Tim Walker
29 November 2022
Theatre Review: This Christmas Carol brings joy in new Dickensian times
Over the years this enormously popular production has taken on a life of its own
Read the full article22 November 2022
Theatre Review: Anything With A Pulse is a sign of things to come
This pared-down production is theatre at its most basic and minimalist
Read the full article22 November 2022
Theatre Review: The Sex Party fails to rise to the occasion
This farce is a limp, boring and painfully unfunny exercise in folie de grandeur
Read the full article15 November 2022
Theatre Review: There are reasons you shouldn’t repeat plays
Amy Trigg’s play about life with spina bifida is a tremendous piece of writing and acting, but repeats are for television
Read the full article15 November 2022
Theatre Review: This From Here to Eternity felt like eternity
The fundamental problem with this musical is that it just doesn’t really have any memorable music
Read the full article10 November 2022
Theatre Review: Tammy Faye is drowned out by egos
A show about shallow people really shouldn’t be so shallow itself. Sadly, this production falls into this trap
Read the full article10 November 2022
Theatre Review: Mary has moments of drama, but no big revelations
The play's 90 minutes pass effortlessly enough, but ultimately one was left feeling it was much ado about nothing
Read the full article01 November 2022
Theatre Review: Watching Elephant creates unforgettable memories
Any attempt to explain this play will not do it justice. Just go and see it. It is simply wonderful
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Theatre Review: Marvellous is a celebration of chutzpah
This production has gotten Soho Place off to a marvellously, pun intended, good start
Read the full article25 October 2022
Theatre Review: My Neighbour Totoro is a low point for British theatre
This adaptation of a Japanese children’s fantasy suggests the RSC will do whatever is necessary to get its finances back in order after the pandemic
Read the full article25 October 2022
Theatre Review: The Band’s Visit restores faith in humanity
This is an important play, beautifully acted and performed
Read the full article18 October 2022
Theatre Review: You should see The Doctor now
Juliet Stevenson is on spellbinding form in the title role of this long-awaited West End transfer
Read the full article18 October 2022
Theatre Review: Good’s intentions are right
It’s a pleasure to see David Tennant back on stage, even if it has turned out Nazi again
Read the full article11 October 2022
Theatre Review: Blues for an Alabama Sky is all style and no surprise
Pearl Cleage’s homage to the steamy plays of Tennessee Williams seems awfully contrived
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Theatre Review: The Boy With Two Hearts should be required viewing for Suella Braverman
The home secretary would benefit from seeing this story of a family fleeing their native Afghanistan
Read the full article04 October 2022
Theatre Review: Eureka Day’s cynical anti-PC satire offers no alternative
There’s a lot about determinedly right-on people that invites ridicule, but Jonathan Spector's play misses the mark
Read the full article04 October 2022
Theatre Review: The Crucible is a reminder of when theatres had courage
At a time when British theatre is curiously apathetic, this sumptuous revival reminds us what it should be doing: rallying for decency
Read the full article27 September 2022
Theatre Review: Handbagged has lost its shine
A hit almost a decade ago, this production now feels like a joke in very poor taste
Read the full article27 September 2022
Theatre Review: The P Word speaks to our times
Waleed Akhtar is a writer prepared to address issues head-on and with enormous clarity and courage
Read the full article22 September 2022
Theatre Review: Antigone shows we are born to join in love, not hate
This production challenges politics, our values and the dystopia we are beginning to call normal with style and intelligence
Read the full article22 September 2022
Theatre Review: The Snail House is self-indulgence at, aptly, a snail’s pace
It's a show filled with obvious and patronising themes. In trying to take on too much, it feels almost punitively long
Read the full article15 September 2022
Theatre Review: Horse-Play is a show that simply drags on
This production misses the opportunity for laughs and instead its themes verge on patronising
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Theatre Review: Silence is a show with too much tell
This well-intentioned production, sadly, lacks any real drama
Read the full article06 September 2022
Theatre Review: Treason is a contemporary take on an explosive plot
In normal circumstances this musical is the sort of thing that would have found a stage quickly enough and held on to it for months. These are not, however, normal circumstances
Read the full article06 September 2022
Theatre Review: Gary Barlow requires a little patience
The Take That star is engaging, but a two hour 20 minute talk through his life story is quite the ask
Read the full article30 August 2022
Theatre Review: This Wardrobe is malfunctioning
The best children’s shows manage to entertain both the children and their parents, but this production tries too obviously to get both on side and satisfies neither
Read the full article24 August 2022
Theatre Review: This amusing Much Ado About Nothing more than lives up to its name
The National needs to be braver in its productions, but until then this is an amusing enough divertissement
Read the full article16 August 2022
Theatre Review: Jack Absolute Flies Again is unrivalled and unfunny
Almost all big productions at the National seem to sell out sight unseen these days, but how long will this continue if they keep turning out big, unfunny flops like this?
Read the full article09 August 2022
Tim Walker’s Edinburgh Fringe Review: Hamlet, Grace Campbell and more
In a difficult year for Edinburgh, Sir Ian provides an exhilarating spectacle - but there are joys to be found elsewhere in the city
Read the full article02 August 2022
Theatre Review: This 101 Dalmatians is barking up the wrong tree
Kate Fleetwood plays a delectably wicked Cruella de Vil for all she’s worth, but this is otherwise a dog's dinner
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Theatre Review: Chasing Hares is a mediocre story acted extraordinarily
The story is improbable but star Scott Karim can make just about any character seem convincing
Read the full article31 July 2022
Bloody Difficult Women receives a warm welcome in Edinburgh
Up in Scotland, my play about Gina Miller's court case against Theresa May's government over parliamentary sovereignty is causing quite the stir
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