Rachel Halliburton

Articles By Rachel Halliburton

Igor Levit, Wigmore Hall review - titanic talent shows his lighter side Monday, 26 September 2022 Read more...	The Snail House, Hampstead Theatre - perplexing new drama that lacks bite Friday, 16 September 2022 Read more...
Prom 61, Cabell, Chineke! Voices and Orchestra, Edusei review - a thrilling, fiercely rational Beethoven 9 Saturday, 03 September 2022 Read more...	I, Joan, Shakespeare's Globe review - a non-binary retelling that's as ebullient as it's irreverent Friday, 02 September 2022 Read more...
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Gillian Lynne Theatre review - the puppetry is all part of the magic Friday, 29 July 2022 Read more...	Prom 9, Finch, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Matiakh review - thrilling, conceptually fascinating evening Friday, 22 July 2022 Read more...
Prom 7, Dido and Aeneas, La Nuova Musica review - bold and original from the start Wednesday, 20 July 2022 Read more...	Patriots, Almeida Theatre review - a brilliant drama from Peter Morgan about rampant Russian power games Wednesday, 13 July 2022 Read more...
The Making of Pinocchio, LIFT 2022, Battersea Arts Centre review - witty, ingenious exploration of gender transition Saturday, 02 July 2022 Read more...	King Lear, Shakespeare's Globe review - eviscerates emotionally while illuminating a society rotten with lies Monday, 20 June 2022 Read more...
The Wedding, Gecko Theatre, Barbican review - eccentric, ebullient exploration of our contract with society Friday, 10 June 2022 Read more...	Henry VIII, Shakespeare's Globe review - unashamedly vulgar take on our last split with Europe Friday, 27 May 2022 Read more...
The House of Shades, Almeida Theatre review - Anne-Marie Duff blazes in Beth Steel's excoriating new drama Wednesday, 18 May 2022 Read more...	The Breach, Hampstead Theatre review - profoundly uncomfortable work that burns like ice Monday, 16 May 2022 Read more...
Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare's Globe review – a perfect piece of escapism for our uncertain summer Tuesday, 03 May 2022 Read more...	Punchdrunk's The Burnt City, One Cartridge Place review - thrilling, discombobulating vision of an ancient world Wednesday, 27 April 2022 Read more...

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