Dissolve
Rating [rating=2] Reviewed by Tony Peters Memories are what shape us and make us what we are. So how would you cope with severe memory loss, where every day was a new experience? And if you had to choose just one memory to hang on to, what would it be? This is the […]
Abigail's Party
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Rosalie Carter There’s something wonderfully hideous about watching Abigail’s Party. Perhaps it’s the shag pile rug underneath a glass topped table. Perhaps it’s the constant flow of rum and cokes that the characters first tried on the exotic beaches of Majorca. It could even be the wide lapels and pinstripe […]
Burn the Floor
Rating [rating=5] Reviewed by Tony Peters The latest incarnation of international dance phenomenon Burn the Floor blasts its way into the West End for a limited season with a stunning two hours of ballroom and latin that at times takes the breath away. First conceived as long ago as 1997 by producer Harley […]
Siro-A
Rating [rating=4] Reviewed by Candice Nel I’d heard Siro-A were Japans answer to the Blue Man Group and was instantly intrigued by the idea of mime, techno and a light show, all being combined on stage at the Leicester Square Theatre. The show doesn’t disappoint – it is an epic hour of performance art […]
Nights of Enchantment
Reviewed by Jamie Chapman Dixon Rating [rating=3] Nights of Enchantment walks us through several tales from the popular collection of 1001 Arabian Nights. Tree Folk Theatre have put their faith in New Writer Gillian Pencavel and you can understand why. Gillian’s writing is very mature yet rough around the edges, which is to be expected […]
Making Dickie Happy
Reviewed by Tony Peters Rating [rating=4] Taking real characters and placing them in an unfamiliar or fictional scenario presents all sorts of tantalising possibilities for the playwright and it’s an idea that Jeremy Kingston runs with to witty effect in this revival of his 2004 play. Shortly after the end of the First World […]
Gods Property
Rating [rating=5] Reviewed by Jamie Chapman-Dixon Gods Property is a new piece of theatre which had its world premiere at Soho Theatre on the 26th February 2013. Written by Arinze Kene, directed by Michael Burrong and a superb set by Ellen Cairns. The first thing you notice as you walk in to take your seats […]
The Audience
Wilma’s Rating [rating=5] When I first decided to see The Audience I was conscious that I am not the most patriotic of people and may be a bit bored during a show that focuses around the Queen and her weekly meetings with the Prime Minister but I was blown away by the powerful show […]
Dorothy In Oz
Wilma’s Rating [rating=3] When Dorothy utters her first words, and they are ‘Shut the fuck up Toto’, you realise this is going to be quite a show. Set in a mental institute, where Dorothy has been committed with bipolar (a disorder that never really seems to make an appearance), we see a very different side […]
A Chorus Line at the London Palladium ★★★★
A Chorus Line is finally back in the West End and boy has everyone been waiting for it. The cult classic which has a small cabin in every theatre lovers heart, is 2 hours long without an interval. I’m not going to lie, I was slightly dubious about the fact that without an interval this […]