Tag: Andy de la Tour

Medea by Euripides, a new version by Rachel Cusk, Almeida Theatre, 26 September 2015

This was a very powerful modern adaptation of Medea, wonderfully acted, directed and produced.

Kate Fleetwood was superb as the increasingly crazed Medea; so was Justin Salinger as the creepy, unreasonable Jason.

Of course, this was a modern adaptation, so it doesn’t quite end as the bloody original, but it does naturally end in tears.

Both of us were really struck by the power of this production; Janie has a natural aversion to ancient works but this modern adaptation did enough to keep her engrossed.

As always these days, an excellent Almeida stub with all the details and resources you might want if you want to know more, including links to pretty much all the reviews as it was universally heaped with praise – click here.

So I need say no more.

Celebration & The Room by Harold Pinter, Almeida Theatre, 22 April 2000

Very good indeed

That was my log note for this memorable evening of theatre.

Celebration was a brand new play. The Room a revival of Pinter’s first. Harold himself directing as well as writing – not always a brilliant idea but Harold could pull that trick off.

What a cast! Keith Allen, Andy de la Tour, Lindsay Duncan, Steven Pacey, Indira Varma, Lia Williams, Danny Dyer, Nina Raine, Henry Woolf, George Harris and others. Theatricalia holds chapter and verse on the cast lists etc.:

Charles Spencer in The Telegraph hated the evening:

24 Mar 2000, Fri The Daily Telegraph (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

Nicholas de Jongh in The Standard really liked it:

Celebration de Jongh StandardCelebration de Jongh Standard 23 Mar 2000, Thu Evening Standard (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

My friend, Michael Billington, agreed with us, giving it a rave review:

Celebration Billington GuardianCelebration Billington Guardian 23 Mar 2000, Thu The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) Newspapers.com

We didn’t dine out after this one. But we did go to Michael & Elisabeth (& Xenia) for lunch the next day.