Articles by Tom Bolton
Books & Poetry
By Tom Bolton

A History Of Camden Town In Five Buildings

Music hall history and an alternative Albert Hall.
Opinion By Tom Bolton

Globe's ‘Loud’ And ‘Naughty’ Artistic Director Forced To Leave

Will her successor be another man?
Great Outdoors
By Tom Bolton

Where To See And Hear The Hidden River Fleet

London's most famous hidden river.
By Tom Bolton

Secrets Of The Thames

The artery of the city.
By Tom Bolton

Review: Is Dea The Most Extreme Play London Has Ever Seen?

Edward Bond breaks every taboo going.

 ★★★☆☆
By Tom Bolton

Review: Englishman, Irishman And Scotsman Defy Stereotype

The Joke shows what it's like to be trapped inside a joke.
By Tom Bolton

Walbrook Stolen By Monks! New Lost Rivers Of London Has New Ideas

Much-loved classic The Lost Rivers of London returns.
By Tom Bolton

Review: Forced Entertainment Live Up To Their Name In The Notebook

A nebulous production.

 ★★☆☆☆
By Tom Bolton

Three Actors, 73 Characters, One Wild Satire Reviewed

A deeply dark, wildly entertaining satire on Depression America.

 ★★★★☆
By Tom Bolton

Mexican Nun Triumphs At The Globe

The Heresy of Love.

★★★★☆
By Tom Bolton

Class Division, Sexual Politics And Doomed Passion In Miss Julie

Bread and Roses pub branches out into theatre.

 ★★★☆☆
By Tom Bolton

Philip Ridley's New Play Exposes Our Obsession With Home Ownership

The animal desires behind our need to nest.

 ★★★★☆
By Tom Bolton

Physical Theatre And Classical Acting Collide In My Perfect Mind

An inspired, hilarious fusion of styles.
By Tom Bolton

Limehouse Days And Nights

A new perspective on the mysterious and obscure history of London's first Chinatown.
By Tom Bolton

The Garden Of Eden In Lambeth North

William Blake and Tom Paine meet in this theatrical revival.
By Tom Bolton

God, Demons And Physical Theatre At The Tricycle

Belief, fear, superstition, and the worst thing you could possibly imagine.
By Tom Bolton

Don Gil: 17th Century Sex Comedy In Green Breeches

Mistaken-identity, role-reversal, gender-swapping, bed-hopping, triple-take, urban-revenge farce.

By Tom Bolton

Beckett Trilogy: Royal Court Turns Out The Lights

Lisa Dwan is terrifying and captivating.