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Danton's Death; I quite liked it, but I'm the only one thus far.
After the Dance sadly finished, although the "I love and miss
After the Dance!" support group on Twitter is probably still going strong. Your best option at the National right now is probably
Earthquakes in London. It's been best described as a "glorious mess", and it's a bit sub-
Angels in America, but I loved it unreservedly, in spite of - or perhaps because of - its flaws (and Geoffrey Streatfeild and Tom Goodman-Hill).
If you're able to visit Broadway regularly, then
La Bete and
War Horse aren't strictly essential, as they're both crossing the pond in the near future. Although
War Horse is by far the greatest thing in the West End right now, and Mark Rylance is gobsmacking.
Deathtrap is probably the hottest ticket and the best idea; I haven't seen it yet, but SIMON RUSSELL BEALE. 'nuff said, chaps. I have seen
All My Sons though, and that is utterly superb.
If you're up for Shakespeare, then Roger Allam is currently being the Finest Damn Falstaff Ever at the Globe in the
Henry IV plays. If you don't want to do them both then they do work well as stand-alones, but if you're not up for both, then you'd probably get on better with Part 1 than Part 2. They're also doing
Merry Wives of Windsor, which is an excellent production, but the play itself is Shakespeare writing fanfiction about his own characters sooo... it's not the strongest play ever, but it is a very funny production.
I liked
Ghost Stories a lot and would recommend it to anyone who thinks it sounds interesting and wouldn't be disappointed if it didn't turn out terrifying. I also love
The Woman in Black, which still doesn't have a 100% scare rate but is unanimously agreed to be MUCH more frightening. :3
And there's a Noel Coward opening at the Old Vic, if you like that sort of thing.
Updated On: 8/28/10 at 07:00 PM
