REVIEW: Edward II (Tristan Bates Theatre) ★★★
Christopher Marlowe‘s homoerotic narrative returns to the stage after a successful run at the Camden Fringe, poignantly marking 50 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales. Lazarus Theatre Company aim to inject a modern, dynamic flair into this centuries-old historical play, bringing their award-winning talent to the forefront. With Edward I dead, […]
REVIEW: Richard III (Temple Church) ★★★★
Shakespeare’s fictional reinvention of the last Plantagenet King of England has always been a topic of hot discussion in both theatre and history. Antic Disposition’s touring production of Richard III comes to London’s Temple Church following a summer tour of English cathedrals and western France. This production created quite a buzz after it played at Leicester […]
REVIEW: Horrible Histories – More Best of Barmy Britain! (Garrick Theatre) ★★★★
This year marks twelve years since the Horrible Histories Live shows started and this is their sixth year in the West End. Staged by Birmingham Stage Company and written by Terry Deary and Neal Foster, this is a great show to take the kids to over the Summer holidays. Following last years The Best of Barmy Britain […]
REVIEW: Flesh and Bone (Pleasance Dome) ★★★★★
Flesh and Bone is a new play written in 2016 by Elliot Warren and co-created with Olivia Brady. This is the first show from Warren and Brady’s Unpolished Theatre, founded last year by the recent drama school graduates. The play is set in a tower block in East London and tells the tale of five […]
REVIEW: Black Mountain (Roundabout @ Summerhall) ★★★★
Black Mountain by award winning writer Brad Birch is a sinister thriller about relationships, betrayal and revenge produced by Paines Plough, Theatr Clwyd and Orange Tree Theatre. Rebecca and Paul have come to a remote cottage to try to mend their relationship following an unspoken incident. They are tense and overly polite, tiptoeing around each […]
REVIEW: 13 THE MUSICAL (Ambassadors Theatre) ★★★★
After several successful shows, The British Theatre Academy are back in London at the Ambassadors Theatre with ’13 The Musical’. The show with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Songs For A New World) was originally performed on Broadway with a cast no older than the titles age- even […]
REVIEW: Quarter Life Crisis (Underbelly Cowgate) ★★★★★
Last year at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, a friend of mine Katie Brennan put on a show called Quarter Life Crisis, about what it means to be 25 and reflecting on life and whether or not you feel as grown up as you should. So, when I saw that this year, a different show with […]
REVIEW: Flo and Joan: The Kindness of Stranglers (Just The Tonic at The Tron) ★★★★★
Flo and Joan are the alter-ego’s of sister’s Nicola and Rosie Dempsey. Their ‘The 2016 Song’ went viral on YouTube at the beginning of 2017, gaining over half a million views of their fast-paced and quick-witted comedy song about everything that happened in 2016. Having just returned from living in Canada, Flo and Joan are […]
REVIEW: The OS Map Fan Club (The Space @ Surgeon’s Hall) ★★★★
The OS Map Fan Club is Helen Wood’s second solo comedy show where she shares with the audience her love of folded paper Ordnance Survey maps. She says the show is aimed at OS fanatics, the OS curious and even OS sceptics and those who use online mapping and GPS are welcome. Dressed in her […]
REVIEW: Assessment (Gilded Balloon @ The Rose Theatre) ★★★★
Assessment is a new play by Robert Dawson Scott produced by Shows on a Shoestring. The setting is “The Future: But Only Just” and that’s what makes this dark comedy so thought provoking and disturbing to watch along with the knowledge that all the statistics quoted come from UK Government sources. It’s Alan McDonald’s 77th […]