REVIEW: BURNING BRIDGES (Theatre 503) ★★★★
Burning Bridges is Amy Shindler’s first stage play. It was written as a tribute to her mother when her mother, who was a teacher, was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given just a short time to live. Amy has proved to be both a talented actor and a talented writer. In order to write the […]
REVIEW: THE DREAM FACTORY (Little Angel Studios) ★★★★
The Dream Factory is a children’s production by House of Stray Cats, a London based theatre company creating immersive works using puppetry, storytelling and movement. It’s supported by Little Angel Theatre’s FIRSTS, a development platform for new works in puppetry and visual theatre. The director is Greta Clough, a past Associate Artist at Little Angel […]
REVIEW: A Lovely Sunday For Creve Coeur (The Print Room) ★★★
Michael Oakley seems to have the right touch for finding forgotten plays by renowned playwrights. His production of Terence Rattigan’s Variation on a Theme at the Finborough Theatre was a big success. His latest rediscovery is a rarely performed play by Tennessee Williams – A Lovely Sunday For Creve Coeur. Although written in the late […]
REVIEW: JOHN & JEN (Union Theatre) ★★★
Andrew Lippa’s 1995 musical John & Jen has come to London for a short run at the Union Theatre, following a successful engagement at the Lantern Theatre in Liverpool earlier this year. John & Jen tells the story of a brother and sister, growing up in an abusive household. They are best friends and swear […]
REVIEW: AFFECTION (The Glory) ★★★★
For the last two years, The Glory has been a much celebrated watering hole for the LGBTQ+ community, mixing a cocktail of creativity, alternative entertainment and urbane glamour for the club-goers of East London. This September, Outbox Theatre’s affection takes over the cavernous basement space to bring the issue of HIV in the gay community […]
REVIEW: BRIEFS (London Wonderground) ★★★★★
“Briefs” is a boylesque show that redefines sexy: Hoola hoops – sexy. Rubik’s cubes – sexy. Bananas – sexy…but maybe a bit less so. For the fourth time at the London Wonderground, the Australian men from “Briefs” invite audiences to take a close look at them in various stages of undress, before, during and after […]
REVIEW: KEEP DANCING (New Wimbledon Theatre) ★★★
‘Keep Dancing’ sells itself perfectly off the back of the BBC hit show Strictly Come Dancing. As a fan of the show, I went in to the New Wimbledon Theatre looking forward to a night of glitz, glamour and class that emanates from the show. Sadly however, I was left wanting. Most of Act 1 […]
REVIEW: DINNER AT THE TWITS (The Vaults) ★★★★
2016 marks one hundred years since the birth of Roald Dahl, possibly our greatest storyteller since Shakespeare and a genius in telling tales that appeal not only to children, but to grown-ups too. The immersive theatre specialists, Les Enfants Terribles, are celebrating this auspicious year with an edible experience in the shape of ‘Dinner at […]
REVIEW: COQ-TAILS AND CONVERSATION (Natasha Barnes and Ria Jones) ★★★★
Live at Zedel commenced its relaunch earlier this month, providing a programme which branches towards many art forms, from theatre and music to comedy and literary. It truly has some sort of event to suit all ages, tastes and budgets and it’s a venue I will now pay formidable interest to. One of the highlights […]
REVIEW: EVELYN HOSKINS – THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL (Live At Zedel) ★★★
It’s been nearly one year since Evelyn Hoskins won the Rising Star Award at the West End Wilma Awards. Since then, she’s performed as Liesl in ITV’s The Sound of Music! Live, as well as performing alongside the likes of Jenna Russell and Bradley Walsh in Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure at the Adelphi. […]