Tag Archives: Michael Grandage

Cheers to our Will, not sorry old George

Posted on April 23, 2019 by admin

By Ray Bennett Today is St. George’s Day named for the patron saint of several places such as Aragon, Catalonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal and Russia. Oh, and England. We English, of course, don’t mark April 23 in … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Theatre | Tagged Ben Whishaw, Chichester Festival, Donmar Warehouse, Imogen Stubbs, Kate Fleetwood, Kelly Reilly, Matthew McFadyen, Michael Gambon, Michael Grandage, National Theatre, Nicholas Hytner, Patrick Stewart, Peter Hall, Rebecca Hall, Rupert Goold, Simon Russell Beale, St. George, Tom Hiddleston, Trevor Nunn, William Shakespeare, Zoe Wanamaker | Comments Off

THEATRE REVIEW: Derek Jacobi in ‘King Lear’

Posted on December 3, 2010 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – It’s always an event when a great actor decides finally to take on “King Lear” and, at 72, stage veteran Derek Jacobi, also known for film roles and TV series such as “I, Claudius” and … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Theatre | Tagged 'King Lear', Adam Cork, Alec Newman, Christopher Oram, Donmar Warehouse, Gina McKee, Justine Mitchell, Michael Grandage, Paul Jesson, Pippa Bennett-Warner, William Shakespeare | Comments Off

THEATRE REVIEW: Howard Brenton’s ‘Danton’s Death’

Posted on July 23, 2010 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – A guillotine towers over the stage at the end of the National Theatre’s production of “Danton’s Death” as several French revolutionaries are executed. It’s a terrific illusion and it’s just a shame no blade was … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Theatre | Tagged 'Danton's Death', Eleanor Matusuura, Elliot Levey, Georg Buchner, Howard Brenton, Kirsty Bushelll, Michael Grandage, National Theatre, Toby Stephens | Comments Off

THEATRE REVIEW: John Logan’s ‘Red’ at the Donmar

Posted on December 31, 2009 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Passion can be difficult to explain and harder to re-create, especially when the passion is for abstract art. But passionate acting and design just about make a success of John Logan’s new play, “Red,” that … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Theatre | Tagged 'Red', Alfred Molina, Donmar Warehouse, Eddie Redmayne, John Logan, Mark Rothko, Michael Grandage | Comments Off

THEATRE REVIEW: Jude Law in ‘Hamlet’

Posted on June 4, 2009 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Anyone who expects a fey and fragile prince from Jude Law in the Donmar’s new West End production of “Hamlet” is in for a surprise as he renders the troubled Dane as rugged and fit, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Theatre | Tagged 'Hamlet', Donmar Warehouse, Donmar West End, Jude Law, Michael Grandage, Penelope Wilton, William Shakespeare, Wyndham's Theatre | Comments Off

THEATRE REVIEW: Kenneth Branagh in ‘Ivanov’

Posted on November 12, 2008 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Anton Chekhov wrote “Ivanov” when he was a mere 27, and it shows, and so the Donmar Warehouse’s West End production benefits enormously from having the play re-imagined with the expertise and wisdom of playwright … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Theatre | Tagged Andrea Riseborough; Gina McKee, Anton Chekhov, Donmar Warehouse, Ivanov, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Grandage, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Stoppard | Comments Off

THEATRE REVIEW BRIEF: Peter Gill’s ‘Small Change’

Posted on April 18, 2008 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON — Peter Gill’s play “Small Change,” a tale of two men’s boyhood friendship and their missed opportunity for love in a working-class area of Wales in the 1950s, has evocative moments but is rendered in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Theatre | Tagged Donmar, Donmar Warehouse, Luke Evans, Matt Ryan, Michael Grandage, Peter Gill, Small Change | Comments Off

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘Othello’ at the Donmar Warehouse

Posted on December 5, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Audiences who flock to see “Othello” at the Donmar Warehouse because of stars Ewan McGregor and Chiwetel Ejiofor will not be disappointed, but it’s Shakespeare’s women who steal the show. Kelly Reilly and Michelle Fairley … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Theatre | Tagged Chewitel Ejiofor, Donmar Warehouse, Edward Bennett, Ewan McGregor, Kelly Reilly, Michael Grandage, Michelle Fairley, Othello, Tom Hiddleston | 1 Comment

THEATRE REVIEW: ‘Frost/Nixon’ at the Donmar

Posted on August 22, 2006 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – President Richard Nixon had a great many enemies, real and imagined, but the one that finally did him in was television, as playwright Peter Morgan shows in his insightful and entertaining new play “Frost/Nixon” at … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Theatre | Tagged 'Frost/Nixon', Donmar Warehouse, Frank Langella, Michael Grandage, Michael Sheen, Peter Morgan | Comments Off

THEATRE REVIEW: Elena Roger in ‘Evita’

Posted on June 6, 2006 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Fans of the 1980s musical “Evita” who feared the long-running West End and Broadway hit had been sunk forever by the Madonna film version will be delighted to hear that it has re-emerged in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Reviews, Theatre | Tagged 'Evita', Adelphi Theatre, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Elena Roger, Michael Grandage, Rob Ashford, Tim Rice | 1 Comment