Lyric Theatre in general

I go to the theatre a lot. I'd be a fool not to, as I live in London, which does have an awful lot of theatres putting on a huge variety of different productions. Generally I end up seeing things about a week before they close, so never write about them on this site, as the usefulness of reviewing a play that probably won't even exist by the time I post the review is going to be minimal. But now, having seen a play that's just opening rather than just closing, I find myself in the position of being able to tell you all about it... The Dance of Death is currently on at the Lyric on Shaftesbury Avenue (one of the row of four or five theatres up at the ...