Rachel Halliburton

Articles By Rachel Halliburton

Swive, Shakespeare's Globe review – pacy, dagger-sharp rewriting of history Monday, 16 December 2019 Read more...	The Ocean at the End of the Lane, National Theatre review - terrifying, magical coming of age story Thursday, 12 December 2019 Read more...
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Bridge Theatre review – spellbinding narrative of parallel worlds Tuesday, 26 November 2019 Read more...	Stray Dogs, Park Theatre review – no fire in this historic encounter Monday, 18 November 2019 Read more...
Death of a Salesman, Piccadilly Theatre review - galvanising reinvention of Arthur Miller's classic Tuesday, 05 November 2019 Read more...	As You Like It, Barbican review – uneven comedy lacks bite Wednesday, 30 October 2019 Read more...
Translations, National Theatre review - stunning revival of poignant tragicomedy Tuesday, 22 October 2019 Read more...	Either, Hampstead Theatre review - funny, ingenious investigation of gender and love Friday, 11 October 2019 Read more...
The Permanent Way, The Vaults review – devastating resurrection of play tackling corporate greed Friday, 20 September 2019 Read more...	A Very Expensive Poison, Old Vic review – bold evocation of a post-truth world Friday, 06 September 2019 Read more...
The Secret River, National Theatre review - turbulent tale of Australia's past Wednesday, 28 August 2019 Read more...	Prince Albert: A Victorian Hero Revealed, Channel 4 review - dramatic documentary filled with intelligent detail Saturday, 24 August 2019 Read more...
Whitewash, Soho Theatre review - a wild-at-heart linguistic joy-ride Tuesday, 16 July 2019 Read more...	A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare's Globe – blazing-coloured, kick-ass carnival Thursday, 04 July 2019 Read more...
Dark Sublime, Trafalgar Studios review – sci-fi tribute is less rocket, more Reliant Robin Wednesday, 03 July 2019 Read more...	A Midsummer Night's Dream, Bridge Theatre review – gender-juggling romp Wednesday, 12 June 2019 Read more...

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