Andy Warhol, gentrification, and the criminal justice system are all under the microscope on the London stage this week – to varying degrees of success. The Collaboration – Young Vic ★★★★☆ In this arty drama, Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat bare their knuckles and souls over a collaboration in the artist’s studio. Paul Bettany’s entertainingly neurotic, affecting performance as Warhol …
What happens when your “ends” are no longer yours? Sure, there are the odd references to England’s Jadon Sancho and French star Kylian Mbappe, but football facts and lingo are minimal and the show never feels inaccessible. Under the direction of the Bush Theatre’s associate artistic director Daniel Bailey, there’s barely a moment of silence, with laugh-out-loud dialogue overlapping as …
