Broadway
Violin concertos from two Broadway legends
Grade: B+ The 20th century, eh? What a lark that was. Vladimir Dukelsky studied in Kiev under Glière and looked…
Going for a song
A new musical history is being written for Britain, says Nicola Christie
Slow-moving tale with a strong echo of Brideshead: Alys, Always at the Bridge reviewed
Nicholas Hytner’s new show, Alys, Always, is based on a Harriet Lane novel that carries a strong echo of Brideshead.…
Moral maze
Una is a psychological drama about a woman who was abused by a man when she was 12, and who…
The rite stuff
Theo Hobson explores the enduring appeal that religion has for dramatists
Notes on a scandal
How could it possibly go wrong? The magnetic, seething Russian star Natalia Osipova playing the tragic woman in John Singer…
Master of psychology
The Master Builder, if done properly, can be one of those theatrical experiences that make you wonder if the Greeks…
Marx men
Ian Thomson celebrates the anarchic genius of Groucho and his brothers
S’wonderful
A new year must start with hope and resolution, and if you’re very rich, with influence in the highest places,…
Director’s cut
At the age of 75, the theatre director Michael Rudman has got around to his memoirs, their title taken from…
New York notebook
Bard College in upstate New York, where I teach in the spring semester, is an interesting institution, once better known…
