Old Vic Theatre announces new productions for 2019
The Old Vic Theatre has announced an Arthur Miller double bill and a new play by Lucy Prebble in 2019 plus further casting for its production of A Christmas Carol.
Frances McNamee
REVIEW: Big Fish, The Other Palace ✭✭✭✭✭
You would be a hard-hearted soul not to shed a tear (as I did) by the end of this musical based on Grammer’s performance.
REVIEW: Love’s Labour’s Won, Royal Shakespeare Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Christopher Luscombe’s very funny version of the Beatrice/Benedick show complete with magnificent, period set (Simon Highlett), some fabulous costumes, Nigel Hess’ delightful music and Jenny Arnold’s joyful movement. Setting the play in the post-World War 1 period works nicely; the sense of changing times is entirely appropriate. It’s a gentle but frisky time and you can almost hear the approach of the flappers.
REVIEW: The Christmas Truce, RSC ✭✭
The greatest disappointment here is the missed opportunity. The RSC could have created a masterful work that gave great insight into the remarkable events of that Belgian December 1914. Instead, they settled for The Christmas Truce.
