Theatre
Andrew Billen follows the good and the bad in British theatre
Articles in theatre
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You're not swinging any more
- Rosie Millard
- 14 May 2007
A timid production fails to capture the tension and the thrill of 1950s London
Absolute Beginners
Lyric Hammersmith, London W6
Laughter to raise the raftas
- Rosie Millard
- 07 May 2007
The Indian family has become the ideal template for British domestic drama
Rafta, Rafta . . . Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1
A change for the worse
- Rosie Millard
- 30 April 2007
The menopause is reduced to songs about hot flushes in a lightweight show
Menopause: the musical
Shaw Theatre, London NW1
Tailor-made for the stage
- Rosie Millard
- 23 April 2007
Bewitchingly real adaptation finds humanity amid the chaos of 1970s India
A Fine Balance
Hampstead Theatre, London NW3
Through the looking-glass
- Rosie Millard
- 16 April 2007
A remarkable production takes us into the world of mental illness
The Wonderful World of Dissocia
Royal Court Theatre, London SW1
They call it puppet love
- Rosie Millard
- 09 April 2007
One of the Bard's lesser-known works is vividly brought to life by marionettes
Venus and Adonis
Little Angel Theatre, London N1
The battle is won, but the struggle goes on
- Rosie Millard
- 02 April 2007
Two plays prove there's life after apartheid for South African drama
Sizwe Banzi is Dead Lyttelton Theatre, London SE1
Nothing But the Truth Birmingham Rep
This is such stuff as dreams are made on
- Rosie Millard
- 26 March 2007
A multilingual, multicultural take on Shakespeare's play is a joy
A Midsummer Night's Dream Roundhouse, London NW1
End of the pier entertainment
- Rosie Millard
- 19 March 2007
Robert Lindsay dispels the ghost of Olivier in John Osborne's classic
The Entertainer Old Vic, London SE1
Holding the centre ground
- Rosie Millard
- 12 March 2007
Two political comedies are funny, but far from revolutionary
Whipping It Up New Ambassadors Theatre, London WC2
King of Hearts Hampstead Theatre, London NW3


