Sam Marlowe

Biography

Sam Marlowe trained and worked as an actor before becoming a full-time arts writer with a special interest in theatre and performance. She has written extensively for The Times, as well as The Independent, the i paper, Time Out, Metro, The Stage, theartsdesk.com and The Chicago Tribune.

Recent Articles

The Band Plays On

Long Reviews | 16 Mar 21

Celebration of Sheffield by Chris Bush and Robert Hastie is an evening of highs and lows

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Long Reviews | 17 Dec 20

August Wilson’s drama, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, triumphantly delivered with sensual visuals and sublime performances

Nine Lessons and Carols

Long Reviews | 10 Dec 20

Devised by writer Chris Bush, director Rebecca Frecknall and the Almeida company, Nine Lessons and Carols is an imaginative Christmas show for Covid times that offers comfort and joy

Crave

Long Reviews | 03 Nov 20

Tinuke Craig’s rending production of Sarah Kane’s fierce, poetic chronicle of love and anguish

Uncle Vanya

Long Reviews | 14 Oct 20

Every melancholy detail pierces in this screen version of Ian Rickson’s acclaimed Chekhov production

Microplays

Reviews | 14 Oct 20

Open Sky’s Microplays sees writers such as Matilda Ibini and Iman Qureshi produce shorts exploring socio-cultural division

Watching Rosie

Reviews | 07 Aug 20

Touching miniature by Louise Coulthard, starring Miriam Margolyes and directed by Michael Fentiman, with beautiful performances and pitch-perfect tone

Paapa Essiedu

Big Interviews | 11 Feb 20

Since receiving acclaim for playing Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Paapa Essiedu has appeared in the West End and on TV. Now starring in Pass Over at London’s Kiln Theatre, he tells Sam Marlowe about coping with media stereotyping, why self-care is important and worrying about choosing acting over a medical career.