Production: Big Mac (after William Shakespeare)
Venue: Sweet ECA
Review Date: Monday 17th August 2009
Closing Date: Sunday 23rd August 2009

Notable Crew: Atri Banerjee, Adam Smith, Jacob Trefethen (Directors)

Notable Cast: Hana Clements, Marguerite; Simon Devenport, Dan Cassel; George Ferguson, Luke Duffy; Tom Gidman, Grain; Charlie Littlewood, Jack Marlin; Maddy Maxwell, Kitty Parker; Lucy Prendergast, Vitelli

My review, originally printed in the Thursday 20th August 2009 edition of the Oxford Times, can be found here.

David Pollock's review for The Scotsman can be found here.
David Marren's review for AllTheFestivals.com can be found here.

Production: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Jinsong Wang after William Shakespeare)
Venue: McEwan Hall
Review Date: Saturday 15th August 2009
Closing Date: Sunday 23rd August 2009

Notable Crew: Jinsong Wang, Director, Planner and Script Adaptation; Dawei Lu, Multimedia Designer; Ting Luo, Costume Designer

Notable Cast: Weihang Rui, Lonson; Jiang Shimeng, Perquie; Tao Wang, Dalytely; Yabin Wang, Titata; Yiru Wang, Heyleese Qi Yang, Ayamaya; Nan Zhang, Ola;

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

Kenneth Scott's review for EdinburghGuide.com can be found here.

Production: Ophelia (drowning) (Daniel Marchese Robinson and Daniel Pitt after Deborah Levy and William Shakespeare)
Venue: Sweet Grassmarket Swimming Pool
Review Date: Thursday 13th August 2009
Closing Date: Tuesday 18th August 2009

Notable Crew: Daniel Marchese Robinson and Daniel Pitt, Directors/Designers

Notable Cast: Serafina Kiszko, The Lover; Helen Morton, Ophelia; Rose Walker, Gertrude; Pete Wheller, The Prince

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

Claire Koeshgerian's review for ThreeWeeks 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.

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: 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: Macbeth (William Shakespeare)
Venue: Riverside Studios
Review Date: Friday 22nd May 2009
Closing Date: Sunday 26th July 2009

Notable Crew: Neil Sheppeck, Director; Nicky Bunch, Set and Costume Design; Paul Green, Lighting Design

Notable Cast: Will Beer, Macbeth; Arran Glass, First Witch; Iarla MacGowan, Banquo; Jody Watson, Lady Macbeth

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

Production: The Winter's Tale (William Shakespeare)
Venue: Cavendish Gate (295 Regent Street)
Review Date: Tuesday 28th April 2009
Closing Date: Saturday 16th May 2009

Notable Crew: Jessica Brewster, Director; Sophie Mosberger, Designer; Florencia Cordeu, Movement Director

Notable Cast: Florencia Cordeu, Paulina/Time; Tom Daplyn, Leontes/Old Shepherd; Jonathan Laury, Antigonus/Florizel; Sarah Llewellyn-Shore, Perdita; Laura Martin-Simpson, Hermione/First Gentleman; Henry Maynard, Polixenes/Officer; Graham O'Mara, Camillo/Jailor/Third Gentleman

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

Francesca Whiting's review for The Stage can be found here.
Louise Gooding's review for What's On Stage can be found here.