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  Kevin A Quarmby reviews for a number of theatre magazines and websites. For a selective list in descending chronologocal order, scroll down below.  
     
  Reviews marked (Scene) first appeared in Scene: Reviews of Early Modern Drama.  
  Reviews marked (Big Q Reviews) first appeared in Big Q Reviews.  
  Reviews marked (Curtain Up) first appeared in CurtainUp.  
  Reviews marked (BTG) first appeared in British Theatre Guide.  
  Reviews marked (R&V) first appeared in Rogues and Vagabonds.  
 

 

 
 

Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis MN, 2017 (Scene)

 
 

The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare, Wise Fool Theater, Duluth MN, 2017 (Big Q Reviews)

 
 

Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, National Theatre Live, Barbican, London EC2, 2015 (Big Q Reviews)

 
 

Henry V, by William Shakespeare, Lazarus Theatre Company, Union Theatre Southwark, London, 2015 (Big Q Reviews)

 
 

Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Ninagawa Company, Barbican, London EC2, 2015 (Big Q Reviews)

 
 

Richard II, by William Shakespeare, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican, London EC2, 2013 (Big Q Reviews)

 
 

Penthesilea, by Heinrich von Kleist, translated by Joel Agee, Playades Theatre Company, The Space, London E14, 2013 (Big Q Reviews)

 
 

Othello, by William Shakespeare, National Theatre, London SE1, 2013 (Big Q Reviews)

 
 

Measure for Measure, part of the 'Globe to Globe' season at Shakespeare's Globe, London, 2012

 
 

Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare, RSC Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2012 (BTG)

 
 

The Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare, RSC Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2012 (BTG)

 
 

King John, by William Shakespeare, RSC Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2012 (BTG)

 
 

Richard III, by William Shakespeare, RSC Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2012 (BTG)

 
 

The Women of Troy, after Euripides, Blue Elephant Theatre, London SE5, 2012 (Big Q Reviews)

 
 

The Heresy of Love, by Helen Edmundson, RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2012 (BTG)

 
 

The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare, RSC Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2012 (BTG)

 
 

Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Broadway Studio Theatre, London SE6, 2012 (Big Q Reviews)

 
 

King John, by William Shakespeare, The Union Theatre, London SE1, 2012 (Big Q Reviews)

 
 

The Malcontent, by John Marston, The White Bear Theatre, Kennington, London 2011 (Big Q Reviews)

 
 

A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare, RSC Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2011 (BTG

 
 

The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare, RSC Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, May 2011 (BTG)

 
 

The City Madam, by Philip Massinger, RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, May 2011 (BTG)

 
 

Cardenio, William Shakespeare's 'Lost' Play Re-imagined, RSC Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, May 2011 (BTG)

 
 

Measure for Measure, by William Shakespeare, RSC Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2011 (BTG)

 
 

Edward II, by Christopher Marlowe, Rose Theatre, Bankside, London, 2011 (BTG)

 
 

Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, RSC Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, April 2011 (BTG)

 
 

Double Falsehood, by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, Union Theatre, Southwark, January 2011 (BTG)

 
 

Onassis, by Martin Sherman, Novello Theatre London, October 2010 (CurtainUp)

 
 

Krapp's Last Tape, by Samuel Beckett, Duchess Theatre London, September 2010 (CurtainUp)

 
 

The Prince of Homburg, by Heinrich von Kleist, Donmar London, July 2010 (CurtainUp)

 
 

Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre London, July 2010 (CurtainUp)

 
 

Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Mosaica@The Chocolate Factory, London N22, 2010 (BTG)

 
 

Arden of Faversham, Rose Theatre Southwark, London, 2010 (BTG)

 
 

Morte d'Arthur, by Thomas Malory, RSC Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, June 2010 (BTG)

 
 

Antony and Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare, RSC Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, May 2010 (BTG)

 
 

Women Beware Women, by Thomas Middleton, National Theatre, May 2010 (CurtainUp)

 
 

The Tragedy of Soliman and Perseda, attributed to Thomas Kyd, Rose Theatre, Bankside, London, April 2010 (BTG)

 
 

The White Guard, by Mikhail Bulgakov, in a version by Andrew Upton, National Theatre, March 2010 (CurtainUp)

 
 

Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, RSC Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, March 2010 (BTG)

 
 

King Lear, by William Shakespeare, RSC, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, March 2010 (BTG)

 
 

The Spanish Tragedy, by Thomas Kyd, Doublethink Theatre, Sotirios Hatjoullis and Jacob Wagen, Arcola Theatre, London, October 2009 (BTG)

 
 

Mother Courage and Her Children, by Berthold Brecht, National Theatre London, October 2009 (CurtainUp)

 
 

The Rover, by Aphra Behn, Looking Glass House, Southwark Playhouse, London, July 2009 (BTG)

 
 

All's Well That End's Well, by William Shakespeare, National Theatre, London, June 2009 (CurtainUp)

 
 

Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Donmar West End at Wyndham's Theatre, London, June 2009

 
 

The Winter's Tale, by William Shakespeare, The Old Vic, London, June 2009 (BTG)

 
 

I Am Montana, by Samuel D. Hunter, Yaller Skunk Theatre Company at Arcola Theatre, London, June 2009 (BTG)

 
 

The Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Globe On Tour, The Globe Theatre, London, May 2009 (BTG)

 
 

DruidSynge: The Playboy of the Western World, by J.M. Synge, Oxford Playhouse presenting the Druid Ireland production, Oxford, May 2009 (BTG)

 
 

As You Like It, by William Shakespeare, RSC, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, April 2009 (BTG)

 
 

The Winter's Tale, by William Shakespeare, RSC, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, April 2009 (BTG)

 
 

Dark Tales, based on the stories of Hans Christian Andersen, Giant Olive, The Lion and Unicorn Theatre, Kentish Town, London, March 2009 (BTG)

 
 

Deep Cut, by Philip Ralph, Sherman Cymru at the Tricycle Theatre Kilburn, London, March 2009 (BTG)

 
 

Victory: Choices In Reaction, by Howard Barker, ICENI Productions and Arcola Theatre, London, March 2009 (BTG)

 
 

The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, The Baxter Theatre Centre at the University of Cape Town in association with RSC, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, February 2009 (BTG)

 
 

On The Waterfront, by Budd Schulberg with Stan Silverman, Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, February 2009 (BTG)

 
 

The Water's Edge, by Theresa Rebeck, Arcola Theatre, London, February 2009 (BTG)

 
 

In Blood: The Bacchae, by Frances Viner, Arcola Theatre, London, January 2009 (BTG)

 
 

The City Wives' Confederacy, by John Vanbrugh, Greenwich Playhouse, London, December 2008 (BTG)

 
 

Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, RSC, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, December 2008 (BTG)

 
 

The Ballad of Crazy Paola, by Arne Sierens, translated by Stephen Greenhorn, Arcola Studio 2, November 2008 (BTG)

 
 

The Family Reunion, by T. S. Eliot, Donmar, London, November 2008

 
 

Michael X by Vanessa Walters, Tabernacle Centre, London W11, November 2008

 
 

The Bad One, Written by Janice Connolly, ‘Women & Theatre On Tour' at the Tara Studio, Earlsfield, London, 28 - 31 October 2008

 
 

Shakespeare's Globe: A Theatrical Experiment, by Christie Carson and Farah Karim-Cooper, Book Review, October 2008 (R&V)

 
 

The Dying of Today, by Howard Barker, Arcola Theatre, October 2008 (R&V)

 
 

Oedipus by Sophocles, in a new version by Frank McGuinness, National Theatre, London, October 2008 (R&V)

 
 

The Two Gentlemen of Verona, An Adaptation in Portuguese of Shakespeare's Comedy by Nós do Morro, Bite08, Barbican Pit, London, October 2008 (R&V)

 
 

Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare, RSC, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, October 2008 (R&V)

 
 

August Strindberg's Creditors, in a new version by David Greig, Donmar Warehouse, London, September 2008 (R&V)

 
 

Anton Chekhov's Ivanov, in a new version by Tom Stoppard, Donmar West End at Wyndham's Theatre, London, September 2008 (R&V)

 
 

Edward II, by Christopher Marlowe, Eyestrings, St Andrew's Church Holborn, London, September 2008 (R&V)

 
 

Timon of Athens, by William Shakespeare and Thomas Middleton, Shakespeare's Globe London, August 2008 (R&V)

 
 

Piaf, by Pam Gems, starring Elena Roger, Donmar Warehouse, London, August 2008 (R&V)

 
 

Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, starring David Tennant, RSC, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, August 2008 (R&V)

 
 

Edward II, by Christopher Marlowe, BAC, Battersea London, July 2008 (R&V)

 
 

The Female of the Species, by Joanna Murray-Smith, Vaudeville Theatre, London, July 2008 (R&V)

 
 

The Chalk Garden, by Enid Bagnold, Donmar Warehouse, London, June 2008 (R&V)

 
 

The Revenger's Tragedy, by Thomas Middleton, Royal National Theatre, London, June 2008 (R&V)

 
 

Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw, Old Vic Theatre London, May 2008 (R&V)

 
 

Boris Godunov, by Alexander Pushkin, Barbican London, May 2008 (R&V)

 
 

The Lady from the Sea, by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Frank McGuinness, Arcola Theatre London, May 2008 (R&V)

 
 

The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare, RSC, Courtyard Theatre,Stratford-upon-Avon, May 2008 (R&V)

 
 

The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare, RSC Courtyard Theatre,Stratford-upon-Avon, April 2008 (R&V)

 
 

Purgatorio, by Ariel Dorfman, Arcola Theatre London, January 2008 (R&V)

 
 

Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Gielgud Theatre London, November 2007 (R&V)

 
 

Henry V, by William Shakespeare, RSC, Courtyard Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon, November 2007 (R&V)

 
 

The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare, Arcola Theatre London, October 2007 (R&V)

 
 

Jenufa, by Timberlake Wertenbaker, Arcola Theatre London, October 2007 (R&V)

 
 

King Lear, by William Shakespeare, RSC, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, May/June 2007 (R&V)

 
 

Coriolanus, by William Shakespeare, RSC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, March 2007 (R&V)

 
 

Richard III, by William Shakespeare, RSC, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, January 2007 (R&V)

 
 

Henry VI Parts I, II and III, by William Shakespeare, RSC, Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, August 2006 (R&V)

 
 

The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, RSC, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, August 2006 (R&V)

 
 

Antony and Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare, RSC, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, May 2006 (R&V)

 
 

The Revenger's Tragedy, by Thomas Middleton, Southwark Playhouse, London, March 2006 (R&V)

 
 

Sejanus: His Fall, by Ben Jonson, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, July 2005 (R&V)

 
 

Schiller's Mary Stuart, A New Version by Peter Oswald, Donmar Warehouse, July 2005 (R&V)

 
 

Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, Lyric Theatre, May 2005 (R&V)

 
 

Hedda Gabler, by Henrik Ibsen, Almeida Theatre, Islington, March 2005 (R&V)

 
 

Thomas More, by Anthony Munday, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood and William Shakespeare, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, March 2005 (R&V)

 
 

The Winter's Tale, by William Shakespeare, directed by Edward Hall, Watermill, Berkshire, January 2005 (R&V)

 
 

Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Almeida Theatre, Islington, January 2005 (R&V)

 
 

Tim Robbins, Embedded, Riverside Studios, London, September 2004 (R&V)

 
 

Euripides' Hecuba, Donmar Warehouse, September 2004 (R&V)

 
 

King Lear, by William Shakespeare, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, June 2004 (R&V)

 
 

Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, April 2004 (R&V)

 
 

Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, March 2004 (R&V)

 
 

Othello, by William Shakespeare, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, February 2004 (R&V)

 
 

The Entertainer, by John Osborne, Liverpool Playhouse, January 2004 (R&V)

 
 

All's Well That Ends Well, by William Shakespeare, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, December 2003 (R&V)

 
 

Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, August 2003 (R&V)

 
 

Shakespeare's La Tragédie d'Hamlet, Warwick Arts Centre, June 2003 (R&V)

 
 

Henry V, by William Shakespeare, National Theatre, London, May 2003 (R&V)

 
 

King Lear, by William Shakespeare, starring Timothy West, Old Vic, London, March 2003 (R&V)

 
 

A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare, directed by Edward Hall, Watermill, Berkshire, February 2003 (R&V)

 
 

The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, starring Derek Jacobi, Old Vic, London, January 2003 (R&V)

 
 

The Malcontent, by John Marston, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2002 (R&V)

 
 

The Island Princess, by John Fletcher, RSC, Gielgud Theatre London, 10 December 2002 (R&V)

 
 

Eastward Ho!, by George Chapman, Ben Jonson, and John Marston, RSC, Gielgud Theatre London, December 2002 (R&V)

 
 

Edward III, by William Shakespeare, RSC, Gielgud Theatre, London, December 2002 (R&V)