Donmar

The Human Body review: Keeley Hawes does her best in muddled mess about NHS | Theatre | Entertainment

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The Human Body review: Keeley Hawes does her best in muddled mess about NHS | Theatre | Entertainment

“Now, what seems to be the problem?” chirps Keeley Hawes’ indefatigable 1940s GP and aspiring politician Iris to us at the end of the play. Errm, the play, obviously. Hours of soporifically muddled plotting, creaking dialogue, clunky exposition, extraordinarily wandering accents, pretentious staging, jarring projections and one cringingly am-dram marital tussle make the diagnosis simple. … Read more

David Tennant Macbeth at Donmar is the thrilling future of theatre | Theatre | Entertainment

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David Tennant Macbeth at Donmar is the thrilling future of theatre | Theatre | Entertainment

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo’s glorious interpretations of Macbeth and his wife should be the headline grabbers but it is director Max Webster whose ground-breaking production of The Bard’s great Scottish tragedy might have just changed theatre forever. It certainly blew every other Shakespeare adaptation I’ve seen this year out of the cauldron. Staring at … Read more