Tim Walker
17 January 2023
Theatre Review: Watch on the Rhine is a warning from history
This production of Lillian Hellman’s play once again makes the point that the Donmar Warehouse is a centre of theatrical excellence
Read the full article10 January 2023
Theatre Review: Kerry Jackson is Carry On Class Warfare
This play seems to want to challenge stereotypes, but inadvertently and ridiculously reinforces them
Read the full article05 January 2023
Theatre is going to need grace under pressure in 2023
It looks as if it’s going to be another challenging year for theatre, but there is certainly a lot to look forward to
Read the full article20 December 2022
Theatre Review: Paradise Now! is too much of a good thing
There isn’t a member of the cast who isn’t firing on all cylinders but, at two-and-a-half-hours, this portrayal of telesales women feels much too long
Read the full article20 December 2022
Theatre Review: This As You Like It is spirited and sexy
The play divides critics, but this production will convert any punters
Read the full article13 December 2022
Theatre Review: Hex is less a magic spell, more of a curse
The National's Christmas folie de grandeur is simply unforgivable
Read the full article13 December 2022
Theatre Review: Orlando is a gleeful probe into gender
This adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel is funny, seditious, intelligent, courageous and beautiful
Read the full article06 December 2022
Theatre Review: I just went along for the Glory Ride
The writing in Glory Ride – A New Musical feels raw and so do the lyrics, but this show has a fascinating yarn to tell
Read the full article06 December 2022
Theatre Review: This Othello just lacks humour
It is genuinely startling and shocking that this is the first Othello from a black director at a major venue
Read the full article29 November 2022
Theatre Review: This Elf should be left on the shelf
No amount of effort can get over this dime-a-dozen children's show's innate tiredness
Read the full article29 November 2022
Theatre Review: This Christmas Carol brings joy in new Dickensian times
Over the years this enormously popular production has taken on a life of its own
Read the full article22 November 2022
Theatre Review: Anything With A Pulse is a sign of things to come
This pared-down production is theatre at its most basic and minimalist
Read the full article22 November 2022
Theatre Review: The Sex Party fails to rise to the occasion
This farce is a limp, boring and painfully unfunny exercise in folie de grandeur
Read the full article15 November 2022
Theatre Review: There are reasons you shouldn’t repeat plays
Amy Trigg’s play about life with spina bifida is a tremendous piece of writing and acting, but repeats are for television
Read the full article15 November 2022
Theatre Review: This From Here to Eternity felt like eternity
The fundamental problem with this musical is that it just doesn’t really have any memorable music
Read the full article10 November 2022
Theatre Review: Tammy Faye is drowned out by egos
A show about shallow people really shouldn’t be so shallow itself. Sadly, this production falls into this trap
Read the full article10 November 2022
Theatre Review: Mary has moments of drama, but no big revelations
The play's 90 minutes pass effortlessly enough, but ultimately one was left feeling it was much ado about nothing
Read the full article01 November 2022
Theatre Review: Watching Elephant creates unforgettable memories
Any attempt to explain this play will not do it justice. Just go and see it. It is simply wonderful
Read the full article01 November 2022
Theatre Review: Marvellous is a celebration of chutzpah
This production has gotten Soho Place off to a marvellously, pun intended, good start
Read the full article25 October 2022
Theatre Review: My Neighbour Totoro is a low point for British theatre
This adaptation of a Japanese children’s fantasy suggests the RSC will do whatever is necessary to get its finances back in order after the pandemic
Read the full article25 October 2022
Theatre Review: The Band’s Visit restores faith in humanity
This is an important play, beautifully acted and performed
Read the full article18 October 2022
Theatre Review: You should see The Doctor now
Juliet Stevenson is on spellbinding form in the title role of this long-awaited West End transfer
Read the full article18 October 2022
Theatre Review: Good’s intentions are right
It’s a pleasure to see David Tennant back on stage, even if it has turned out Nazi again
Read the full article11 October 2022
Theatre Review: Blues for an Alabama Sky is all style and no surprise
Pearl Cleage’s homage to the steamy plays of Tennessee Williams seems awfully contrived
Read the full article11 October 2022
Theatre Review: The Boy With Two Hearts should be required viewing for Suella Braverman
The home secretary would benefit from seeing this story of a family fleeing their native Afghanistan
Read the full article04 October 2022
Theatre Review: Eureka Day’s cynical anti-PC satire offers no alternative
There’s a lot about determinedly right-on people that invites ridicule, but Jonathan Spector's play misses the mark
Read the full article04 October 2022
Theatre Review: The Crucible is a reminder of when theatres had courage
At a time when British theatre is curiously apathetic, this sumptuous revival reminds us what it should be doing: rallying for decency
Read the full article27 September 2022
Theatre Review: Handbagged has lost its shine
A hit almost a decade ago, this production now feels like a joke in very poor taste
Read the full article27 September 2022
Theatre Review: The P Word speaks to our times
Waleed Akhtar is a writer prepared to address issues head-on and with enormous clarity and courage
Read the full article22 September 2022
Theatre Review: Antigone shows we are born to join in love, not hate
This production challenges politics, our values and the dystopia we are beginning to call normal with style and intelligence
Read the full article22 September 2022
Theatre Review: The Snail House is self-indulgence at, aptly, a snail’s pace
It's a show filled with obvious and patronising themes. In trying to take on too much, it feels almost punitively long
Read the full article15 September 2022
Theatre Review: Horse-Play is a show that simply drags on
This production misses the opportunity for laughs and instead its themes verge on patronising
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