.com/manhunt-review…
Our New Girl review - Lyric Theatre, Belfast ★★★★☆ "The push and pull of parenting becomes proper edge-of-the-seat stuff" We review the new production at @LyricBelfast theartsdispatch.com/our-new-girl-r…
Katharine Farmer on Heisenberg "In our post-pandemic world, the play's exploration of social isolation and uncertainty feels much more palpable" @_kfarms discusses bringing @StephensSimon' Heisenberg to @arcolatheatre theartsdispatch.com/katharine-farm…
Descension review - FableMosh ★★☆☆☆ "As a viewer, it mostly feels exactly how it looks: someone sitting on a chair reading from a page" We review the first show from Chronic Insanity on their new digital platform theartsdispatch.com/descension-rev… Photo: smallbox on Unsplash
Naomi Denny on All The Happy Things "It feels like a very full circle moment" The writer and actor talks with us about opening her new full length to @sohotheatre - the theatre she worked at when she first started writing it theartsdispatch.com/naomi-denny-on…
Rhinoceros – Almeida Theatre, London ★★★★☆ Omar Elerian's return to the Almeida is "absurdly brilliant" with the "sensational and devastating" Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù leading the cast of Rhinoceros at @AlmeidaTheatre Read the review now theartsdispatch.com/rhinoceros-alm…
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