This week, the LTR gang dive into Robert Hastie’s fresh and funny Hamlet at the National Theatre, with Hiran Abeysekara as a manic, compelling Prince and Francesca Mills delivering a revelatory Ophelia. Susan Sarandon makes her UK stage debut in Tracy Letts’ Mary Page Marlowe at the Old Vic, but she's matched by Andrea Riseborough and Rosie McEwen in a starry ensemble cast. Nancy chats to David Shields about starring in James Graham’s deeply moving play Punch, now at the Apollo, and the team remember the formidable Patricia Routledge. Plus, five questions with Nathaniel Parker and a Hamlet-themed quiz. Talk to us @thelondontheatrereview on Instagram!<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

This week, the LTR gang dive into Robert Hastie’s fresh and funny Hamlet at the National Theatre, with Hiran Abeysekara as a manic, compelling Prince and Francesca Mills delivering a revelatory Ophelia. Susan Sarandon makes her UK stage debut in Tracy Letts’ Mary Page Marlowe at the Old Vic, but she's matched by Andrea Riseborough and Rosie McEwen in a starry ensemble cast. Nancy chats to David Shields about starring in James Graham’s deeply moving play Punch, now at the Apollo, and the team remember the formidable Patricia Routledge. Plus, five questions with Nathaniel Parker and a Hamlet-themed quiz. Talk to us @thelondontheatrereview on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the LTR gang dive into Robert Hastie’s fresh and funny Hamlet at the National Theatre, with Hiran Abeysekara as a manic, compelling Prince and Francesca Mills delivering a revelatory Ophelia. Susan Sarandon makes her UK stage debut in Tracy Letts’ Mary Page Marlowe at the Old Vic, but she's matched by Andrea Riseborough and Rosie McEwen in a starry ensemble cast. Nancy chats to David Shields about starring in James Graham’s deeply moving play Punch, now at the Apollo, and the team remember the formidable Patricia Routledge. Plus, five questions with Nathaniel Parker and a Hamlet-themed quiz. Talk to us @thelondontheatrereview on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Hamlet at the National Theatre, Susan Sarandon in Mary Page Marlowe, David Shields in Punch

Nick, Nick and Nancy are on hand with the latest news, honest reviews and big name interviews from the world of London theatre. Nancy Durrant is the former Culture Editor of the Evening Standard and before that an arts editor at The Times for many years. She is the creator of The London Culture Edit on Substack and writes across culture for The Times, Sunday Times, Observer, W Magazine, Opera Now and more, and appears regularly on Times Radio and BBC Radio 4 Front Row. Nick Clark was Head of Culture at The London Standard, covering the cultural landscape in the capital, and was previously features editor of The Stage and the arts correspondent of The Independent. Nick Curtis is Chief Theatre Critic of The London Standard and has written about theatre since 1989. Also a feature writer, editor and an award-winning interviewer, his work has appeared in most major British newspapers, as well as Radio Times, GQ, Harpers &amp; Queen and Tatler, among others. Produced by Tim Bano <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Nick, Nick and Nancy are on hand with the latest news, honest reviews and big name interviews from the world of London theatre. Nancy Durrant is the former Culture Editor of the Evening Standard and before that an arts editor at The Times for many years. She is the creator of The London Culture Edit on Substack and writes across culture for The Times, Sunday Times, Observer, W Magazine, Opera Now and more, and appears regularly on Times Radio and BBC Radio 4 Front Row. Nick Clark was Head of Culture at The London Standard, covering the cultural landscape in the capital, and was previously features editor of The Stage and the arts correspondent of The Independent. Nick Curtis is Chief Theatre Critic of The London Standard and has written about theatre since 1989. Also a feature writer, editor and an award-winning interviewer, his work has appeared in most major British newspapers, as well as Radio Times, GQ, Harpers & Queen and Tatler, among others. Produced by Tim Bano Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick, Nick and Nancy are on hand with the latest news, honest reviews and big name interviews from the world of London theatre. Nancy Durrant is the former Culture Editor of the Evening Standard and before that an arts editor at The Times for many years. She is the creator of The London Culture Edit on Substack and writes across culture for The Times, Sunday Times, Observer, W Magazine, Opera Now and more, and appears regularly on Times Radio and BBC Radio 4 Front Row. Nick Clark was Head of Culture at The London Standard, covering the cultural landscape in the capital, and was previously features editor of The Stage and the arts correspondent of The Independent. Nick Curtis is Chief Theatre Critic of The London Standard and has written about theatre since 1989. Also a feature writer, editor and an award-winning interviewer, his work has appeared in most major British newspapers, as well as Radio Times, GQ, Harpers &amp; Queen and Tatler, among others. Produced by Tim Bano Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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