Rachel Halliburton

Articles By Rachel Halliburton

The Deep Blue Sea, National Theatre at Home review - hauntingly elegiac portrayal of Rattigan's world Friday, 10 July 2020 Read more...	Toast, Lawrence Batley Theatre online review - pungent adaptation of Nigel Slater's autobiography Friday, 03 July 2020 Read more...
The Madness of George III, National Theatre at Home review – a powerful, elegant depiction Friday, 12 June 2020 Read more...	Coriolanus, National Theatre at Home review – gritty 21st century update Friday, 05 June 2020 Read more...
This House, National Theatre at Home review – timely revival of brilliant House of Commons drama Friday, 29 May 2020 Read more...	Barber Shop Chronicles, National Theatre at Home review - still lively after all these years Friday, 15 May 2020 Read more...
The Seven Streams of the River Ota, National Theatre review - theatre at its transcendent best Monday, 16 March 2020 Read more...	Not Quite Jerusalem, Finborough Theatre review - theatrical hit from 1980 now feels flat and stale Monday, 09 March 2020 Read more...
Women Beware Women, Shakespeare's Globe, review – wittily toxic upgrade of a Jacobean tragedy Friday, 28 February 2020 Read more...	On McQuillan's Hill, Finborough Theatre review - timely glance at Northern Irish myths and tensions Monday, 10 February 2020 Read more...
Girl From The North Country, Gielgud Theatre review – poignant collaboration between Conor McPherson and Bob Dylan Monday, 23 December 2019 Read more...	Swive, Shakespeare's Globe review – pacy, dagger-sharp rewriting of history Monday, 16 December 2019 Read more...
The Ocean at the End of the Lane, National Theatre review - terrifying, magical coming of age story Thursday, 12 December 2019 Read more...	The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Bridge Theatre review – spellbinding narrative of parallel worlds Tuesday, 26 November 2019 Read more...
Stray Dogs, Park Theatre review – no fire in this historic encounter Monday, 18 November 2019 Read more...	Death of a Salesman, Piccadilly Theatre review - galvanising reinvention of Arthur Miller's classic Tuesday, 05 November 2019 Read more...

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