Articles by Tim Macavoy
By Tim Macavoy

The Myths of Scottish Culture Explored Through Italian Opera

Rossini's opera La Donna del Lago at the Royal Opera House.
By Tim Macavoy

Vodka, Angst, Vodka: "Sons Without Fathers" Tears The Arcola To Bits

Why are angst-ridden guys so hot? Chekhov knows, and he wrote a play about it.
By Tim Macavoy

Arrest Of Ai Wei Wei Is Turned Into Art At Hampstead Theatre

Ai Wei Wei's greatest work of art might just have been his own arrest.
By Tim Macavoy

Johan Christensen Steps Into Sergei Polunin's Tights In Midnight Express

Even ballet can't save you from a prison sentence.
By Tim Macavoy

The Life And Sort Of Death Of Eric Argyle At Soho Theatre

An original play about a book about a life, which might have been better as a book.

By Tim Macavoy

Sexy Physical Chameleon Doctor Brown's Befrdfgth At Soho Theatre

We want to play with Doctor Brown every day please.
By Tim Macavoy

Theatre Review: A Guide To Second Date Sex @ Soho Theatre

Londonist thinks this is a funny and honest show about sex and dating, but who critiques the critics?
By Tim Macavoy

Theatre Review: Steptoe and Son @ Lyric Hammersmith

50 years on, the scripts for Steptoe and Son hold up as a tragicomic tale of a father and son who cannot live with or without each other.
By Tim Macavoy

Theatre Review: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time @ Apollo Theatre

If Sherlock Holmes and The Count from Sesame Street had a baby... it would want to see this show.
By Tim Macavoy

Theatre Review: Paper Dolls @ The Tricycle Theatre

Trans-culturalism. [Noun]. A musical play in London based on a short documentary about a Filipino drag act in Tel Aviv.
By Tim Macavoy

Theatre Review: The Paper Cinema's Odyssey @ BAC

An epic journey. Gods. Monsters. Heroes. Paper. Battersea.
By Tim Macavoy

Review: Robert Lepage Playing Cards 1: Spades @ Roundhouse

Robert Lepage redefines in-the-round theatre with a warlike game of risk.
By Tim Macavoy

Opera Review: La Traviata @ The Coliseum

A beautiful opera with a top soprano, but a director who loves curtains too much.
By Tim Macavoy

Theatre Review: London Wall @ Finborough Theatre

This is the first London production of London Wall for 80 years. There may be a reason.
By Tim Macavoy

Theatre Review: Cross Purpose @ King's Head Theatre

We do not recommend this B&B, you're likely to die. The play however is worth a visit - an absurdist classic.
By Tim Macavoy

Theatre Review: So Great A Crime @ Finborough Theatre

Real life military hero Sir Hector MacDonald had his reputation destroyed by rumours of paedophilia -- but was he guilty?