Sense and Sensibility at the Oxford Playhouse
An enjoyable evening but the adaptation leaves Ruth Scobie with some questions.
She Stoops to Conquer at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre
With more hits than misses, Pick Me Up’s spirited – if slightly uneven – production of Goldsmith’s classic managed to conquer Alexander Hardie-Forsyth’s affections.
The Kissing Dance
A musical version of ‘She Stoops to Conquer’ highlights the issues of the original text.
RA Lates: Masquerade
Mashed-querade: A night with the beautiful people can be a crushing experience.
The Restoration of Nell Gwyn
A Rose which fails to bloom.
Jane Wenham: The Witch of Walkern
Hubble, Bubble: The Play's the Trouble
Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar
The dark underbelly of polite eighteenth-century society is exposed through the moral corruption of its leading members.
Strong Minds, Frail Bodies, Cruel Words: Helen Edmundson’s Queen Anne
A poignant portrayal of an undramatic monarch.
Glitter, Twitter and Selfie-Sticks – Pride and Prejudice: The Panto
Christmas spirit guaranteed.
Not Love, Actually: Congreve’s Love for Love at the Swan Theatre
David Francis Taylor muses on the "Restoration-ness" craze and asks, where next for period drama?