National Theatre - Hackney Citizen

Giles Terera directs and stars in this ‘must-see’ play about the abolition of slavery

Author: Gabriel Wilding

The institution reaffirms its desire to keep young people at the ‘forefront of its mission’ as it begins its recovery from lockdown

Author: Hackney Citizen

Helen McCrory ‘gleams’ in Terence Rattigan’s post-war drama, which ‘feels perfectly relevant today’

Author: Gabriel Wilding

Lorraine Hansberry’s tale of ‘heat and hardship’, filmed in 2016, explores the ‘ugliness of colonialism’

Author: Gabriel Wilding

The Bridge Theatre’s version of the Shakespeare comedy features ‘hilarious’ individual performances, but ‘tries too much’

Author: Gabriel Wilding

Helen Edmundson’s adaptation of Andrea Levy’s novel exposes wounds inflicted by racism in Britain which have been left to fester

Author: Gabriel Wilding

Alan Bennett’s drama ‘pulls away the stiff layer of court life’ to reveal the flaws in the divine right of royalty

Author: Gabriel Wilding

Despite an impressive cast, this production, which is available to watch right now, lacks ‘grandness’

Author: Gabriel Wilding

Gillian Anderson’s ‘performance of a lifetime’ in this 2014 production is available to watch right now

Author: Gabriel Wilding

The 2018 production of Shakespeare’s classic, starring Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo in the title roles, is available to watch right now

Author: Gabriel Wilding

This ‘masterful’ 2014 adaptation of the famous novel is ‘escapism, pure and simple’

Author: Gabriel Wilding

Lockdown culture continues with this ‘stylish’ retelling of Shakespeare’s famous comedy, available to watch right now

Author: Gabriel Wilding