FringeReview UK

4.48 Psychosis

Sold out at the Court (you might queue for returns), but worth any pilgrimage to Stratford for.

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As Long As We Are Breathing

Do see this exceptional and brave piece of theatrical memory.

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Bacchae

An absolute must-see.

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Chekhov Three Sisters

There’s a rapt self-communing in this production of Three Sisters. A must-see, it glows long after you’ve left it.

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Deaf Republic

Its claustrophobia overwhelms and moves, whilst leaving Dead Centre room for yet another slant on Ilya Kaminsky’s imaginary.

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Don Giovanni

A first-rate version, worth dashing to Dalston for.

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Euripides Medea

This Medea deserves its fame. A must-see, though nearly sold-out.

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Hamlet

An outstandingly thought-through Hamlet though, with more of the prince and play in it than I’ve seen. And Giles Terera’s is with the best of recent decades.

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Hamlet

Kate Waters ensures the fight scene’s a suitable climax to Robert Hastie’s fleet production.

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Hedda

A classic reframing of a classic

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Macbeth

ETT’s gallimaufry stimulates, frustrates, occasionally fascinates. A more selective through-line would have revealed a mineral gleam, a new earth of tyranny.

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Mr Jones

Once you’ve seen Mr Jones, it will never leave you. Not just history, but the poignancy that shivers across survivors and leaves them buried, ceaselessly pulling them to the past.

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Robert Icke Manhunt Royal Court Theatre Downstairs

Compelling and required viewing.

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Salomé

Sheer spectacle powers this through, with a twist of unease for having seen it.

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The Crucible

A unique, unforgettable revival.

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The Line of Beauty

Not the most theatrical story, it’s a heady narrative. A dance to the music of a time that marred us, this still compels

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The Passenger

Essential theatre: a must-see.

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Tolstoy/Phillip Breen Anna Karenina

Potentially a revelation, perhaps a classic: a fully-articulated world around Anna, and not just her ghost.

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Troilus and Cressida

This play refuses to dwindle into a classic. A must-see.

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Vaughan Williams, J.M. Synge Riders to the Sea

Betteridge’s prologue is certainly worth seeing even if you know the work, and won’t need persuading. And after the opera, the rest is surf, and silence.

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