Five-Word Review of: Spamalot (The Palace Theatre)

Achieves theatre grail: male audience.

(Starring Tim Curry. Lyrics by Eric Idle.)

Five-Word Review of: The Tempest

Mystical island precursor to LOST.

(Special Stratford-upon-Avon edition. Royal Shakespeare Company at Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Starring Patrick Stewart.)

Five-Word Review of: Measure for Measure

Solid acting augments characters’ duality.

(Special Stratford-upon-Avon edition. The Peter Hall Company at The Courtyard Theatre.)

Five-Word Review of: Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre*)

Clever prequel will be "popular".

(*Oriental Theatre/Chicago performance reviewed, 12/2005.)

The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)

Short slapstick production joyously entertains.

Fool for Love (Apollo Theatre)

Lewis’s “Kalifornia” grittiness is electric.

(By Sam Shepard. Starring Juliette Lewis and Martin Henderson.)

Cuban Charm (The Rosemary Branch Theatre)

True "filmatrical" experience of Cuba.

Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)

Cleopatra's tantrums steal the show.

Brasil Brasileiro (Sadler's Wells)

Contagiously energetic, thoroughly entertaining dancing.

(Featuring Elza Soares and Jair Rodrigues.)

Coriolanus (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)

Uneven portrayal of political contemptuousness.

Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)

Titus satiates with bloody revenge.

The Changeling (Cheek by Jowl, Barbican Theatre)

Interesting interpretation misses intended intensity.

(Starring Olivia Williams.)

Shrieks of Laughter (Soho Theatre)

Short play doesn’t really resonate.

(Starring Imogen Stubbs.)

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Apollo Theatre; understudy performance)

Solid performance by understudy cast.

Resurrection Blues (Old Vic Theatre)

Miller's last play seems unfinished.

(Written by Arthur Miller. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Neve Campbell, James Fox, Matthew Modine, Maximilian Schell.)

Hamlet (English Touring Theatre, New Ambassadors Theatre)

Pleasing performance needed improved vocals.

The Great Comedy Improv Jam (The Spontaneity Shop, Camden People's Theatre)

Improv newbies do their best.

The Merchant of Venice (The Clerkenwell Theatre)

Modernization fails on many levels.

As You Like It (Royal Shakespeare Company, Novello Theatre)

Kay shines in delightful production.

(Starring Barnaby Kay and Lia Williams.)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest* (Garrick Theatre)

Slater powerfully portrays institutionalized patient.

(Starring Christian Slater. *September 2004 performance reviewed.)

The Woman in White (The Palace Theatre)

Dizzying scenery brightens dark storyline.

(Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Directed by Trevor Nunn.)