REVIEW: POSSIBILITIES (Theatre Utopia) ★★★★
This performance is the second production by the Misprint Theatre which comprises Katherine Carlton and Jamal Chong, both of whom are credited with sharing the writing of the Possibilities script as well as starring in the play. Jamal is also credited with actually owning the Theatre Utopia building. This is a short play lasting less than […]
REVIEW: Things I Know to be True (Lyric Hammersmith) ★★★★
Premiered in Adelaide, Australia, this co-production between Frantic Assembly and the State Theatre Company of South Australia is now showing at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. Andrew Bovell’s poetic and bold play is a touching portrait of a family through the eyes of the children, who know they have to go their own way, which might […]
REVIEW: GROWTH (The Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts) ★★★★
Whilst undergoing refurbishment, the Lightouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, has managed to keep theatre goers content by hosting The Roundabout Festival in Poole Park, the world’s first travelling ‘plug and play’ round theatre that flat packs entirely into the back of a single lorry. Growth was written by rising playwright Luke Norris and is […]
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 […]