http://www.TheaterNewsOnline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/ London Theatre Reviews on TheaterNewsOnline.com en-us Copyright 2013, TheaterNewsOnline.com. All Rights Reserved info@ecomsolutions.net info@ecomsolutions.net http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/BACKINTIME.cfm Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along has come a long way since its Broadway flop more than 30 years ago. ALLEN ROBERTSON http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/REDUCEDTOANIMALS.cfm Nicholas Hytner’s contemporary Othello seethes with testosterone and brutish behavior. RACHEL HALLIBURTON http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/DISINTEGRATION.cfm Peter Nichols’ clever 1981 play sees people divide inside as they divide from each other. SAM MARLOWE http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/EVERGREENTUNES.cfm An energetic revival of George Abbott s 50s musical opens this year’s Chichester Festival. CLIVE HIRSCHHORN http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/ARIGHTPROPERLEAVETAKING.cfm Shakespeare’s Globe starts its summer season strong with a storm and a shipwreck. MICHAEL COVENEY http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/LITTLEBOYLOST.cfm RSC re-boots the play with another outstanding performance from Jonathan Slinger in a production by David Farr . MICHAEL COVENEY http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/CONTEMPLATINGTHESTARS.cfm This adaption of Mark Haddon’s novel does an exemplary job of letting us inside the protagonist s autistic mind. RACHEL HALLIBURTON http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/WALKINGWOUNDED.cfm There is much to like about this revival of Jonathan Lewis’ ensemble piece set in a military hospital. CLIVE HIRSCHHORN http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/ACERTAINKINDOFMADNESS.cfm An austere production leaves the focus on Jonathan Pryce s Lear s physical and emotional dominance over his daughters. instant loans for bad credit payday wiki guaranteed payday loans usa payday loans same day loan instant loans for bad credit payday wiki guaranteed payday loans usa payday loans same day loan RACHEL HALLIBURTON http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/WELAUGHEDWECRIED.cfm Comedy was king this past year, but so again was Mark Rylance . MATT WOLF http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/BANDOFDIEHARDS.cfm Set against the backdrop of Ireland’s post-settlement civil war, there is plenty of comedy in Sean O’Casey’s 1922 tragedy. JOHN NATHAN http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/MAKEWAYFORTHENEWGENERATION.cfm Mike Leigh’s latest play builds in tiny increments to a devastating conclusion. NICK CURTIS http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/ANYTHINGFORALAUGH.cfm Under Josie Rourke’s direction, the lead actors take the comedic elements to extremes, turning Shakespeare into slapstick. CLIVE HIRSCHHORN http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/GETOUTOFMYROOM.cfm Savage and utterly unforgiving, this is a perfectly executed drawing-room comedy that lacerates, leaving you laughing at both its malice and its despair. ALLEN ROBERTSON http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/REALVOICES.cfm Rarely does musical theatre get more urgent, authentic or potent than this. SAM MARLOWE http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/FLESHANDBONE.cfm It’s a pity that the whole of this production is somewhat disjointed and misshapen, but Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch are without doubt its thumping heart. SAM MARLOWE http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/ATEACHOTHERSTHROATS.cfm Family dysfunction is not a new recipe for comedy, but then again, holidays can best be spent on the tried and true. CLIVE HIRSCHHORN http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/QUIETHEARTBREAK.cfm A firecracker of a mother bounces off the walls of her middle-class home, pulling her husband and daughter into the maelstrom. SAM MARLOWE http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/ABURIEDGEM.cfm An undiscovered work of Tennessee Williams is dug up, dusted off, and shines for the first time. CLIVE HIRSCHHORN http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/PHANTOMSLOWLYSTEPCHILD.cfm Andrew Lloyd Webber reminds us that sequels are usually not a good idea. CLIVE HIRSCHHORN http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/INDECENTPROPOSALUNLIKELYOUTCOME.cfm A talented cast carries one of Shakespeare s most challenging works. CLAIRE ALLFREE http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/FALLINGINLOVEWITHROSALIND.cfm Shakespeare s Globe has come up with one of the best As You s of recent years. Kudos to Thea Sharrock for her traditional handling of the work. MICHAEL COVENEY http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/THEFINEARTOFDOORSLAMMING.cfm Terry Johnson&#39s revival of Rookery Nook is a refreshing and high-spirited attempt emphasis on attempt to unlock the slightly discredited genre of traditional farce. MICHAEL COVENEY http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/DESIREUNDERTHEBRIDGE.cfm Lindsay Posner has come up with a moving and exquisitely detailed revival of Arthur Miller&#39s great play. MICHAEL COVENEY http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/ODETOTHEGOODOLDDAYS.cfm Enjoy is a seriously funny social satire on the disappearing life-style of the lower middle-classes CLIVE HIRSCHHORN http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/BEHINDCLOSEDDOORS.cfm Following in the hallowed footsteps of Gielgud and Richardson, Michael Gambon and David Bradley excel in this revival of No Man&#39s Land. CLIVE HIRSCHHORN http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/APRISONEROFDESPAIR.cfm This Deep Blue Sea has audiences laughing at the characters rather than feeling for them MATT WOLF http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/EVOLUTIONARYTWIST.cfm God of Carnage is Yasmina Reza&#39s latest intermissionless saga. Not necessarily the crowd pleaser that was Art , but there are still plenty of grit-filled grace notes along the way. MATT WOLF http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/DOWNFORTHECOUNT.cfm The Donmar Warehouse has come up with a beautiful revival of Peter Gill&#39s Small Change . The play, in effect, is about the slow, protracted suicide that accounts for too many people&#39s lives. MATT WOLF http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/SOBBINGWOMEN.cfm Katie Mitchell&#39s Women of Troy is bound to divide spectators. In this instance, her director&#39s artifice pre-empts-not complements the proceedings Matt Wolf http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/AFORCEOFNATURE.cfm It&#39s tricky business -converting a successful movie into a stage play All About My Mother doesn&#39t necessarily succeed on stage, but it&#39s not a failure either. Call it a standoff- and throw in two excellent performances from Mark Gatiss and Lesley Manville as a bonus Clive Hirschhorn http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/IMPOSSIBLEQUEST.cfm The Lord of the Rings hits London with a thud. How many hobbits does it take to close a show? David Benedict http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/DANGLINGCONVERSATION.cfm Fiddler on the Roof is back, go figure! As he did with Shylock The Merchant of Venice , Henry Goodman has made the role of Tevye, all his own. John Nathan http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/ALittleBitOfStarQuality.cfm Twenty eight years to the very day after its premiere on June 21, 1978, a new Evita has stormed the West End and created a new star... Michael Coveney http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/SlaphappyMayhem.cfm What would John Buchan think of this version of his most famous book? Michael Leech http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/MorePeakThanValley.cfm This fall, millions of television viewers in Britain watched the public audition... Michael Coveney http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/LetTheSillinessReign.cfm For the British it is a strange notion that London audiences may not appreciate Monty Python... John Nathan http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/SympathyForTheGreenOne.cfm The musical prequel to The Wizard of Oz is worth seeing all over again... Matt Wolf http://theaternewsonline.com/LondonTheatreReviews/DarknessRoundTheCorner.cfm This latest version arrived in London at the Lyric to acclaim... Michael Leech