Review: Romeo & Juliet – The Duke of York’s Theatre, London

Directed by Jamie Lloyd Written by William Shakespeare Review by Annie Aslett Tickets ★★★ The long-awaited curtain (actually an enormous metal gate) is finally up on Jamie Lloyd’s production of Romeo and Juliet at the Duke of York Theatre. Quoted in the show’s programme, Lloyd remarks on his evolution as a director and an emerging new philosophy for the Jamie Lloyd Company: he seeks … Continue reading Review: Romeo & Juliet – The Duke of York’s Theatre, London

Anna Karenina – The Royal Lyceum Theatre

Written by Lesley Hart after Leo Tolstoy Directed by Polina Kalinina ★★★★ Romance, parental love, jealousy, self-destruction, freedom, horse-riding, guilty consciences, and a decadent mountain of desire: pick your poison. Condensing a thousand pages of Russian agricultural debates, gender politics, social class dynamics, and the grand ol’ judgements of love, relationship, and family is no … Continue reading Anna Karenina – The Royal Lyceum Theatre