Iron review – a real-life mother and daughter add extra dimension to prison drama Rona Munro’s understated untangling of a fractured relationship is revived with Christine and Lois Mackie The Guardian - UK · Sep 18
Brigadoon at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre review: it's a neglected classic for a reason 3/5 There are some fine performances here, but it’s an effort to tough your way through the more saccharine moments Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025
Emerging playwright schemes should include over 40s, say UK theatre figures Ageism standing in way of older writers breaking into the industry, playwrights claim The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024
James V: Katherine review – queer love in the time of the Scottish kings The fifth of Rona Munro’s James plays fails to develop an interesting premise about a hidden romance The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2024
James V: Katherine review – romance and religion in the court of a volatile manchild Catriona Faint’s witty performance as a pragmatist caught up in fanatical times is the heart of the latest historical drama from Rona Munro’s James Plays series The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024
Our pick of the 50 best plays of the 21st century The last two decades have been full of extraordinary theatre – it’s a thrilling indication of what’s ahead of us when doors reopen Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2023
Podcast: Theatre Review (David Tennant in Good & Mary at Hampstead Theatre) David Tennant in ‘Good’ at the Harold Pinter Theatre and why it’s an important watch. Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2022
Mary review – Douglas Henshall’s courtier defends a Queen in quick-fire debate Rona Munro’s engaging debate drama has some thrilling exchanges as three characters argue the case for and against Mary Queen of Scots The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022
Mary at Hampstead Theatre review: Rona Munro’s queen’s tale utterly fails to spark This play about Mary Stuart draws juicy contemporary parallels but this talky and monotonous production is less than the sum of its parts Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2022
James IV: Queen of the Fight review – Rona Munro’s knotty latest Stewart dynasty play A racist verse by the court poet William Dunbar is the problematic inspiration for the fourth of Munro’s James plays exploring Scotland past and present The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022
James IV: Queen of the Night and Don Quixote: Man of Clackmannanshire reviewed SOME eight years have passed since Rona Munro’s “James Plays” (a trilogy set during the reigns of the kings James I, II and III of Scotland)… The National (Scotland) · Oct 9, 2022
New play provides fresh perspective on the history of the Scottish aristocracy WHEN Scottish playwright Rona Munro began writing James IV: Queen Of The Fight – the fourth on her series of “James Plays” about the kings… The National (Scotland) · Sep 18, 2022
Queen of the Fight: the royally revelatory drama about James IV’s court After her gripping trilogy The James Plays, Rona Munro continues her ambitious series on Scottish history with a saga about power and race in the 16th century The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022
Former National Theatre boss turns playwright at Hampstead Fomer National Theatre boss Richard Eyre has written his first original play 25 years after leaving the Southbank institution. Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2022