Brickbats in Cyberspace
Modern theatre criticism has problems, and those problems are generational in nature. That’s the one overriding conclusion with which I left the Royal Court after Brickbats in Cyberspace, in which… Continue reading...
Author Archives for Matt Boothman
Matt Boothman - has published 13 posts on London Theatre Blog.
Matt graduated from the University of London in 2008 with a BA in Drama and Creative Writing. He is an aspiring theatre critic with ideas above his station.
State of Emergency
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | 2 Comments
A married couple live with their son in a wholesome gated community. The neighbours are polite, there are facilities for the whole family, and at night the streetlamps play violin… Continue reading...
Later - Paines Plough
Sunday, October 19, 2008 | 0 Comments
Making new writing accessible is Paines Plough’s business. Later is a new writing ’salon’ in which playwrights curate playwrights to showcase work in progress, previews, experiments and rehearsed readings. At only… Continue reading...
Now or Later
Thursday, September 18, 2008 | 3 Comments
Christopher Shinn has so much to say about American politics, Islam, homosexuality, freedom of expression and life in the public eye that his play Now Or Later, at the Royal… Continue reading...
Fringe Diary Part 6: Look Forward
Saturday, September 6, 2008 | 0 Comments
So the Festival Fringe is over, but perhaps its most important task is just beginning. It’s all very well staging thousands of challenging new productions for a month in one… Continue reading...
Fringe Diary Part 5: Red For Danger
Monday, August 25, 2008 | 0 Comments
In Part 2 I criticised Belt Up’s Women of Troy for promising more than it offered. This was before I realised that Women of Troy is part of something much bigger. C Venues… Continue reading...
Fringe Diary Part 4: Physical Education
Sunday, August 17, 2008 | 0 Comments
In 21 years the closest I’ve come to experiencing physical theatre is A Level Theatre Studies and a few ill-informed cracks about interpretive dance. Where better to overcome my ignorance… Continue reading...
Fringe Diary Part 3: Fringe Firsts
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | 0 Comments
After spending the majority of my time in C Venues and the Underbelly - most of whose theatre spaces are fairly makeshift - stepping into the Traverse feels a bit… Continue reading...
Fringe Diary Part 2: Preview Week
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 | 0 Comments
The Fringe is about experimentation in theatre. It’s a safe space where the loss of a grand or two equals a successful show and your career isn’t necessarily on the… Continue reading...
Fringe Diary Part 1: First Impressions
Thursday, July 31, 2008 | 0 Comments
London Theatre Blog is delighted to present the first in a series of ‘Fringe Diary’ posts by contributing author and freelance theatre critic, Matt Boothman. Matt will be covering events… Continue reading...
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 | 9 Comments