Rachel Halliburton

Articles By Rachel Halliburton

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...
Scandaltown, Lyric Hammersmith review - Restoration-comedy-style take on 21st Century shamelessness Monday, 18 April 2022 Read more...	Persuasion, Alexandra Palace Theatre review - graphic-novel-style Austen Thursday, 14 April 2022 Read more...
The 47th, Old Vic review - ambitious Trump satire doesn't quite hit its target Monday, 11 April 2022 Read more...	Small Island, National Theatre review - visually ravishing tale with an epic sweep Monday, 07 March 2022 Read more...
Uncanny Valley, BAC review – fascinating robotic lecture on aspects of the self Monday, 28 February 2022 Read more...	Hamlet, Shakespeare's Globe review - melancholy mash-up lacks chemistry Tuesday, 08 February 2022 Read more...
Best of Enemies, Young Vic review – fast-paced portrait of a clash between two titanic egos Monday, 13 December 2021 Read more...	The Book of Dust, Bridge Theatre review – as much intelligence and provocation as fleet-footed fun Thursday, 09 December 2021 Read more...

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