This production, at the 340-seat Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, was enough to convince me that’s an ill-deserved state of affairs – it’s a play that deserves to be better known. Written around ...

Not for the first time down by the Thames, genders are flipped, Cymbeline the Queen of a matriarchal Britain, resisting the demands for tribute from a machismo-sodden Italy. Her daughter, Innogen, is ...

The list goes on. It’s an odd choice for the Sam Wanamaker, but one supposes they must get bored of playing the big hits all the time and fancied themselves a challenge. The plot in this ...

This rarely-staged late Shakespearean romance gets a bold, vivid production from Jennifer Tang that matches its hectic mix of comedy, horror and absurdity. King Cymbeline here becomes a Queen ...

This rarely-staged late Shakespearean romance gets a bold, vivid production from Jennifer Tang that matches its hectic mix of comedy, horror and absurdity. King Cymbeline here becomes a Queen (Martina ...

Van Kampen’s plays include the hit Farinelli and the King, which opened at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse before transferring to the West End and Broadway. She composed the music for a wealth of shows, ...

“This is actually my first time at the Globe,” Wight says. “We’re doing it in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, which is lit by candles. It’s a lovely place to work. It’s ...

A decade on from its widely-celebrated 2014 iteration, Webster’s bloody revenge tragedy has returned to London’s sublimely atmospheric Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. This energetic new production ...

In 2007, van Kampen received the Sam Wanamaker Award for her pioneering work in Shakespearean theater alongside Rylance and theatrical designer Jenny Tiramini. As a playwright, van Kampen wrote ...

Her accolades include the 2007 Sam Wanamaker Award, and six Olivier Award nominations. Claire van Kampen (CREDIT: Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic) She met Rylance in 1987 while working on a ...