REVIEW: Heroines (Theatre N16) ★★★
Heroines comes to Theatre N16 in Balham following a preview at Bromley Churchill Theatre. It’s a production from Emberfly Theatre, a collaborative company of emerging artists seeking to keep female stories front and centre. Heroines is inspired by female characters from Shakespeare’s plays, and imagines them sharing a flat in the 21st century. All these […]
REVIEW: Instructions for American Servicemen In Britain (Jermyn Street Theatre) ★★★
At first I was a little surprised to hear that Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain is actually a book adaptation (well not really a book, more of a guideline pamphlet). But as the show continued, it all made perfect sense. In WWII American G.Is stationed in British bases were actually given a cultural guide […]
REVIEW: Queen Anne (Theatre Royal Haymarket) ★★
Historical dramas continue to be popular, both in literature, on stage and on screen. The acclaim of Shakespeare In Love and Nell Gwynn has given rise to several historical comedies that combine music and dance to rapturous applause and frivolity. Unfortunately, Queen Anne does not live up to expectations. Although it is clearly not a […]
REVIEW: Rotterdam (Arts Theatre) ★★★★★
Knowing who you really are is not always easy. Some people seem to have known who they are for years; others have finally worked it out, but haven’t told anyone else and some of us will never truly understand ourselves. Alice (Alice McCarthy) knows she’s a lesbian and has in fact known for a while. […]
REVIEW: Yank! (Charing Cross Theatre) ★★★★
The off-broadway musical Yank! recently sailed across the sea to Manchester, where it played at the Hope Mill Theatre. After receiving critical acclaim, it has transferred to London’s Charing Cross Theatre, bringing a World War II love story to our hearts. Being Gay in the 1940’s was pretty much unheard of (and totally illegal). If […]
REVIEW: He Shoots! He Scores! A Musical With Balls (Above The Stag) ★★★★
Above The Stag, the UK’s only full time professional LGBT theatre, scores another hit with ‘He Shoots! He Scores! A Musical With Balls!’ We follow Joe as he relocates to London and joins a gay football team, the Hercules Harriers. The fun and frivolity that follow as they enter, what they think, is a gay […]
REVIEW: Shit-Faced Showtime: The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz (Leicester Square Theatre) ★★★★
Magnificent Bastard Productions formed in 2010 to create unexpected and unpredictable theatre. Since then, their Shit-Faced Shakespeare productions are performed across the UK and USA in Boston, Atlanta, Austin and Minnesota. Selling out at Edinburgh and Brighton Fringes each year, expanded to include Shit-Faced Showtime in 2015. Showtime’s latest offering is their take on well-loved […]
REVIEW: Margaret Thatcher Queen Of Game Shows (Underbelly) ★★★★
Margaret Thatcher has been pretty busy taking the world by storm over the last few years. Back in 2014, Maggie’s show Margaret Thatcher Queen Of Soho saw her get lost in Soho on the eve of the vote on Section 28 and accidentally became a cabaret superstar. Her latest show Margaret Thatcher Queen Of Game […]
REVIEW: The View From Nowhere (Park Theatre) ★★★
Park Theatre’s new season opens with the world premiere of The View from Nowhere, a new play from Chuck Anderson based on the terrifying (and true) fact that many chemicals used in food production have side effects we should really be worried about. Prez is a biochemist with a committed team of young scientists around […]
REVIEW: Tiresia (Etcetera Theatre) ★★★★
Golden Age Theatre Company is dedicated to creating theatre that explores big ideas. Tiresia is a new play written and directed by Ian Dixon Potter that challenges views of personality, identity and memory. Tiresia is a young artist who spends a lot of time in the pub with Harold, shares a flat with Alice and […]