Tim Walker
09 April 2022
Thank you to so many kind strangers for making our play a must-see
Bloody Difficult Women takes as its inspiration Gina Miller’s court case against Theresa May. We had a right to have our say
Read the full article09 April 2022
Theatre Review: There is nothing rotten about the state of this Hamlet
This version adapted for younger audiences portrays the Shakespeare classic without patronising viewers while keeping adults entertained at the same time
Read the full article29 March 2022
Theatre Review: Hang up on The Human Voice
Ruth Wilson is a serious actor, but this is a singularly boring piece of theatre
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Theatre Review: Jonathan Bailey rises to the occasion
Reasonably daring when first performed in 2009, Mike Bartlett's Cock now feels all mouth and no trousers
Read the full article15 March 2022
Theatre Review: Small Island shows small ambition
The National's staging of Small Island shows a theatre that has now totally lost its way
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Theatre Review: This Henry V is the right play at the wrong time
Max Webster's production revels in warfare when his audiences are sick to death of it
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Theatre Review: Sondheim show lost in the woods
Andrew Keates' Steve isn't quite funny or sad or clever enough to command an audience's attention
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Theatre Review: Bride and prejudice
Nadim Naaman's adaptation of Khalil Gibran's novel Broken Wings is worth a lot more than the sum of its parts
Read the full article24 February 2022
Paul Dacre: A bloody awful man
Writing a play about two female rivals led to a depressing realisation about who really wields power in Britain
Read the full article24 February 2022
Theatre Review: Saturday Night Fever keeps the dream stayin’ alive
This stage adaptation of John Travolta's famous 70s film is magnificent, joyous, life-enhancing theatre
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Theatre Review: The Forest’s intelligence is just pretence
The production is absorbing. But is it quite as clever as it seems? and, where does French playwright Florian Zeller go from here?
Read the full article10 February 2022
Theatre Review: Wuthering Heights delivers theatrical lows
The production is an example of a writer who is overcome by the sheer enormity of trying to put Emily Bronte on stage, says TIM WALKER
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Theatre Review: A Number is an Islington dinner party circa 2002
This play's stars do their best with a chatty, speculative and somewhat credulous script, says TIM WALKER
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Theatre Review: Doubt is strange, timely and profoundly thought-provoking
TIM WALKER is impressed by Lia Williams' taut and efficient production
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Theatre Review: Elizabeth McGovern is a haunting Ava Gardner
The Downton Abbey actress shows Gardner, rather than keeps telling us about her, writes TIM WALKER
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Theatre Review: The Glow does not glisten
Alistair McDowall's production is just incomprehensible, writes TIM WALKER
Read the full article27 January 2022
Theatre Review: This Moulin Rouge lacks a soul
A stage adaptation of Pierre La Mure's novel lacks wit and intelligence, writes TIM WALKER.
Read the full article27 January 2022
Theatre Review: Conundrum doesn’t even rate as highly as humdrum
At 75 minutes, this is a relatively short play. Nonetheless, you still find yourself asking “Is there much more of this?” writes TIM WALKER.
Read the full article20 January 2022
Theatre Review: Force Majeure is on a downward slope
This play based on a 2014 film feels like unnecessary and somewhat frivolous theatre, says TIM WALKER
Read the full article13 January 2022
Theatre Review: Cinderella is top-flight online entertainment
This online panto embraces the new format while keeping all the old traditions alive and well, says TIM WALKER
Read the full article05 January 2022
Theatre Review: Best of Enemies is of debatable merit
James Graham’s plays feel as if they’re about little more than actors regurgitating vast quantities of Wikipedia, says TIM WALKER
Read the full article16 December 2021
Theatre Review: Habeas Corpus is a welcome distraction from chaotic times
The play is as chaotic as the times we are living in, and offers some much needed laughter.
Read the full article16 December 2021
Mandrake: Lord Brownlow is a friend in deed.
The former Tory Party vice-chairman may have had to chuck his own money into the Downing Street pit, but his own personal wealth is increasing by £26.5m this year. So, swings and roundabouts...
Read the full article16 December 2021
Theatre Review: Trouble in Mind is a triumph
Powerful and poignant, the production is the National Theatre at its best.
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Theatre Review: Jack and the Beanstalk – what a Cracker Jack!
Producer Bill Kenwright understands that the theatre is a place to laugh, and no more so than after this last year.
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Theatre Review: Life of Pi leaves you wanting more slices
This mesmerising and captivating production is as breathtaking as the film.
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Theatre Review: Ralph Fiennes indulges himself, not the audience, in Four Quarters
The highly accomplished actor drones on and provides a bore of a performance.
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Mandrake: The ongoing saga of Boris’ extravagant home refurbishment
Despite the prime minister's other errors that continue to come to light, the news of his expensive home renovations isn't going away.
Read the full article02 December 2021
Mandrake: Keir Starmer’s name is a byword for caution
The Labour leader's early legal life was fuelled by risk-averse stories and redactions.
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Theatre Review: A Christmas Carol makes spirits soar this festive season
The Charles Dickens classic has been staged for the fifth time, and still speaks to modern audiences.
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Theatre Review: Manor tries to achieve too much – and fails
One day, great plays will be written about far-right groups, climate change and racism, but Manor is not one of them.
Read the full article25 November 2021
Mandrake: Is Geordie Greig a contender for Andrew Marr’s seat?
It was rumoured the former Daily Mail editor may be the next boss of Ofcom, but perhaps he's destined for a more high-profile role.
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