Rachel Halliburton

Articles By Rachel Halliburton

Nine Lessons and Carols, Almeida Theatre review – spiky portrayal of a world turned upside down Thursday, 10 December 2020 Read more...	The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, Bristol Old Vic/Kneehigh/Wise Children online review – ravishing vision of Chagall's early life Saturday, 05 December 2020 Read more...
The Great Gatsby, Immersive London review – a warm and electric tribute to the book Friday, 23 October 2020 Read more...	The Outside Dog & The Hand of God, Bridge Theatre review - gems of frustration and disquiet Friday, 11 September 2020 Read more...
Beat the Devil, Bridge Theatre review – Ralph Fiennes delivers an arresting account of Covid-19 Monday, 31 August 2020 Read more...	Amadeus, National Theatre at Home review – wild dance at the edges of sanity Friday, 17 July 2020 Read more...
The Deep Blue Sea, National Theatre at Home review - hauntingly elegiac portrayal of Rattigan's world Friday, 10 July 2020 Read more...	Toast, Lawrence Batley Theatre online review - pungent adaptation of Nigel Slater's autobiography Friday, 03 July 2020 Read more...
The Madness of George III, National Theatre at Home review – a powerful, elegant depiction Friday, 12 June 2020 Read more...	Coriolanus, National Theatre at Home review – gritty 21st century update Friday, 05 June 2020 Read more...
This House, National Theatre at Home review – timely revival of brilliant House of Commons drama Friday, 29 May 2020 Read more...	Barber Shop Chronicles, National Theatre at Home review - still lively after all these years Friday, 15 May 2020 Read more...
The Seven Streams of the River Ota, National Theatre review - theatre at its transcendent best Monday, 16 March 2020 Read more...	Not Quite Jerusalem, Finborough Theatre review - theatrical hit from 1980 now feels flat and stale Monday, 09 March 2020 Read more...
Women Beware Women, Shakespeare's Globe, review – wittily toxic upgrade of a Jacobean tragedy Friday, 28 February 2020 Read more...	On McQuillan's Hill, Finborough Theatre review - timely glance at Northern Irish myths and tensions Monday, 10 February 2020 Read more...

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