King John

Of Mice And Men UK Tour

Douglas Mayo

News & Reviews

REVIEW: King John, Globe Theatre ✭✭✭✭✭

James Dacre takes full advantage of the play's many moods and shifts of emphasis and style, with the result that the evening is rambunctious and thoroughly engaging: something like a political roller-coaster ride. This is a play where it is hard to work out who the real villain might be - there are a number of contenders for that appellation. But the real benefit of Dacre's production is that the characters get full value, and what rich and rewarding characters they turn out to be.

REVIEW: Love's Sacrifice, The Swan Theatre ✭✭

Despite a delicious design from Anna Fleischle (the black velvet floor and beautifully detailed costumes especially) and some winning, often charming, performances from Catrin Stewart, Jamie Thomas King, Andy Apollo, Colin Ryan and Matthew Needham, Dunster’s production does not establish any case for Love’s Sacrifice to be revived.