Matt Boothman

The Stefan Golaszewski Plays

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:30:32 GMT

Production: The Stefan Golaszewski Plays (Stefan Golaszewski)
Venue: Bush Theatre
Review Date: Monday 7th December 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 9th January 2010

Notable Crew: Phillip Breen, Director/Designer

Notable Cast: Stefan Golaszewski

My review for t5m.com can be found here.

Dominic Maxwell's review for The Times can be found here.
Lyn Gardner's review for The Guardian can be found here.
Paul Taylor's review for The Independent can be found here.
Charles Spencer's review for The Telegraph can be found here.
Jane Edwardes's review for Time Out can be found here.
Philip Fisher's review for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.
Natasha Tripney's review for musicOMH.com can be found here.
Matt Trueman's review for Culture Wars can be found here.

Lady Julia

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:18:17 GMT

Production: Lady Julia (James and Ben Kenward after August Strindberg
Venue: Hen and Chickens Theatre
Review Date: Wednesday 2nd December 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 19th December 2009

Notable Crew: Gabriella Santinelli, Director

Notable Cast: James Kenward, John; Amy Rhodes, Christine; Annabel Topham, Lady Julia

My review for t5m.com can be found here.

Honour Bayes's review for What's On Stage can be found here.
Jake Orr's review for A Younger Theatre can be found here.

Podcast: Plus One (#4)

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:11:26 GMT

Title: Episode 004 The Stefan Golaszewski Plays PLUS Reda Haq
Date: Saturday 12th December 2009

Podcast description: Lively discussion of London theatre productions with journalist Matt Boothman (Plus One).

Download Episode Four of The Plus One Podcast here, or subscribe using iTunes.

Column: 5th Medium (#17)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:16:12 GMT

Title: Bush Theatre re-opens to unsolicited script submissions
Publication: The 5th Medium
Date: Monday 7th December 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 seventeenth instalment of my 5th Medium column here.

Podcast: Plus One (#3)

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:09:07 GMT

Title: Episode 003 Jiggery Pokery PLUS Poppy Corbett
Date: Friday 4th December 2009

Podcast description: Lively discussion of London theatre productions with journalist Matt Boothman (Plus One).

Download Episode Three of The Plus One Podcast here, or subscribe using iTunes.

Jiggery Pokery: A Homage to Charles Hawtrey

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:20:53 GMT

Production: Jiggery Pokery: A Homage to Charles Hawtrey (Paul Hunter & Amanda Lawrence)
Venue: Battersea Arts Centre
Review Date: Thursday 3rd December 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 19th December 2009

Notable Crew: Paul Hunter, Director; Billy Hiscoke, Stage Manager; Cathy Wren, Designer; Jules Maxwell, Composer

Notable Cast: Amanda Lawrence, Charles Hawtrey (amongst others)

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

Dominic Maxwell's review for The Times can be found here.
Chris High's review for The Stage can be found here.
Theo Bosanquet's review for What's On Stage can be found here.

Column: 5th Medium (#16)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:23:23 GMT

Title: Belt Up, Tim Crouch and breach of contract
Publication: The 5th Medium
Date: Friday November 27th 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 sixteenth instalment of my 5th Medium column here.

HALL

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:46:20 GMT

Production: HALL (Lowri Jenkins)
Venue: Secret
Review Date: Monday 16th November 2009
Closing Date: Thursday 26th November 2009

Notable Crew: Felix Mortimer, Artistic Director

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

Matt Trueman's review for Culture Wars can be found here.
The Londonist's review can be found here.

Blue/Orange

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:32:09 GMT

Production: Blue/Orange (Joe Penhall)
Venue: Greenwich Playhouse
Review Date: Tuesday 17th November 2009
Closing Date: Sunday 6th December 2009

Notable Crew: David Hutchinson, Director; Emily Barratt, Designer, Jamie Haining, Lighting Designer

Notable Cast: Tarl Caple, Dr Bruce Flaherty; Pete Collis, Dr Robert Smith; Peter Muruako, Christopher

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

Barbara Lewis's review for The Stage can be found here.

Public Property

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:08:36 GMT

Production: Public Property (Sam Peter Jackson)
Venue: Trafalgar Studios
Review Date: Monday 16th November 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 5th December 2009

Notable Crew: Hanna Berrigan, Director; Helen Goddard, Designer

Notable Cast: Robert Daws, Geoffrey Hammond; Nigel Harman, Larry De Vries; Steven Webb, Jamie Sullivan

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

Catherine Usher's review for The Stage can be found here.
Karen Fricker's review for Variety can be found here.

Podcast: Plus One (#2)

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:59:01 GMT

Title: Episode 002 The Joy of Politics PLUS Fran Gardiner
Date: Monday 9th November 2009

Podcast description: Lively discussion of London theatre productions with journalist Matt Boothman (Plus One).

Download Episode Two of The Plus One Podcast here, or subscribe using iTunes.

The Joy of Politics

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:02:18 GMT

Production: The Joy of Politics (Andrew Jones, Cal McCrystal, Ciaran Murtagh)
Venue: Warehouse Theatre, Croydon
Review Date: Friday 6th November 2009
Closing Date: Sunday 22nd November 2009

Notable Crew: Cal McCrystal, Director; Sakina Karimjee, Set Designer

Notable Cast: Andrew Jones, Ciaran Murtagh (The Black Sheep)

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

Dominic Maxwell's review for The Times can be found here.

Podcast: Plus One (#1)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:18:18 GMT

Title: Episode 001 Belt Up at Southwark Playhouse PLUS James Wilkes
Date: Saturday 7th November 2009

Podcast description: Lively discussion of London theatre productions with journalist Matt Boothman (Plus One).

Download Episode One of The Plus One Podcast here, or subscribe using iTunes.

The Author

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:45:43 GMT

Production: The Author (Tim Crouch)
Venue: Royal Court Theatre
Review Date: Thursday 1st October 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 24th October 2009

Notable Crew: Karl James, a smith, Directors; Matt Drury, Lighting Designer; Ben & Max Ringham, Music & Sound Designers

Notable Cast: Tim Crouch, Adrian Howells, Vic Llewellyn, Esther Smith, Themselves

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

Dominic Cavendish's review for The Telegraph can be found here.
Theo Bosanquet's review for What's On Stage can be found here.

Money

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:34:57 GMT

Production: Money (SHUNT Collective after Émile Zola)
Venue: New SHUNT Space
Review Date: Wednesday 30th September 2009
Closing Date: Tuesday 22nd December 2009

Notable Crew: Francesca Peschier, Scenic Artist; George Tomlinson, Head of Construction; Paul Ross, Chief Carpenter

Notable Cast: Serena Bobowski, Gemma Brockis, Lizzie Clachan, Louisa Mari, Hannah Ringham, Layla Rosa, David Rosenberg, Andrew Rutland, Mischa Twitchin, Heather Uprichard

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

Orestes: Re-Examined

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:18:32 GMT

Production: Orestes: Re-Examined (after Aeschylus)
Venue: Southwark Playhouse
Review Date: Thursday 17th September 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 3rd October 2009

Notable Crew: Emma Gersch, Director; Alexie Kharibian, Designer; Alex Musgrave, Lighting; Kitty Randle, Movement; Katherine Hare, Composer

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

Nicholas De Jongh's review for the Evening Standard can be found here.
Giles Cole's review for What's On Stage can be found here.

Column: 5th Medium (#15)

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:26:08 GMT

Title: Launched: theblogpaper, the troll's soapbox
Publication: The 5th Medium
Date: Friday 25th September 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 fourteenth instalment of my 5th Medium column here.

Mother Courage and Her Children

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:35:17 GMT

Production: Mother Courage and Her Children (Bertolt Brecht, trans. Tony Kushner)
Venue: National Theatre
Review Date: Wednesday 16th September 2009
Closing Date: Tuesday 8th December 2009

Notable Crew: Deborah Warner, Director; Duke Special, Songs; Mel Mercier, Musicscape

Notable Cast: Stephen Kennedy, The Chaplain; Martin Marquez, The Cook; Harry Melling, Swiss Cheese; Charlotte Randle, Yvette; Clifford Samuel, Eilif; Fiona Shaw, Mother Courage; Sophie Stone, Kattrin

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

Michael Billington'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.
Fiona Mountford's review for the Evening Standard can be found here.
Heather Neill's review for The Stage can be found here.
Michael Coveney's review for What's On Stage can be found here.
Stephen Crowe's review for musicOMH.com can be found here.

Scratch Festival

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:07:48 GMT

Production: Scratch Festival 2009
Venue: Battersea Arts Centre
Review Date: Friday 11th September 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 26th September 2009

Notable participants: Brian Fuata, Dirty Market Theatre, Clara Garcia Fraile, Longfellows Theatre, Ruth Cross, Charlotte Simkins

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

Punk Rock

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:56:59 GMT

Production: Punk Rock (Simon Stephens)
Venue: Lyric Hammersmith
Review Date: Wednesday 9th September 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 26th September 2009

Notable Crew: Sarah Frankcom, Director; Paul Wills, Designer; Philip Gladwell, Lighting Designer; Pete Rice, Sound Designer

Notable Cast: Nicholas Banks, Nicholas Chatman; Ghazaleh Golpira, Lucy Francis; Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Bennet Francis; Harry McEntire, Chadwick Meade; Jessica Raine, Lilly Cahill; Tom Sturridge, William Carlisle; Katie West, Tanya Gleason; Simon Wolfe, Dr Richard Harvey; Sophie Wu, Cissy Franks

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

Michael Billington's review for The Guardian can be found here.
Evelyn Curlet's review for The Stage can be found here.
Henry Hitchings's review for the Evening Standard can be found here.
Kat Brown's review for The London Paper can be found here.
Philip Fisher's review for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.
Natasha Tripney's review for musicOMH.com can be found here.
Lizzie Loveridge's review for Curtain Up can be found here.

ÁTMAN

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:52:58 GMT

Production: ÁTMAN (Sarah McLaughlin after Peter Handke)
Venue: Wimbledon College of Art
Review Date: Wednesday 9th September 2009
Closing Date: Wednesday 9th September 2009

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

Column: 5th Medium (#14)

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:29:51 GMT

Title: Reviewing the upholstery
Publication: The 5th Medium
Date: Friday 11th September 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 fourteenth instalment of my 5th Medium column here.

Column: 5th Medium (#13)

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:22:46 GMT

Title: Arts futurism - theatre in the newsfeeds of the future
Publication: The 5th Medium
Date: Friday 4th September 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 thirteenth instalment of my 5th Medium column here.

Column: Un/Familiar Fringe (#3)

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:29:50 GMT

Title: Un/Afraid
Publication: London Theatre Blog
Date: Tuesday 1st September 2009

Column description: For every show or company I revisit from last year, I'll seek out something else that's similar in style or content but otherwise totally unfamiliar, then compare them side by side and see how the shock of the new compares to the security of the old.

Read the third and final instalment of my Un/Familiar Fringe column here.

Column: Un/Familiar Fringe (#2)

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:43:57 GMT

Title: Un/Seated
Publication: London Theatre Blog
Date: Thursday 27th August 2009

Column description: For every show or company I revisit from last year, I'll seek out something else that's similar in style or content but otherwise totally unfamiliar, then compare them side by side and see how the shock of the new compares to the security of the old.

Read the second instalment of my Un/Familiar Fringe column here.