REVIEW: The Leftovers (Curve Leicester) ★★★
The Leftovers is a contemporary, ‘fly on the wall’, musical from Sheep Soup Productions, directed by Siobhán Cannon-Brownlie with music and lyrics by Nic Harvey and Rob Green. The story takes place inside a recording studio, as a group of people loosely connected by the sudden death of their friend, Jodie, decide to club together […]
REVIEW: JINKX SINGS EVERYTHING (Soho Theatre) ★★★★
Born and raised in Seattle Jinkx Monsoon has been working on the stage since the age of 15. Stardom beckoned with the winning of season five of ‘RuPauls Drag Race’ and Jinkx now works internationally with this and their other show ‘The Vaudevillians’. Jinkx describes themselves as being Seattle’s ‘hottest, youngest MILF’, and as ‘the […]
REVIEW: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (County Hall) ★★★★
Based on Agatha Christie‘s 1925 short story, Witness For The Prosecution has not been seen on the London stage since 1953. It is now being cleverly staged at Country Hall on the Southbank, performing this courtroom drama in a real life court. Leonard Vole is on trial for the murder of a wealthy woman (Emily […]
REVIEW: Our House The Musical (Churchill Theatre) ★★★★★
Making their way through their UK tour, the cast of Our House The Musical storm their way into the Churchill Theatre in Bromley until the 28th of October. The jukebox musical features well known hits by Madness; including ‘Baggy Trousers’, ‘It Must Be Love’ and ‘Our House’. The show was originally performed at the Cambridge […]
REVIEW: Don Giovanni (Pleasance Theatre) ★★★★
Don Giovanni, produced by HeadFirst, is the central show for the Festival of Sex, Love and Death, bringing opera to the Pleasance Theatre for the first time. The festival showcases opera, dance, physical theatre and new writing with eight companies staging five events over ten days. “Long live women, long live wine!” This is a […]
REVIEW: PRINCESS CHARMING (Ovalhouse) ★★★★★
“We don’t like being told what to do. Some boys like pink. Some girls like football. Whatever. We’re here to sing, shout, stamp, dance, dress up. And be ourselves.“ ‘Princess Charming’ at The Ovalhouse is an absolute gem of a show. Exploring gender stereotypes using the very clever medium of a cabaret aimed at 7-11 […]
REVIEW: The Female Gaze & Other Stories, Volume III: Spellbound (Cockpit Theatre) ★★★★
The Female Gaze & Other Stories has so far offered two previous volumes focusing on female sexuality and tales from the female body, striving to explore the strengths, vulnerabilities and untold stories from female minds. Their work continues as they return with Volume III: ‘Spellbound‘; across four performances we experience alternative approaches to this: witchcraft […]
REVIEW: Phobophobia: Night Terrors (London Tombs) ★★★
The world premiere of Phobophobia: Night Terrors was always going to be a spooky experience – found under London Bridge, around the bend from the station and nestled in the arches, London Tombs is built in the remains of a former plague pit and draws on its gruesome history to scare tourists and Londoners alike. […]
REVIEW: THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (Old Red Lion Theatre) ★★★
Creeping into the Old Red Lion Theatre just in time for the London Horror Festival, Hidden Basement’s The Shadow over Innsmouth brings one of HP Lovecraft’s lesser known tales to the stage. A story of isolation, uncertainty and dread, it has been hauled from the dark and murky depths of Lovecraft’s invention and reimagined into […]
REVIEW: FISHSKIN TROUSERS (Park Theatre) ★★★
Fishskin Trousers tells the stories of three lost souls, all linked by their relationship with the mysterious island of Orford Ness, just off the Suffolk coast. Mab (Jessica Carroll) offers a 12th century perspective on the arrival to the island of the ‘Wild man of Orford’. She tells us of his webbed feet, inability to […]