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Tag Archives: Stratford

Above the drowning world

Richard Lutz takes to the air and witnesses the deluge.

2 March, 2020 in Most recent.

Review: The Boy in The Dress

Richard Lutz takes his pew for a feel.good musical about change and friendship.

5 December, 2019 in Childrens, Music, Theatre.

Measure for Measure review at Stratford: ‘..the stage sweats sex…’

Richard Lutz is whisked back to a Shakespearean play set in a turn of the century Vienna.

6 July, 2019 in Most recent, Theatre.

Review: Venice Preserved at The Swan, Stratford

Richard Lutz is dragged into the world of Restoration noir at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.

20 June, 2019 in Art and Leisure, Most recent, Reviews, Stratford-upon-Avon, Theatre.

Two takes on Africa and the tale of the dragon

Richard Lutz dips into African theatre twice and finds a lost church.

23 April, 2019 in Art and Leisure, Comment, Cotswolds, Most recent, Reviews, Theatre, Tourism, Travel.

Swans of Stratford

Richard Lutz saunters down to Shakespeareland.

3 February, 2019 in Art and Leisure, Attractions, Most recent, Theatre, Tourism.

A Christmas Carol: “…a delight, 9.5 out of ten…”

Richard Lutz – with help from eleven year old Finn – checks out a Christmas cracker.

15 December, 2018 in Childrens, Family, Theatre.

Review: Macbeth at Stratford

Richard Lutz watches an up to the minute production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. But does it work? he asks.

29 March, 2018 in Most recent, Theatre.

Vice Versa at Stratford: “madcap but not sharp enough…”

Richard Lutz takes his pew for a new comedy by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

23 May, 2017 in Art and Leisure, Most recent, Theatre.

Antony and Cleopatra at Stratford: Electric performance hampered by plodding plot

Richard Lutz takes his pew for the classic Shakespeare tragedy about love and lust when youth leaves the stage.

14 April, 2017 in Art and Leisure, Most recent, Theatre.

RSC Tempest: Stratford meets the digital age in a vibrant classic

Imagine a 30 foot high Ariel towering above Propero – that’s what you get in this groundbreaking performance, says Richard Lutz

26 November, 2016 in Art and Leisure, Comment, Most recent, Stratford-upon-Avon, Theatre, Tourism, Warwickshire, What's on.

Review: Two Noble Kinsmen

Richard Lutz is in two minds about the latest RSC offering at Stratford on Avon.

24 October, 2016 in Art and Leisure, Most recent, Theatre, What's on.

The Alchemist: A sharp, wicked comedy aimed at greed and gold

Richard Lutz takes his pew for the Ben Johnson classic that caustically sends up his fellow Londoners of 1610.

7 June, 2016 in Art and Leisure, Classical, Most recent, Stratford-upon-Avon, Theatre, Tourism, Warwickshire.

Cymbeline Review: Too tricksy by half despite solid acting

Richard Lutz reviews a little-known Shakespeare play that loses its way.

12 May, 2016 in Most recent, Theatre, What's on.

Hamlet: Broad young shoulders carry an impressive play

Richard Lutz takes his pew at the Royal Shakespeare Theatrefor that most famous of revenge plays.

1 April, 2016 in Most recent, Stratford-upon-Avon, Theatre, What's on.

Review: Midsummer Night’s Dream at Stratford

Richard Lutz takes to the Athenian woods to watch Shakespeare’s comedy of magic and love.

26 February, 2016 in Art and Leisure, Most recent, Theatre, What's on.

Review: Doctor Faustus

Richard Lutz watches a memorable and frenetic staging of the Marlowe classic at The Swan in Stratford.

16 February, 2016 in Art and Leisure, Classical, Most recent, Theatre.

Review: Queen Anne at Stratford on Avon

Richard Lutz takes his pew for the RSC’s new production about Queen Anne.

4 December, 2015 in Art and Leisure, Most recent, Theatre.

Review: Henry V at Stratford

Richard Lutz takes a seat for that most patriotic of Shakespeare plays .

24 September, 2015 in Classical, Most recent, Stratford-upon-Avon, Theatre, Tourism, United Kingdom.

Review: Oppenheimer

Richard Lutz watches a tour de force that looks at the life of the father of the A-bomb.

27 January, 2015 in Art and Leisure, Most recent, Theatre.

Review: The Shoemaker’s Holiday

Richard Lutz takes a pew for this comedy about conflict, class and cobblers.

3 January, 2015 in Art and Leisure, Comedy, Most recent, Theatre, Tourism.

Review: Shakespeare’s twin set

Richard Lutz takes in a twinning of two Shakespeare plays – one lyrical and the other a well-known classic.

12 November, 2014 in Art and Leisure, Most recent, Theatre.

Swanning Around

Richard Lutz watches a vintage performance in Stratford.

7 November, 2014 in Art and Leisure, Comment, Most recent, Theatre.

Review: Stuffing Revenge Down Your Enemy’s Throat

Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus pours out rivers of blood in this tale about power but still tells a good story, says Richard Lutz

17 June, 2013 in Art and Leisure, Most recent, Theatre, What's on.

The Travelator: Curious Places – Steampunk aka the MAD Museum, Stratford-upon-Avon

With the school holidays here our travel columnist writes about a place that’s a bit closer to home than usual, and well worth visiting.

25 March, 2013 in Most recent, Stratford-upon-Avon, Tourism, What's on.

Healthy lollipop set to prove sweet success for local entrepreneur

A Stratford-upon-Avon mum turned entrepreneur is looking to revolutionise the confectionery market after launching a new hard candy product.

13 February, 2013 in Business, Health, Most recent, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Review: A Life Of Galileo

A new RSC production peers into the gap between what we know is true and how much we agree to compromise. Richard Lutz reports

12 February, 2013 in Art and Leisure, Most recent, Stratford-upon-Avon, Theatre.

Review: The Video Above and the Shakespeare Below

Shakespeare’s play The Winter’s Tale is a late great fable, now opening at Stratford. Richard Lutz reviews it.

31 January, 2013 in Art and Leisure, Most recent, Theatre, What's on.

Review: Merry Wives of Windsor

A new production of Merry Wives of Windsor in Stratford is perfect, says Richard Lutz

3 November, 2012 in Art and Leisure, Most recent, What's on.

Review: An African Tale by Shakespeare

Director Greg Doran spent some time in South Africa and while there an actor told him: ‘Julius Caesar is Shakespeare’s African play.’

22 June, 2012 in Most recent, Stratford-upon-Avon, What's on.

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