David Hare’s ‘Peter Gynt’ Is Ibsen on Steroids
Henrik Ibsen's verse drama Peer Gynt famously challenges the limits of the stage. So what does Sir David Hare do to adapt the play for the 21st century? Turn the dial up. On everything.
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‘Dramatic Exchanges’ Offers a Delightful Epistolary History of the National Theatre
Daniel Rosenthal's illuminating collection in Dramatic Exchanges brings together some of the letters, postcards, telegrams, and emails exchanged by actors, playwrights, directors and other creatives involved in the National Theatre's story.
Laughter, Tears, Curtain: Nicholas Hytner Recalls His Time Running the National Theatre
Hytner's account of his time as Artistic Director of the National Theatre, Balancing Acts, offers scattered insights but lacks purpose and precision.
Lewis Carroll’s Alice Goes Digital in the Ambitious New Musical ‘wonder.land’
Damon Albarn and Moira Buffini’s musical is set in the contemporary world of social media, RPGs, and mean-girls, with results that veer from ingenious to awkward.