Leon Burakowski

Contributing Writer
Leon Burakowski - Picture by Tracy Burakowski
Leon Burakowski - Picture by Tracy Burakowski

A British journalist based in central England with 28 years experience in newspapers. Writes about travel, theatre, technology, history, food and books.

Latest Articles

Margi Clarke talks about Hormonal Housewives
An interview with the former punk queen of Liverpool about her role in a new comedy production touring UK theatres and hanging up her stilettos
Feb 29, 2012 - Leon Burakowski
Interview with Merlin actresses Katie McGrath and Angel Coulby
Merlin stars Katie McGrath and Angel Coulby look to Hollywood
Oct 25, 2011 - Leon Burakowski
A Review of the RSC's 2011 Staging of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Director Nancy Meckler's new production of William Shakespeare's most magical play is an uncoventional delight
Sep 19, 2011 - Leon Burakowski
Review of The Merchant of Venice with Patrick Stewart as Shylock
A thrilling new version of William Shakespeare's most divisive play has opened at the revamped Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon
May 20, 2011 - Leon Burakowski
Robin Pecknold on Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
The singer and songwriter of Fleet Foxes talks about the sometimes difficult process of making the band's second album
May 18, 2011 - Leon Burakowski
Review of The Hidden Reality by Brian Greene
Academic, physicist and mathematician Brian Greene asks, 'Is ours the only universe?' in this accessible book published in the UK by Allen Lane.
May 14, 2011 - Leon Burakowski
A Review of The City Madam by The Royal Shakespeare Company
The Swan Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon stages a play by one of Shakespeare's almost contemporaries as part of its 50th anniversary season.
May 13, 2011 - Leon Burakowski
A Review Of William Shakespeare's Macbeth Staged By The RSC 2011
Director Michael Boyd's bloody vision of Macbeth is the first new production in the radically revamped Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon
Apr 27, 2011 - Leon Burakowski
The Wizard of Oz
A review of Andrew Lloyd Webber's spectacular production of The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium
Apr 18, 2011 - Leon Burakowski
Controversial Comedian Jim Davidson Plays a Racist Comic in Play
Comedian Jim Davidson has been accused of being racist, sexist and anti-disabled, but he will be taking the accusations head on in a play he has written.
Feb 27, 2011 - Leon Burakowski