One of the few bad things about being a theatre critic is that friends keep asking: 'What shows are worth seeing?' British theatre is having a terrific 'moment', as was confirmed yesterday by the latest ticket-sale statistics. Just a few years back it was common to hear Jeremiahs predict that traditional theatre was in terminal decline. Sir Nicholas Hytner, former head of the Royal National Theatre, has opened the spanking-new Bridge Theatre in the shadow of Tower Bridge. The cast in a recent London production of Glengarry Glen Ross, led by Christian Slater and Stanley Townsend, were as good as anything in a film.

Source: Daily Mail March 01, 2018 01:07 UTC