Vault Festival celebrates a record breaking year as it loses London home
V ault Festival, the UK’s leading independent theatre festival, ended its 2023 season on March 19, celebrating a record-breaking year. The festival received 81,000 visitors …
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Theatre Podcast: Tracy-Ann Oberman on the Merchant of Venice 1936
Star of Friday Night Dinner, EastEnders and Toast of London, the actor and writer Tracy-Ann Oberman joins our chief theatre critic Nick Curtis in between …
Shirley Valentine at Duke of York’s review: superb Sheridan Smith elevates dated play
H ere’s a perfect match between a star and a comfy but creaky star vehicle. Sheridan Smith has great warmth, impeccable timing and a rare …
The Evening Standard Theatre Podcast | Sophie Okonedo in Medea
Welcome to The Evening Standard Theatre Podcast. This week we review Sophie Okonedo’s phenomenal performance in Medea, with award-winning playwright and theatre critic Farah Najib. …