John Baker’s Blog

Jonathan Miller makes his directorial return to British theatre with a new production of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, and we were lucky enough to have front row seats for the performance in Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre last night.
It is interesting to note that Miller decided to use a new translation of the play, which is the [...]

Would you like a piece of toast, Ivan?
I don’t think I’m there quite yet, Sharky.
Connor McPherson’s new play, The Seafarer, is touring the UK. After its run at the Cottesloe Theatre, the National Theatre production was at The Lowry in Manchester and is now playing at Newcastle Theatre Royal, where we caught up [...]

‘Young girl lives on shore of lake since childhood – like you. Loves the lake – like the seagull. Is happy and free – like the seagull. Then one day a man turns up, sees her, and mindlessly destroys her.’
We’re in London at the moment, at th Royal Academy during the afternoon to see the [...]