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.

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: 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: Death and the King's Horseman (Wole Soyinka)
Venue: National Theatre
Review Date: Tuesday 7th April 2009
Closing Date: Wednesday 17th June 2009

Notable Crew: Rufus Norris, Director; Katrina Lindsay, Designer

Notable Cast: Nonso Anozie, Elesin; Claire Benedict, Iyaloja; Lucian Msamati, District Officer; Giles Terera, Praise Singer

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

Michael Billington's review for The Guardian can be found here.
Susan Elkin's review for The Stage can be found here.
The West End Whingers' review can be found here.

Production: Stovepipe (Adam Brace)
Venue: Bush Theatre Unit 18 (West 12 Shopping Centre)
Review Date: Wednesday 11th March 2009
Closing Date: Sunday 26th April 2009

Notable Crew:Michael Longhurst, Director; takis, Designer

Notable Cast: Christian Bradley, Andre/Grif; Shaun Dooley, Alan; Niall MacGregor, Eddy/Harry; Eleanor Matsuura, Carolyn/Masha/Sally; Sargon Yelda, Saad/Marty/Rami

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

Michael Billington's review for The Guardian can be found here.
Christopher Hart's review for The Times can be found here.
Michael Coveney's review for The Independent can be found here.
Aleks Sierz's review for The Stage can be found here.
Caroline McGinn's review for Time Out can be found here.
Philip Fisher's review for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.
The West End Whingers' review can be found here.

Production: England People Very Nice (Richard Bean)
Venue: National Theatre
Review Date: Wednesday 11th February 2009
Closing Date: Thursday 30th April 2009

Notable Crew: Nicholas Hytner, Director; Mark Thompson, Designer; Pete Bishop, Director of Animation; Neil Austin, Lighting Designer; Grant Olding, Music; Scarlett Mackmin, Choreographer

Notable Cast: Olivia Colman, Philippa/Anne O'Neill/Camilla; Sacha Dhawan, Norfolk Danny/Carlo/Aaron/Mushi; Trevor Laird, Yayah/Rennie; Aaron Neil, Iqbal/De Gascoigne/John O'Neill/Chief Rabbi/Attar/Imam; Sophie Stanton, Sanya/Ida; Michelle Terry, Camille/Mary/Black Ruth/Deborah

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.
Nicholas De Jongh's review for the Evening Standard can be found here.
William McEvoy's's review for The Stage can be found here.
Philip Fisher's review for the British Theatre Guide can be found here.
Michael Coveney's review for What's On Stage can be found here.
Natasha Tripney's review for musicOMH can be found here.

Production: The Revenger's Tragedy (Thomas Middleton)
Venue: National Theatre
Review Date: Tuesday 17th June 2008
Closing Date: Thursday 28th August 2008

Notable Crew: Melly Still, Director; Ti Green, Designer; Adrian Sutton, Music

Notable Cast: Billy Carter, Spurio; Elliot Cowan, Lussurioso; Rory Kinnear, Vindice; Katherine Manners, Castiza

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

Susannah Clapp's review for The Observer can be found here.