Kate Saxon
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
★★★☆☆ Puzzling:
The seminal story of a 19th century physician who uses a potion to unlock the darkness within gets a puzzling treatment as the Touring Consortium Theatre Company’s production reaches the King’s.
The History Boys
✭✭✭✩✩ Unconvincing:
Always involving but lacking real vitality, Sell A Door’s touring production of The History Boys is well crafted. However, audiences new to the play might struggle to understand why it was voted the UK’s favourite as recently as 2013.
History Boys Return
The History Boys Return
Allan Bennett’s The History Boys is to tour the UK next year, visiting the King’s Theatre in March, in a new production from Sell A Door and the English Touring Theatre with 200 free tickets on offer.