Book of the Week - Theatre Writings
By Kenneth Tynan, selected by Dominic Shellard. Michael Sheen and David Horovitch read from a new selection of articles by one of the 20th Century's most influential theatre critics
Book of the Week - Theatre Writings - A Verbal Wizard
Tynan makes astonishingly accurate assessments of the first ever performances of The Entertainer (1957) and A Taste of Honey (1958), and heralds the work of Harold Pinter.
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Book of the Week - Theatre Writings - An Open Letter
In July 1962, just before leaving The Observer to join Laurence Olivier's New National Theatre, Kenneth Tynan writes a surprisingly negative review about his idol.
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Book of the Week - Theatre Writings - Apathy
Michael Sheen and David Horovitch read from a selection of articles by influential theatre critic Kenneth Tynan. He is barely 20 when he writes his first audacious reviews.
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Book of the Week - Theatre Writings - Dodging the Ban
Kenneth Tynan's passionate campaign against theatre censorship is a high-definition performance - fearless and funny. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
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Book of the Week - Theatre Writings - The Voice of the Young
In May 1956, Kenneth Tynan writes an ecstatic review of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger, and the play changes the face of British theatre. Abridged by Doreen Estall.
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