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The First Night Archive

  • Master Class

    08 Feb 2012

    Master Class

    Tyne Daly gives a tour de force performance as the utterly dominating Maria Callas. Read more

  • Sex With A Stranger

    07 Feb 2012

    Sex With A Stranger

    Valentine’s Day is just around the corner but, at last night’s opening of Stefan Golaszewski’s Sex With A Stranger, romance certainly wasn’t in the air. Read more

  • The Changeling

    03 Feb 2012

    The Changeling

    Thomas Middleton’s asylum sub-plot in The Changeling is a somewhat confusing addition to his dark revenge tragedy. To counteract this problem, director Joe Hill-Gibbins has chosen to transform his Young Vic production into a mental, anarchic experience... Read more

  • ANGLE at the Bush

    02 Feb 2012

    ANGLE at the Bush

    ANGLE scoured six West London boroughs for new plays, the resulting double bill is 45 minutes of nuanced, polished rawness. Read more

  • Midnight Tango

    01 Feb 2012

    Midnight Tango

    The power of Strictly Come Dancing is undeniable. It reached through the Saturday night listings and inspired a nation. Now its blend of sequins and dance moves has inspired the West End to give two of its stars their very own show.  Read more

  • She Stoops To Conquer

    01 Feb 2012

    She Stoops To Conquer

    It is just possible that while rehearsing She Stoops To Conquer over the festive period, director Jamie Lloyd discovered how to distil pure pleasure and place it on a stage. Read more

  • The House Of Bernarda Alba

    27 Jan 2012

    The House Of Bernarda Alba

    The house of Bernarda Alba is a home colder than a snowman’s pocket, which is saying something as Bijan Sheibani’s production sets Lorca’s Spanish classic in the oppressive heat of Iran. Read more

  • The Madness Of George III

    24 Jan 2012

    The Madness Of George III

    There are some plays that are designed to pull all eyes to one actor’s performance and their performance alone. Despite the large cast, The Madness Of George III is such a play, and David Haig does not disappoint as the king descended into a violent madness. Read more

  • Constellations

    20 Jan 2012

    Constellations

    Two characters, a blank stage, a meeting; Nick Payne’s Constellations is an emotional, emotive, intelligent, inventive game of theatrical spot the difference. Read more

  • Travelling Light

    19 Jan 2012

    Travelling Light

    If anyone was ever in doubt that the National Theatre has a magic touch, it’s surely undeniable this week with the venue opening a production about silent films just a few days after the first major award win for a silent film since 1927. Read more