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.

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.

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.

Title: The Ultimate Critics' Pick of the Fringe 2009 - part 2
Publication: The 5th Medium
Date: Friday 17th July 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 seventh instalment of my 5th Medium column here.

Production: The Container (Clare Bayley)
Venue: Young Vic
Review Date: Thursday 16th July 2009
Closing Date: Thursday 30th July 2009

Notable Crew: Tom Wright, Director; Naomi Dawson, Designer; Adrienne Quartly, Sound Designer

Notable Cast: Amber Agar, Mariam; Doreene Blackstock, Fatima; Abhin Galeya, Jemal; Hassani Shapi, Ahmed; Chris Spyrides, Agent

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

Henry Hitching's review for the Evening Standard can be found here.
Serena Kutchinsky's review for The London Paper can be found here.
Tom Atkins's review for What's On Stage can be found here.
Natasha Tripney's review for Music OMH can be found here.

Title: The Ultimate Critics' Pick of the Fringe 2009 - part 1
Publication: The 5th Medium
Date: Monday 13th July 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 sixth instalment of my 5th Medium column here.

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.

Production: All's Well That Ends Well (William Shakespeare)
Venue: National Theatre
Review Date: Thursday 28th May 2009
Closing Date: Wednesday 30th September 2009

Notable Crew: Marianne Elliott, Director; Rae Smith, Designer

Notable Cast: Oliver Ford Davies, King of France; Clare Higgins, The Countess of Rossillion; Conleth Hill, Parolles; George Rainsford, Bertram; Michelle Terry, Helena

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.
Henry Hitchings's review for the Evening Standard can be found here.
Heather Neill's review for The Stage can be found here.
Simon Edge's review for the Sunday Express can be found here.
Jon Massey's review for Wharf can be found here.

Production: The Contingency Plan double bill - On the Beach and Resilience (Steve Waters)
Venue: Bush Theatre
Review Date: Thursday 7th May 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 6th June 2009

Notable Crew: Tamara Harvey, Director (Resilience); Michael Longhurst, Director (On the Beach); Tom Scutt, Designer; Oliver Fenwick, Lighting Designer; Emma Laxton, Sound Designer

Notable Cast: David Bark-Jones, Chris; Susan Brown, Jenny (On the Beach)/Tessa (Resilience); Robin Soans, Robin (On the Beach)/Colin (Resilience); Geoffrey Streatfeild, Will; Stephanie Street, Sarika

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

Michael Billington's review for The Guardian 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.
Aleks Sierz's review for The Stage can be found here.
Jane Edwardes's review for Time Out can be found here.
Michael Coveney's review for What's On Stage can be found here.
Philip Fisher's reviews for the British Theatre Guide can be found here and here.

Production: The New Electric Ballroom (Enda Walsh)
Venue: Riverside Studios
Review Date: Thursday 5th March 2009
Closing Date: Sunday 29th March 2009

Notable Crew: Enda Walsh, Director; Sabine Dargeant, Design

Notable Cast: Rosaleen Linehan, Ruth McCabe, Mikel Murfi, Catherine Walsh

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

Fiona Mountford's review for the Evening Standard can be found here.
Andrew Eglinton's review for the London Theatre Blog can be found here.