18 June 2018
Machinal at the Almeida
By Jordan Morrissey // Theatre (London)
It is remarkable that the principal themes of Machinal, an expressionist 1928 play by Sophie Treadwell, should resonate so acutely with the dominant questions of the modern world. Ideas of a …
30 April 2018
The Writer at the Almeida Theatre
By Jack Graham // Theatre (London)
Every now and then a play comes along which helps to define its time. Ella Hickson’s The Writer does just that. With an explosive script, stunning design, and phenomenal acting …
30 June 2017
Ink at the Almeida
By Oliver Simmonds // Theatre (London)
The big joke of Ink is that a play about a dumb, sordid newspaper is itself dumb and sordid. The audience doesn’t realise that, Rupert Goold doesn’t, James Graham doesn’t. …
07 March 2017
The Almeida’s Hamlet
By Oliver Simmonds // Theatre (London)
I got far too hyped discussing the last big Hamlet and, worst of all, it ended up not being that big—Cumberbatch was competent, but the production didn’t generate discussion beyond …
23 December 2016
Mary Stuart at the Almeida
By Morgan Daniels // Theatre (London)
A timely and shaded production that breathes much-needed life into the faces of primary school history posters. Based on Friedrich Schiller’s text from 1800, Mary Stuart- both adapted and directed by …
02 July 2015
Oresteia at Almeida Theatre
By Oliver Simmonds // Theatre (London)
Robert Icke wants to do something with his adaptation of The Oresteia. He wants to smooth out the contrivances of Aeschylus’ original tragedy while increasing the emotional intensity. While I …
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