GORDON PARSONS is intrigued by a biography of the Marxist intellectual and author, made from the point of view of his son

GORDON PARSONS applauds a marvellous story of human ingenuity and youthful determination, well served by a large and talented company

GORDON PARSONS is fascinated by a musical — and questioning — survey of Shakespeare’s attitude to women

For GORDON PARSONS, a dramatic exploration of the abuse of young men at Medomsley Youth Detention Centre trumps Beckett, a couple of Hamlets and a bracing Candide

GORDON PARSONS relishes an adaptation of Dahl’s children’s tale, but issues a warning for the over 11-year-olds

GORDON PARSONS steps warily in between the lines of Britain’s most famous diarist

GORDON PARSONS is impressed by superb acting in a stripped down version of John Galsworthy’s epic family drama

GORDON PARSONS enjoys the wealth of wisdom and the clarity of expression from a dialogue between Chomsky and Mujica

When the spectacle of gangland violence overwhelms the text, you get the “Scottish play” far removed from RSC founding principles, muses Gordon Parsons

GORDON PARSONS is blown away by a superb production of Rostand’s comedy of verbal panache and swordmanship

GORDON PARSONS is intrigued by a contemporary update of a problem play that raises more questions than it answers

GORDON PARSONS is riveted by a translation of Shakespeare’s tragedy into joyous comedy set in a southern black homestead