REVIEW: HORRIBLE HISTORIES – THE BEST OF BARMY BRITAIN (Apollo Theatre) ★★★★★
The 5th anniversary of the Horrible Histories – Barmy Britain series is being celebrated in the West End with a Best Of Barmy Britain show which aims to teach 5-10 year olds about history through fun, acted out scenes and songs. I was never very good at history at school and to be honest I […]
REVIEW: BRIEFS FACTORY PRESENTS: SWEATSHOP (Underbelly Circus Hub) ★★★
The people behind the hit circus/cabaret show BRIEFS bring their latest show SWEATSHOP to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year, hosted by half of one of my favourite comedy cabaret duos Frisky and Mannish, Miss Frisky. The late night show at the Underbelly’s Circus Hub includes cabaret, circus and party tricks, woven together by Miss Frisky’s comedy, […]
REVIEW: THE NAKED MAGICIANS (Pleasance Courtyard) ★★★
The Naked Magicians are an Australian duo who have come up with a way of not just being another magic show. Yes, they do it naked. Or so the write up of the show says. The show starts with two fully dressed magicians and we find out that if we are going to see them […]
REVIEW: SCREENS (Theatre 503) ★★★
Stephen Laughton, whose critically acclaimed play Run sold out at the Vaults Festival in February, is presenting his new drama Screens at Theatre 503. Laughton is trying to discuss a lot of issues in 65 minutes of performance time – identity problems of second generation immigrants, teenage violence in deprived areas of London, homophobia, BREXIT, […]
REVIEW: MACBETH (The Courtyard Theatre) ★★★
As a lass with Scottish roots I was very much looking forward to seeing the Bard’s “Scottish play” performed at The Courtyard Theatre by up-and-coming theatre company Prowl Theatre. The company chose to set the action in 2016, with a jeans, sweatshirt and boot-wearing Macbeth who was filled with paranoia and racked with guilt as […]
REVIEW: RAT IN A BOX (Tristan Bates Theatre) ★★★★
For the average 20-something Londoner of this century, things can be pretty bleak. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you’ll be aware of rocketing house prices, extortionate rents, matchbox-sized bedrooms going for stupid money and living standards going down the toilet. Hence the creation of Abe Buckoke’s ‘Rat In […]
REVIEW: 2 BECOME 1 (Underbelly) ★
I loved the 90’s. It was all about women feeling empowered and equal to men. ‘Girl power’ was a term coined by the 90’s pop sensation Spice Girls who ruled the musical world and helped change history in the music business. When I read about this show 2 Become 1 at the Edinburgh Fringe, I […]
REVIEW: GROWING PAINS (Underbelly) ★★★★
Growing Pains was commissioned by Battersea Arts Centre and is written and performed by Tom Gill. Gill has acted in film (he was in Eden Lake with Michael Fassbender) and theatre; this is his debut solo show as a spoken word artist and singer songwriter. Gill has created an intimate and honest piece of storytelling […]
REVIEW: JESS ROBINSON: IMPRESSIVE (Pleasance Courtyard) ★★★
When you think of female impressionists, two names come to mind. Broadway actress and YouTube sensation Christina Bianco and Jess Robinson. Jess is best known for playing the multi voiced character LV in the UK tour of Little Voice. In the show she impersonates a plethora of different voiced divas, from Judy Garland to Julie […]
REVIEW: EXACTLY LIKE YOU (Underbelly) ★★★★
Exactly Like You is a one woman show written and performed by actress and spoken word artist Lotte Rice and directed by Fringe First award winner Kirsty Patrick Ward. It’s a tale of a young woman’s experiences of life, work, love and loss told through clever wordplay and the songs of Nina Simone. Rice tells […]