Reviews – Archive

33% London

For two weeks last year the Oval House turned over their entire building to work created by and for the young people of London. A year on, their second annual…

Jan 16 2009 | View Comments

Roaring Trade

By Matt Boothman

In Roaring Trade at the Soho Theatre, playwright Steve Thompson takes the risky stance of apologist for the short sellers, lifting the lid on the cutthroat culture of high-risk bond…

Jan 13 2009 | View Comments

In Blood: The Bacchae

By Stephe Harrop

In Blood: The Bacchae fuses the story of Besouro, a folk hero of the struggle for Afro-Brazilian equality, with Euripides’ tragedy of a seductive vengeful god returning to claim the…

Jan 10 2009 | View Comments

Studies for a Portrait

By Matt Boothman

All four characters in Studies for a Portrait are homosexual men, but the overriding theme of the play is not homosexuality. Whatever might be wrong with it, the play deserves…

Jan 9 2009 | View Comments

Georgia Series: The Lady With The Dog

By Jens Peters

On the third day, the Marjanishvili’s presentations closed with the first act of Levan Tsuladze’s current work on The Lady With The Dog, a short story by Chekhov. The production…

Jan 4 2009 | View Comments

Georgia Series: Kakutsa Cholokashvili

By Jens Peters

After the relatively short performance of Hilda, I was able to see the last two thirds of Levan Tsuladze’s production of Kakutsa Cholokashvili. This new play by the historian Guram…

Jan 3 2009 | View Comments

The next day of the festival started off with Hilda by French playwright Marie Ndiaye. This production is a collaboration between the Marjanishvili Theatre and the London based company Caravanserai…

Dec 31 2008 | View Comments

Georgia Series: Beso Kupreishvili’s Fingers Theatre

By Jens Peters

I left A Midsummer Night’s Dream just in time to catch a truly unique show by Beso Kupreishvili’s Fingers Theatre. The company used a well-known Rock music video (the name…

Dec 27 2008 | View Comments

Georgia Series: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

By Jens Peters

As part of their 80th anniversary celebration and as a precursor of the International Festival in Tbilisi next year, the Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre invited directors, dramaturgs and producers from…

Dec 19 2008 | View Comments

Clockheart Boy

By Stephe Harrop

Clockheart Boy from Dumbshow is a twisting tale of grief, bitter sibling rivalry and the difficulty of mending damaged hearts. The Professor lives among his eccentrically gifted creations, brooding upon…

Dec 18 2008 | View Comments