Rachel Halliburton

Articles By Rachel Halliburton

Richard II, Sam Wanamaker Theatre review - electrifying mixed-race all-female production Monday, 18 March 2019 Read more...	The Twilight Zone, Ambassadors Theatre review – retro wit for our new space age Wednesday, 13 March 2019 Read more...
Berberian Sound Studio, Donmar Warehouse review – improves the original Friday, 15 February 2019 Read more...	The Cherry Orchard, Pushkin Drama Theatre, Barbican review - stunning absurdist Chekhov Wednesday, 06 February 2019 Read more...
Counting Sheep, The Vaults review - visceral recreation of an uprising Thursday, 31 January 2019 Read more...	Imagine... James Graham, BBC One review - deft analysis of a working life Tuesday, 22 January 2019 Read more...
Rosenbaum's Rescue, Park Theatre review - curiously solid Jewish drama Wednesday, 16 January 2019 Read more...	The Tragedy of King Richard II, Almeida Theatre review - Simon Russell Beale leads revelatory interpretation Wednesday, 19 December 2018 Read more...
The Box of Delights, Wilton's Music Hall review - captivating adaptation of John Masefield's darkly thrilling novel Tuesday, 18 December 2018 Read more...	Doctor Faustus, Sam Wanamaker Theatre review - female Faustus reaps rich rewards Friday, 07 December 2018 Read more...
Summer and Smoke, Duke of York's Theatre review – Patsy Ferran's remarkable performance Wednesday, 21 November 2018 Read more...	Macbeth, Shakespeare's Globe review - sexually-charged production draws power from the shadows Thursday, 15 November 2018 Read more...
Honour, Park Theatre review - an assault on complacency Friday, 02 November 2018 Read more...	A Guide For The Homesick, Trafalgar Studios review - warmly funny and deeply moving Friday, 19 October 2018 Read more...
Parents' Evening, Jermyn Street Theatre - chemistry so negligible it's antiseptic Thursday, 11 October 2018 Read more...	Sketching, Wilton's Music Hall, review - less a dynamic babble than a disconsolate babel Wednesday, 03 October 2018 Read more...

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