Selected reviews by Mark Lawson, a writer, broadcaster and critic.
Mark mainly writes for The Guardian, covering arts and media. He has also contributed to numerous publications including the Daily Mail, MSN UK, The Independent, Yahoo News UK, Gulf News, Irish Times, POLITICO Europe, Irish Examiner and more.
He is also a broadcaster, including regular appearances on BBC radio and television.
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The White Factory at the Marylebone Theatre (2023)
★★★★★
"Holocaust drama raises troubling questions about today’s tyrants" "Set in a Polish ghetto, Dmitry Glukhovsky’s superb play explores the terrible…
The Guardian
A Mirror at the Almeida Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"Pirandellian wedding drama throws a bouquet of unrealities" "Sam Holcroft’s drama delights in the theatrical trickery of dual identities and…
The Guardian
Macbeth at the Shakespeare's Globe (2023)
★★★★
"Max Bennett’s jokey king is clearly unfit to govern" "Gender swapped roles shed new light on dark days in a…
The Guardian
Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors at the National Theatre (2023)
★★★★★
"A masterpiece of forensic fury" "Piling up devastating detail, this play with a remarkable cast shockingly lays bare the abject…
The Guardian
Cymbeline at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon (2023)
★★★★★
"Shakespeare’s knotty romance is a fabulous farewell for Doran" "Departing artistic director Greg Doran reinvigorates this tale of a royal…
The Guardian
The Tempest at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre (2023)
★★★★
"Alex Kingston is a magnificent Prospero" "Climate catastrophe and power struggles dominate Elizabeth Freestone’s RSC interpretation of Shakespeare’s play" "Gender-stubbornness…
The Guardian
A Christmas Carol at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"Adrian Edmondson stars in a biting tale for our times" "David Edgar’s sharp script feels close to home in this…
The Guardian
The Narcissist at the Chichester Festival Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"A darkly honest dissection of post-Trump politics" "A spin doctor’s life spirals into chaos after he’s hired by an ambitious…
The Guardian
Murder On The Orient Express at the Chichester Festival Theatre (2022)
★★★★
"A first-class ride all the way" "Henry Goodman gives us every inch of Hercule Poirot’s dandiness and comedy in this…
The Guardian
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends at the Sondheim Theatre (2022)
★★★★★
"A glorious all-star memorial service" "This was a glorious memorial service, each of the tunes a eulogy, every eulogist either…
The Guardian
Anyone Can Whistle at the Southwark Playhouse (2022)
★★★★
"Sondheim flop gets a blazing revival" "This elusive curiosity – whose original production in 1964 closed on Broadway after nine…
The Guardian
Straight Line Crazy at the Bridge Theatre (2022)
★★★★★
"Ralph Fiennes enthrals as the man who shaped New York" "Fiennes heads an electrifying cast in David Hare’s dynamic portrait…
The Guardian
Best of Enemies at the The Young Vic (2021)
★★★★
"James Graham’s superb study of media and politics" "David Harewood and Charles Edwards go head-to-head as William F Buckley Jr…
The Guardian
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