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Despite my mum singing the hits of ABBA to me from an early age I am still not a fan (actually the singing might have something to do with this, sorry mum). Yet I couldn’t help be excited at Abba’s latest announcement. This wasn’t because they are reuniting, or even because they are releasing two […]
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Just over 50 years ago Pinter’s The Homecoming opened at London’s Aldwych Theatre. After years of criticism for his absurdist style, this was the play that not only was considered by Pinter’s closest friends to be his best, but also finally secured his status as a celebrity playwright. This is why director Jamie Lloyd is […]
Continue ReadingAny discussion of Saved, Edward Bond’s 1965 play about class and social strife in 1960s working-class London, ultimately has to address the 800-tonne gorilla in the room: by the end of the first act, a group of otherwise normal people have stoned a baby to death in its pram. And none of the characters are […]
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