The George Devine Award today announces its 2023 Shortlist of nine playwrights. Actor and 2023 Award judge Johnny Flynn: ‘‘It has been an extraordinary privilege to read these plays and I have been bowled over by their inventiveness. Each one pushes the form in a totally unique way, and yet despite their extreme differences in
<strong>Playground; @sohoplace; Donmar Warehouse, London<br></strong>Richard Norton-Taylor and Nicolas Kent’s second Grenfell drama is a shocking dissection of negligence; Sophie Okonedo breathes fire as Medea; and Diana Nneka Atuona brings wartime Cardiff to life
PATRICK MARMION: At the National Theatre, we have Romeo And Julie - a work that has nothing to do with Shakespeare. It s an urban love story from Welsh writer Gary Owen.