giant – First Night Magazine

The 50 best shows of 2024

As this year’s last act gets ready for its grand finale, we present our annual list of the most enduring productions in both the London and UK scene. Join us, as we take a journey into the past – and reveal which ones, out of our 288 posts, have made it into our stagy wall…

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30 December, 2024

English contents, Features

a chorus line, A Raisin in the Sun, a view from the bridge, alegria, All's Well That Ends Well, asi wind, barbican theatre, barbra streisand, benjamin button musical, best shows, best shows of 2024, boys from the blackstuff, bronco billy, buyer and cellar, cirque, cirque du soleil, cowbois, cruel intentions musical, dance, death of england, dominic west, enb, english national ballet, fiddler on the roof, fringe, giant, giselle, harry clarke, holocaust, homo alone, House of Life, hugh panaro, incredibly human, John Lithgow, judy, judy garland, la fille mal gardee, lehman brothers, lehman trilogy, les noces, madame bovary, much ado about nothing, musical theatre, musicals, next to normal, oedipus, off west end, people places and things, pippin, players kings, plays, punchdrunk, roald dahl, rob madge, shakespeare, Shakespeare in the Squares, shakespeare’s globe, sophie’s surpirse 29th, spirited away, Standing at the Sky’s Edge, stephen schwartz, swan lake in the round, tennessee williams, the 39 steps, the bbc proms, The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady, the comedy of errors, the curious case of benjamin, the departue, the dream of a ridiculous man, the glass menagerie, the happiest man on earth, the hills of california, the liar the bitch and the wardrobe, the massive tragedy of Madame bovary, the nutcracker, the picture of dorian gray, theatre, tour, twelfth night, viola’s room, war horse, west end
Review of ‘Nowhere’: “It’s found its path”

Film and television star Khalid Abdalla makes his play-writing debut in this one-man show dealing with his own personal struggles as he reflects on racial discrimination and social upheaval. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this heartfelt portrait of a rough reality leaves enough room to wonder. On…

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7 October, 2024

English contents, Reviews

battersea arts centre, dodi al-fayed, fringe, fuel, giant, israel, khalid abdalla, nowhere, palestine, royal court, the crown, west end
Review of ‘Giant’: “The last tale of the unexpected”

John Lithgow lands on the London scene to portray Roald Dahl in Mark Rosenblatt’s latest play, dealing with the author’s conflicting views about the Isreal conflict ahead of the publication of his newest book. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this fictionalized look into the writer’s most controversial…

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6 October, 2024

English contents, Reviews

antisemitism, Charles Holloway OBE, Elliot Levey, giant, israel conflict, jewish, John Lithgow, London Theatre Company, mark rosenblatt, nicholas hytner, palestine conflict, roal dahl, Robyn Goodman & Josh Fiedler, romola garai, royal court theatre, Stephanie Kramer & Nicole Kramer