Paul Ackroyd

Ben and Imo – Orange Tree Theatre

This is a superb production in all respects.  It tells the story of the collaboration between two dominant characters in…

1 year ago

The Importance of Being Oscar – Jermyn Street Theatre

There has never been anyone quite like Oscar Wilde. Famed as an author, playwright and poet in late Victorian England…

1 year ago

Retrograde – Apollo Theatre

Sidney Poitier was one of the greats of Hollywood, whose influence went well beyond the world of film. The tributes…

1 year ago

Birds of Passage – Drayton Arms Theatre

This is a new play with contemporary resonance. It takes place on the fictional Greek island of Zandros, where Emma,…

1 year ago

A Special Relationship – Tabard Theatre

Although described as a transatlantic comedy this new play by Tim Marriott and Jeff Stolzer is not about politics; there…

1 year ago

The Score – Theatre Royal Haymarket

Oliver Cotton's new play, The Score, is based on the visit of Johann Sebastian Bach to Frederick the Great at…

1 year ago

Gang Bang – Seven Dials Playhouse

This comedy written by Hughie Shepherd-Cross is based on the premise that in 1945 when Sicilians were pouring onto boats…

2 years ago

The Years – Harold Pinter Theatre

This is a very engrossing and imaginative dramatisation of Annie Emaux's partly autobiographical book. It charts the progress of a…

2 years ago

The Lonely Londoners – Kiln Theatre

This is unusual and creative adaptation of Samuel Selvon's 1956 book, which was one of the first.to focus on the…

2 years ago

All’s Well That Ends Well – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

All's Well is a tricky play for both performers and audience as the plot is rather implausible, and the characters…

2 years ago