British Theatre Guide

News, reviews, features and podcast on theatre across the UK

Alex Ramon

London Reviewer

I teach English Literature and Film at the University of Reading and at Kingston University, London, UK. As well as writing for British Theatre Guide I also contribute film and music journalism to PopMatters. I'm the author of the book Liminal Spaces: The Double Art of Carol Shields (2008) and also blog on the arts at Boycotting Trends.

Reviews

Greta Scacchi in The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

Tennessee Williams

Headlong

Richmond Theatre

3–7 November 2015

Sara Crowe, Georgia Oldman, James Meunier, Rosemary Ashe and Kirsty Malpass in Crush

Crush

Kath Gotts and Maureen Chadwick

Big Broad

Richmond Theatre

29 September–3 October 2015

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

The Agatha Christie Theatre Company

Richmond Theatre

26–30 May 2015

Company, The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance

W S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

Regan De Wynter

Richmond Theatre

15–18 April 2015

Ayub Khan Din in East is East

East is East

Ayub Khan Din

Richmond Theatre

19–24 January 2015

Tony Robinson and Imogen Stubbs in The Hypochondriac

The Hypochondriac

Richard Bean and Richard Thomas, from Molière’s Le malade imaginaire

Richmond Theatre

24–29 November 2014

Rebecca Johnson in Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

William Shakespeare

English Touring Theatre and Sheffield Theatres

Richmond Theatre

18–22 November 2014

Elena Dee in Madama Butterfly

Madama Butterfly

Giacomo Puccini and Luigi Illica

Ellen Kent and Opera and Ballet International, with Chisinau National Opera

Richmond Theatre

14–15 November 2014

Olivia Hallinan in Lotty's War

Lotty's War

Giuliano Crispini

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

Richmond Theatre

20–25 October 2014

Finty Williams and Matt Milne in Dangerous Corner

Dangerous Corner

J B Priestley

Richmond Theatre

29 September–4 October 2014

Features

Simon Usher and Jack Tarlton

The Road’s What Counts: Interview with Jack Tarlton and Simon Usher

11 April 2014

The Road’s What Counts: Alex Ramon interviews Jack Tarlton and Simon Usher of Presence Theatre about CHORALE: A Sam Shepard Roadshow.

Propeller-spinning: An Interview with Chris Myles

22 February 2012

Alex Ramon talks to actor Chris Myles during his tour with Propeller of Henry V and A Winter's Tale.

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