The Latest Breaking News from Lyndsey Turner

A Month in the Country: Sophie Okonedo makes a fine return to the stage

4/5 At the Donmar Warehouse, Turgenev’s comedy sparkles with a fine cast

Evening Standard · Sep 3

Archduke at Royal Court: An amusing look at young male radicalisation

3/5 This absurdist comedy about the assassins targeting Archduke Franz Ferdinand is enjoyable if a little light

Evening Standard · Jul 3

Russell Tovey and Monica Dolan among stars lined up for 2026 Donmar season

London’s Donmar Warehouse has revealed its upcoming season.

Evening Standard · Jan 29

David Oyelowo: ‘Like a lot of immigrants, my dad was all about work, work, work’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The Golden Globe-winning actor and star of ‘Selma’ is currently tearing up the National Theatre stage in ‘Coriolanus’. But it’s a rare trip back home for the British-Nigerian actor who made his name in ‘Spooks’ but was forced moved to America in 2007 because of his struggle…

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2024

Coriolanus review: Blockbuster Shakespeare with David Oyelowo on formidable form

Lyndsey Turner’s production sounds a warning about the dangers of elitism, with contemporary debates about monuments and stolen treasures the backdrop of her confident production

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024

Coriolanus review – David Oyelowo keeps you waiting and Es Devlin’s design is to die for

The drama is underpowered until the end but what Lyndsey Turner’s production lacks in feeling it makes up in style

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024

The Witches at the National Theatre review: this is the Christmas show to beat

Forget the old adage 'never work with children or animals', this production has great fun with children *as* animals

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2023

House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock set to make West End debut in The Crucible

The Australian will star as Abigail in Lyndsey Turner’s National Theatre production

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2023

Actor Erin Doherty: ‘How good a footballer was I? I got scouted by Chelsea!’

The actor best-known for playing Princess Anne in The Crown on making her National Theatre debut in The Crucible – and how the world it portrays is not so different from today

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022

The week in theatre: Blues for an Alabama Sky; The Crucible; Dido’s Bar – review

Thirties Harlem is vibrantly alive at the National, while mob rule meets Little House on the Prairie in an assured revival of The Crucible. Elsewhere, a night on the tiles in Carthage

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022