Andrew Eglinton

In February 2005 I saw the show at the Tiny Alice theatre with a real cast, real musicians, costumes, voices, singing and dancing and not once was the war mentioned.

David Lan took on the enormous feat of raising £12.45m from 2002 onwards for the regeneration of the Young Vic theatre.

Rethinking the ways in which human bodies interact with their technological surroundings is key to Stelarc’s exploration of the cyborg.

‘Shakespeare Searched’ is an excellent resource targeted primarily at students and teachers but also useful to anyone with an interest in Shakespeare.

John Donne once wrote “No man is an island”, but in this urban age of glass cities, and right here on this stiff wooden theatre bench I think I disagree.

The pace, tone and atmosphere in this short play work like the touches of paint in an impressionist painting.

Watching the play was in many ways the experience of seeing ’seeds’ of potential being sewn in the ‘right’ places but all too often left un-nurtured.

The similarities between Brecht’s model of Epic theatre and Howard Barker’s theatre of catastophe are striking.

Way to Heaven pushes the usage of the theatrical medium, through its structure, dialogue and general storytelling, into compelling territory.

The language in Kalila Wa Dimna is archaic in its formalism, deeply poetic with constant recourse to metaphor and similie and an acute awareness of rhyme and rhythm.