British theatre reviews from London, Edinburgh, the rest of the UK,
and New York.
Waiting for Gateaux by Ed Waugh
and Trevor Wood (Customs House, South Shields). Reviewer: Peter Lathan
(2005)
Waiting for Godot by Samuel
Beckett (Theatre Royal, Bath). Reviewer: Kevin Catchpole (2005)
Waiting for Godot by Samuel
Beckett (the Peter Hall Company at the Theatre Royal, Bath). Reviewer:
Allison Vale (2006)
Waiting for Godot by Samuel
Beckett (New Ambassadors). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2006)
Waiting for Godot by Samuel
Beckett (Library Theatre, Manchester). Reviewer: David Chadderton
(2008)
Waiting for Godot by Samuel
Beckett (OLd Bomb Thetare Company at the Theatre Royal Studio, York).
Reviewer: Ray Brown (2008)
Wait Until Dark by Frederick
Knott (Garrick). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2003)
Wait Until Dark by Frederick
Knott (Theatre Royal, Newcastle, and touring). Reviewer: Peter Lathan
(2005)
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
by Greg Freeman (New End). Reviewer: Rivka Jacobson (2007)
Walk Hard - Talk Loud by Abram
Hill (Tricycle, Kilburn). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2005)
The Wall by D C Jackson
(Borderline at the Tron, Glasgow, and touring). Reviewer: Alison Burns
(2008)
Walmartopia Book, music
and lyrics by Catherine Capellaro and Andrew Rohn (Minetta Lane Theatre,
New York). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2007)
Wanted by dANTE oR dIE (Chelsea
Theatre). Reviewer: Lennie Varvarides (2005)
War and Peace Adapted by
Helen Edmundson from the novel by Tolstoy (Shared Experience at Nottingham
Playhouse). Reviewer: Steve Orme (2008)
War and Peace Adapted by
Helen Edmundson from the novel by Tolstoy (Shared Experience at the
Hampstead Theatre). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2008)
War Horse Based on the book
by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford (RNT Olivier). Reviewer:
Philip Fisher (2007)
The War Next Door by Tamsin
Oglesby (Tricycle, Kilburn). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2007)
The War Plays (Waterloo
by Arthur Conan Doyle, and Before Trafalgar by James Lansdale
Hodson) (Finborough Theatre). Reviewer: John Thaxter (2005)
The Wars of the Roses - adapted
from Shakespeare's Henry VI trilogy and Richard III
(Northern Broadsides at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, and touring).
Reviewer: JD Atkinson (2006)
Was He Anyone? by N F Simpson
(Oblique Theatre at the Union Theatre, Southwark). Reviewer: Rivka
Jacobson (2007)
Water created by Filter (Lyric,
Hammersmith). Reviewer: Rivka Jacobson (2007)
Waters of the Moon by
NC Hunter (Salisbury Playhouse). Reviewer: Kevin Catchpole (2004)
Waves A work devised by Katie
Mitchell and the company from the text of Virginia Woolf's novel The
Waves (RNT Cottesloe). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2006)
Way to Heaven by Juan Mayorga,
translated by David Johnston (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs). Reviewer:
Philip Fisher (2005)
A Weapons Inspector Calls
by Justin Butcher (Theatro Technis). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2003)
Weapons of Happiness
by Howard Brenton (Finborough). Reviewer: Sandra Giorgetti (2008)
The Weather by Clare Pollard
(Young Writers Season at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs). Reviewer:
Philip Fisher (2004)
The Wedding Dance written
and directed by Felix Cross (Octagon, BOlton). Reviewer: David Chadderton
(2007)
Wedding Day at the Cro-Magnons
by Wajdi Mouawad, translated by Shelley Tepperman (Soho Theatre).
Reviewer: Suman Bhuchar (2008)
The Wedding Singer Book
by Chad Beguelin & Tim Herlihy, Music by Matthew Sklar, Lyrics
by Chad Beguelin (Thetare Royal, Newcastle, and touyring). Reviewer:
Katharine Capocci (2008)
We Happy Few by Imogen Stubbs
(Gielgud). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2004)
The Weir by Conor McPherson (Octagon
Theatre, Bolton). Reviewer: David Chadderton (2003)
The Weir by Conor McPherson
(Lyric Theatre, Belfast). Reviewer: Claire Simpson (2004)
The Weir by Conor McPherson
(Nuffield, Southampton). Reviewer: Kevin Catchpole (2005)
We Love You Arthur by Fiona
Evans (Customs House, South Shields, and touring). Reviewer: Peter
Lathan (2005)
We That Are Left by Gary Owen
(Watford Palace Theatre). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2007)
We the People by Eric Schlosser
(Shakespeare's Globe). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2007)
The Wexford Trilogy by Billy
Roche (Tricycle). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2000)
What's in the Cat by Linda Brogan
(Royal Court Theatre Upstairs). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2005)
What Mad Pursuit (Star
Quality) by Noël Coward (DVD). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2008)
What's What? An Evening with Bernard
Shaw by Heather Barnett and Gwen Sasse (London School of Economics).
Reviewer: Howard Loxton (2007)
What the Butler Saw by Joe
Orton (Hampstead Theatre). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2005)
What the Butler Saw by
Joe Orton (Octagon, Bolton). Reviewer: David Chadderton (2006)
What the Butler Saw by
Joe Orton (Salisbury Playhouse). Reviewer: Kevin Catchpole (2008)
What The Night Is For
by Michael Weller (Comedy Theatre). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2002)
What We Did to Weinstein by
Ryan Craig (Menier Chocolate Factory). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2005)
What Would Judas Do? by Stewart
Lee (Bush). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2007)
When Harry Met Sally by Nora
Ephron, adapted by Marcy Kahan (Theatre Royal Haymarket). Reviewer:
Philip Fisher (2004)
When Harry Met Sally by
Nora Ephron, adapted by Marcy Kahan (Theatre Royal, Newcastle, and
touring). Reviewer: Wayne Miller (2005)
When Midnight Strikes
- Music by Charles Miller, book and lyrics by Kevin Hammonds (Finborough
Theatre). Reviewer: Sandra Giorgetti (2007)
When the Night Begins by
Hanif Kureishi (Hampstead Theatre). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2004)
When You Cure Me by Jack Thorne
(Bush). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2005)
Where Do We Live by Christopher
Shinn (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2002)
Whipping It Up by Steve Thompson
(Bush Theatre). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2006)
Whipping It Up by Steve Thompson
(New Ambassadors). Reviewer: John Thaxter (2007)
Whisky Galore! The Making of a
Fillum adapted by Giles Croft from the novel by Compton Mackenzie
and the screenplay by Compton Mackenzie and Angus MacPhail (Noittingham
Playhouse and touring). Reviewer: Steve Orme (2007)
Whistle Down the Wind by Patricia
Louisiana Knop with Andrew Lloyd Webber; music: Andrew Lloyd Webber;
lyrics: Jim Steinman (Empire Theatre, Sunderland, and touring). Reviewer:
Peter Lathan (2003)
Whistle Down the Wind -
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics: Jim Steinman; Book: Patricia Knop,
Gale Edwards and Andrew Lloyd Webber (based on the novel by Mary Hayley
Bell and the screenplay by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall) (Palace
Theatre). Reviuewer: Bronagh Taggart (2006)
A Whistle in the Dark by
Tom Murphy (Royal Exchange, Manchester). Reviewer: David Chadderton
(2006)
A Whistle in the Dark
by Tom Murphy (Tricycle, Kilburn). Reviewer: Natasha Nicoll (2006)
Whistling Psyche by
Sebastian Barry (Almeida). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2004)
The White Album by Michael
Pinchbeck (Nottingham Playhouse). Reviewer: Steve Orme (2006)
White Boy by Tanika Gupta (National
Youth Theatre at the Soho Theatre). Reviewer: Rachel Sheridan (2008)
Who's Afraid of Virginia's Sister?
by Sarah Daniels (Chicken Shed Theatre). Reviewer: Lenni Varvarides
(2006)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
by Edward Albee (Liverpool Playhouse). Reviewer: Ged Quayle (2005)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
by Edward Albee (Apollo, Shaftesbury Avenue). Reviewer: Philip Fisher
(2006)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
by Edward Albee (Royal Exchange, Manchester). Reviewer: David Chadderton
(2007)
Whose Life Is It, Anyway?
by Brian Clark (Comedy Theatre). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2005)
The Wicca Mam by Tony Gaughan
(Upstairs@carriageworks, Leeds). Reviewer: Ray Brown (2007)
Wicked Music and Lyrics by Stephen
Schwartz, Book by Winnie Holzman based on the novel by Gregory Maguire
(Apollo Victoria). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2006)
The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen,
in a new version by David Eldridge (Donmar Warehouse). Reviewer: Philip
Fisher (2005)
Wild East by April de Angelis
(Royal Court Theatre Upstairs). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2005)
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame, adapted by Alan Bennett (Coliseum, Oldham). Reviewer:
David Chadderton (2005)
Winners by Brian Friel (Young
Vic Direct Action season). Reviwer: Philip Fisher (2004)
The Winterling by Jaz Butterworth
(Royal Court Theatre Downstairs). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2006)
Winterresise by Franz Schubert,
choreographed by Trisha Brown (Theatre Royal, Newcastle). Reviewer:
Peter Lathan (2003)
The Winter's Tale by William
Shakespeare (RSC at the Roundhouse). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2002)
The Winter's Tale by
William Shakespeare (DVD/Video). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2004)
The Winter's Tale by William
Shakespeare (Propeller at the Watermill, Newbury). Reviewer: Pete
Wood (2005)
The Winter's Tale by William
Shakespeare (Propeller at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle, and touring).
Reviewer: Peter Lathan (2005)
The Winter's Tale by
William Shakespeare (Shakespeare's Globe). Reviewer: Philip Fisher
(2005)
The Winter's Tale (The Complete
Edition) by William Shakespeare (DVD). Reviewer: Philip Fisher
(2005)
The Winter's Tale by William
Shakespeare (Riding Light's Theatre Company at the Friargate Theatre,
York). Reviewer: J.D. Atkinson (2006)
The Winter's Tale
by William Shakespeare (Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh). Reviewer:
Rachel Lynn Brody (2007)
The Winter's Tale
by William Shakespeare (Courtyard Theatre, Hoxton). Reviewer: Philip
Fisher (2007)
The Wireless Sketch Show
by the Dog-Eared Collective Theatre Company (Pilgrim pub, Liverpool).
Reviewer: Ged Quayle (2005)
Witchcraft by Joanna Baillie
(Finborough). Reviewer: Howard Loxton (2008)
The Witches by Roald Dahl, adapted
by David Wood (Birmingham Rep at The Lowry, Salford Quays, and touring).
Reviewer: David Chadderton (2005)
The Witches by Roald
Dahl, adapted by David Wood (Wyndham's Theatre). Reviewer: Philip
Fisher (2005)
The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Rainbow
by Paul Hammond and Joe O'Connor, based on the book by L Frank Baum
(Sunderland Empire and touring). Reviewer: Peter Lathan (2005)
The Wizard of Oz by L Frank
Baum (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds). Reviewer: Ray Brown (2007)
The Wizard of Oz by L Frank
Baum (New Vic, Necastle-under-Lyme). Reviewer: Steve Orme (2007)
Woman and Scarecrow by
Marina Carr (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs). Reviewer: Philip Fisher
(2006)
The Woman Before by Roland
Schimmelpfennig, translated by David Tushingham (Royal Court Theatre
Downstairs). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2005)
The Woman Hater by Fanny
Burney (Orange Tree, Richmond). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2007)
The Woman in Black by Susan
Hill, adapted by Stephen Mallatratt (Fortune Theatre). Reviewer: Philip
Fisher (2003)
The Woman in Black adapted
by Stephen Mallatratt from the novel by Susan Hill (Theatre Royal,
Newcastle, and touring). Reviewer: Peter Lathan (2007)
Woman in Mind by Alan Ayckbourn
(Salisbury Playhouse). Reviewer: Kevin Catchpole (2005)
The Woman in White Music
by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by David Zippel, book by Charlotte
Jones (Palace Theatre). Reviewer: Kevin Catchpole (2004)
A Woman of No Importance
by Oscar Wilde (Theatre Royal Haymarket). Reviewer: Philip Fisher
(2003)
A Woman of No Importance
by Oscar Wilde (Salisbury Playhouse). Reviewer: Kevin Catchpole (2006)
Women Beware Women by Thomas
Middleton (RSC at the Swan, Stratford). Reviewer: Steve Orme (2006)
The Women of Lockerbie
by Deborah Brevoort (Orange Tree, Richmond). Reviewer: Philip Fisher
(2005)
Women of Owu adapted from
Euripides by Collective Artistes (Salisbury Playhouse and touring).
Reviewer: Kevin Catchpole (2004)
Women of Troy by Euripides,
from a version by Don Taylor (RNT Lyttelton). Reviewer: Philip Fisher
(2007)
The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband
by Debbie Issit (New Ambassadors). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2002)
The Wonderful World of Dissocia
by Anthony Neilson (National Theatre of Scotland at the Royal Court
Theatre Downstairs). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2007)
The Wonderful World of Dissocia
by Anthony Neilson (National Theatre of Scotland at the Traverse,
Edinburgh, and touring). Reviewer: Rachel Lynn Brody (2007)
The Wonderful World of Dissocia
by Anthony Neilson (National Theatre of Scotland at Northern Stage,
Newcastle). Reviewer: Peter Lathan (2007)
Word:Play - six plays by Plays
by Helen Bennett, Kenneth Emson, Daniel Kanaber, Jacqueline McCarrick,
Becky Prestwich and Ali Taylor (Boix of Tricks at the Union Theatre,
Southwark). Reviewer: Eva Ritchie (2008)
World at One - Guns and Noses
(Zeitgeist Theatre at the King's Head, Islington). Reviewer: Philip
Fisher (2008)
The World in Pictures
Forced Entertainment (Northern Stage, Newcastle, and touring). Reviewer:
Peter Lathan (2006)
World Music by Steve Waters
(Donmar Warehouse). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2004)
Worlds Apart by Dale Meeks
and Iain Cunningham (Boyle Yer Stotts TC at the Customs House, South
Shields). Reviewer: Rob Lawson (2006)
The World's Biggest Diamond
by Gregory Motton (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs). Reviewer: Philip
Fisher (2005)
Worlds End by Paul Sellar
(Trafalgar Studios). Reviewer: Rivka Jacobson (2008)
Woyzeck by George Büchner,
adapted by Robert Wilson, Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan at the Barbican.
Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2002)
Woyzeck by Georg Büchner,
adapted by Daniel Kramer (Gate, Notting Hill). Reviewer: Philip Fisher
(2004)
Woyzeck by Georg Büchner
(Vesturport at the Barbican Theatre). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2006)
Woyzeck by Georg Büchner
(Cardboard Citizens at Siuthwark Playhouse). Reviewer: Rachel Sheridan
(2008)
Woza Albert by Percy Mtwa,
Mbongeni Ngema and Barney Simon (Riverside Studios). Reviewer: Philip
Fisher (2002)
Wozzeck by Alban Berg (Welsh
National Opera at the Mayflower, Southampton, and touring). Reviewer:
Kevin Catchpole (2005)
The Wrapping Paper Caper
by Lunatique Fantastique (Buddle Arts Centre, Wallsend). Reviewer:
Peter Lathan (2004)
Writing Wrong by Paul Buie
(Customs House, South Shields). Reviewer: Peter Lathan (2006)
Wrong Place by Mark Norfolk
(Soho Theatre). Reviewer: Philip Fisher (2003)
Wuthering Heights by
Jane Thornton, adapted from the novel by Emily Brontë (Theatre
Royal, York). Reviewer: Cecily Boys (2007)
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