Judi Herman

October 2, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Pinter One and Pinter Two ★★★★

Judi Herman

October 2, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Pinteresque: enigmatic, sinister, comic, dangerous… The adjective coined to describe the great iconoclastic playwright’s style is more than the sum of these. Marking the 10th anniversary of Harold Pinter’s death, this ambitious completist season of his 20+ short works…

Judi Herman

October 2, 2018

Obituaries, Interviews

Denis Norden 1922-2018

Judi Herman

October 2, 2018

Obituaries, Interviews

His voice was somehow dry and warm at the same time. You could hear the wit, the twinkling smile, the delight in finding the funny in everything. Denis Norden was beloved by millions as one half of his partnership with Frank Muir that brought radio listeners (or wireless back then) all…

Judi Herman

September 14, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Square Rounds ★★★★

Judi Herman

September 14, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

In 1992, poet and playwright Tony Harrison – celebrated for the excitement and energy of his verse dramas – came up with this novel way of sharing the stories of scientists behind inventions that changed the face of warfare. Exercised by events during the Gulf War…

Judi Herman

September 12, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Holy Sh!t ★★★★

Judi Herman

September 12, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Kilburn’s Tricycle Theatre, now Kiln Theatre, has been lovingly refurbished to incorporate beautiful original tiles, stone and woodwork uncovered during the works, sensitively harmonising with new artwork and décor. A more spacious auditorium with…

Judi Herman

August 23, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Elephant Steps ★★★

Judi Herman

August 23, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Jewish American avant garde theatre pioneers Stanley Silverman and Richard Foreman’s ‘occult opera upon perception’ first played with audiences 50 years ago, so this European premiere is an anniversary production too. Elephant Steps first ran just a year…

Judi Herman

August 15, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Little Shop of Horrors ★★★★

Judi Herman

August 15, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Writing team Howard Ashman (book and lyrics) and Alan Menken (music) are responsible for a string of award-winning movie music megahits. Most notably Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid, but before they went all Disney…

Judi Herman

August 13, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Greek ★★★★

Judi Herman

August 13, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

It’s been 30 years since the premiere of this gripping, foul-mouthed opera, its libretto by Steven Berkoff based on his powerful, scurrilous take on the Oedipus myth itself first performed in 1980. Director Jonathan Moore and composer Mark-Anthony Turnage collaborated…

Judi Herman

August 6, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Love Chapter Two ★★★★

Judi Herman

August 6, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Israeli choreographer Sharon Eyal is justly renowned for her spare, precise choreography, as well as the dedication she inspires in the young dancers with whom she works. Here she collaborates again with fellow Israeli Gai Behar under the name L-E-V (Hebrew for heart)…

Judi Herman

July 31, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Exit the King ★★★★

Judi Herman

July 31, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

“Everyone is the first person ever to die,” says King Berenger’s favourite Queen, Marie. Romanian-French Absurdist playwright Ionesco wrote this unsettling, provocative drama in 1962, exercised by his fear and expectation that a debilitating liver disease would prove…

Judi Herman

July 25, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Me and My Girl ★★★★

Judi Herman

July 25, 2018

Reviews, Theatre

Hugely popular Jewish funny-man Matt Lucas makes his musical theatre debut in Me and My Girl. He plays Bill Snibson, a cheerful Cockney barrow boy who discovers he’s the long-lost heir to the title of Earl of Hareford and a stately pile in Hampshire. It’s the perfect summer musical…