Title: Arts Futurism - autoteatro on your iPod
Publication: The 5th Medium
Date: Friday 3rd July 2009

Column description: Arts journalist Matt Boothman talks performance, playwriting and criticism from London's fringe, where theatre is both challenging and affordable.
(Arts Futurism is an occasional strand in which I discuss, based on current developments, what might be next for the arts.)

Read the fifth instalment of my 5th Medium column here.

Production: Laurel and Hardy (Tom McGrath)
Venue: Jermyn Street Theatre
Review Date: Wednesday 1st July 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 18th July 2009

Notable Crew: Philip Dart, Director

Notable Cast: Neil Bromley, Stan Laurel; Simon Lloyd, Oliver Hardy

My review for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.

Quentin Letts's review for The Mail can be found here.
Giles Cole's review for What's On Stage can be found here.

Title: Arts Futurism - the international live theatre exchange
Publication: The 5th Medium
Date: Thursday 25th June 2009

Column description: Arts journalist Matt Boothman talks performance, playwriting and criticism from London's fringe, where theatre is both challenging and affordable. (Arts Futurism is an occasional strand in which I discuss, based on current developments, what might be next for the arts.)

Read the fourth instalment of my 5th Medium column here.

Production: Derren Brown: Enigma (Derren Brown and Andy Nyman)
Venue: Adelphi Theatre
Review Date: Thursday 18th June 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 18th July 2009

Notable Crew: Andy Nyman, Director

Notable Cast: Derren Brown

My review for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.

Brian Logan's review for The Guardian can be found here.
Benedict Nightingale's review for The Times can be found here.
Charles Spencer's review for The Telegraph can be found here.
Dominic Martin's review for The Stage can be found here.
Terri Paddock's review for What's On Stage can be found here.
Natasha Tripney's review for Music OMH can be found here.

Production: Cabaret (Joe Masteroff, Book; John Kander, Music; Fred Ebb, Lyrics)
Venue: Hexagon Theatre
Review Date: Thursday 11th June 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 28th November 2009 (Bristol Hippodrome)

Notable Crew: Rufus Norris, Director; Katrina Lindsay, Designer; Javier de Frutos, Choreographer; Jean Kalman, Lighting Designer; Ben Harrison, Sound Designer

Notable Cast: Samantha Barks, Sally Bowles; Henry Luxemburg, Clifford Bradshaw; Wayne Sleep, Emcee

My review was printed in Thursday 18th June edition of the Maidenhead Advertiser.

Production: The Mountaintop (Katori Hall)
Venue: Theatre 503
Review Date: Tuesday 16th June 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 4th July 2009

Notable Crew: James Dacre, Director; Libby Watson, Designer; Emma Chapman, Lighting Designer; Richard Hammarton, Sound Designer; Dick Straker (for Mesmer), Video Designer

Notable Cast: Lorraine Burroughs, Camae; David Harewood, King

My review for the London Theatre Blog can be found here.

Jeremy Kingston's review for The Times can be found here.
Nicola Christie's review for The Independent can be found here.
Henry Hitchings's review for the Evening Standard can be found here.
Sally Stott's review for The Stage can be found here.
Natasha Tripney's review for Music OMH can be found here.

Title: The bearded man-witch doth protest too much
Publication: The 5th Medium
Date: Monday 15th June 2009

Column description: Arts journalist Matt Boothman talks performance, playwriting and criticism from London's fringe, where theatre is both challenging and affordable.

Read the third instalment of my 5th Medium column here.

Production: Whispering Happiness (Kenneth Emson)
Venue: Tristan Bates Theatre
Review Date: Friday 12th June 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 4th July 2009

Notable Crew: Hannah Tyrell-Pinder, Director; Georgia Lowe, Designer; Steven Moseley, Lighting Designer; Chris James, Sound Designer

Notable Cast: Abigail Hood, Hayley; Richard James-Neale, Simon; Jamie Maclachlan, Pirsg; Henry Maynard, Jacob; Jim Sturgeon, Tramp/Noah

My review for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.

Title: Updating the Bard whether he likes it or not
Publication: The 5th Medium
Date: Thursday 11th June 2009

Column description: Arts journalist Matt Boothman talks performance, playwriting and criticism from London's fringe, where theatre is both challenging and affordable.

Read the second instalment of my 5th Medium column here.

Production: The Moon The Moon (Clare Duffy, Jon Spooner, Chris Thorpe)
Venue: Southwark Playhouse
Review Date: Tuesday 9th June 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 20th June 2009

Notable Crew: Jon Spooner, Director; Rhys Jarman, Designer; Ben Pacey, Lighting Designer; Mic Pool, Sound Designer

Notable Cast: Suzanne Ahmet, The Young Woman; Helen Cassidy, The Moon; Tim Chipping, The Older Man; Jon Spooner, The Man

My review for the London Theatre Blog can be found here.

Pat Ashworth's review for The Stage can be found here.
Philip Fisher's review for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.