Cancellation of award for playwright Caryl Churchill condemned Leading figures in British theatre and film criticise decision not to give Churchill award because of her support for Palestinian rights The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2022
Sophie Okonedo to play Medea at new West End theatre The production, beginning next February, will be directed by Dominic Cooke for @sohoplace in London The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022
The week in theatre: Good; The Band’s Visit; The Boy With Two Hearts – review As a mild-mannered German academic who drifts into becoming an SS officer, David Tennant is transfixing The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022
Good at the Harold Pinter Theatre review: David Tennant is chillingly plausible This stark play is an important rather than an enjoyable watch Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2022
Jews. In Their Own Words review – appalling revelations in a gallop through centuries of bigotry Jonathan Freedland has turned 180,000 words drawn from interviews into a potent verbatim play about antisemitism and the blindspots of liberal institutions. The results feel urgent – but is its remit simply too large? The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022
Antisemitism claims at the Royal Court theatre Letters: Caryl Churchill and Dominic Cooke defend the play Seven Jewish Children, and John Pelling recalls plays by Arnold Wesker and Bernard Kops The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022
The week in theatre: Jerusalem; The Corn Is Green; Marys Seacole Spellbinding Mark Rylance returns as the anarchic Johnny ‘Rooster’ Byron; Nicola Walker hits the mark in Dominic Cooke’s brilliant Emlyn Williams revival; and in praise of Mary Seacole The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022
The Corn Is Green review: Dominic Cooke rejuvenates a dusty text Nicola Walker is captivating in this play about the power of education and language Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2022
The Corn Is Green review – an inspirational heart-warmer in praise of good education Emlyn Williams’ 1938 play is a kind of Billy Elliot of the Valleys: the old-fashioned but hugely entertaining and affecting story of a Welsh miner’s son who escapes his class-bound home town with the help of a bold schoolteacher The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022
Nicola Walker, star of Unforgotten and The Split, returns to the theatre The actor only really hit her stride at 40, but has always kept her feet firmly on the ground The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2022