REVIEW: KING LEAR (Old Vic) ★★★
This past year, with the celebration of Shakespeare’s 400th birthday, has seen many a production of King Lear. Even with the production at the Old Vic, there is also another running at the Barbican at the very same time. But with the much anticipated return of Glenda Jackson to the stage, the Shakespeare celebrations seem […]
REVIEW: THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE (Union Theatre)
Jim Cartwright’s 1992 play Little Voice is famously known for the 1998 film adaption starring Jane Horrocks, Ewan McGregor and Michael Caine. It tells the story of the mouthy northerner, Mari Hoff, who lives in a derelict home and survives off of a diet of alcohol and sex. Her daughter LV (Little Voice) is a […]
Glenda Jackson, Celia Imrie, Harry Melling and Jane Horrocks to star in KING LEAR at the Old Vic Theatre
Further casting has been announced for King Lear, which previews from Tuesday 25 October with a press night on Friday 4 November 2016. A quarter of a century after she gave up acting for politics, double Academy Award-winning legend Glenda Jackson returns to play King Lear in Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy. She will be joined by […]
