REVIEW: ONE OF THOSE (Tristan Bates Theatre)
One of Those is the first play by Tom Ward-Thomas. It returns to the Tristan Bates Theatre for three weeks after a well-deserved sell out run last year. Set on the long train journey from London to Cornwall, James and Laura, a couple of twenty-somethings from the opposite sides of London meet for the first […]
REVIEW: BLOOD BROTHERS (Richmond Theatre)
Everyone has secrets. Everyone has something they regret, something they think about all the time, that eats them up inside. But none of that compares to regrets and decisions in Blood Brothers – the story of the Johnstone twins, as like each other as two new pins. Friendship. Love. Superstition. Betrayal. Tragedy. Willy Russell’s […]
REVIEW: LET IT BE (Churchill Theatre, Bromley)
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Let it Be as I don’t really listen to The Beatles. I was pleasantly surprised as to how many songs I recognised and some old classics of course. Let It Be isn’t a musical, nor should it be treated as one. It is a tribute concert and celebration of […]
REVIEW: HERONS (Lyric Hammersmith)
‘Herons’ is a rather disturbing play, which follows 14 year old Billy as he is tormented by local bullies and pushed to the brink of extreme violence. His tormentors are a small gang led by the malicious and hateful Scott. Scotts older, and seemingly nastier, brother has landed himself in jail – and he has […]
REVIEW: ALRIGHT BITCHES! (Above The Stag)
Alright Bitches! is a gay comedy play written by Martin Blackburn, currently playing at Above The Stag Theatre in Vauxhall (the UK’s only full time LGBT theatre). The premise is easy going and fun. Two groups of people, sharing an apartment complex in Grand Canaria for a week of sun, sea and shenanigans including […]
REVIEW: LORD OF THE FLIES (Richmond Theatre)
It is always interesting to watch a show once it has been transferred from its original venue as it poses so many challenges to the creative team. Will there be enough stage space? Are the wings big enough? Is there a Nandos in the town? This applies especially when drastically changing venue as Regent’s Park […]
REVIEW: LINZI HATELEY – COLOURS OF MY LIFE (Crazy Coqs)
Linzi Hateley is no stranger to the West End, having had a fruitful career over the past twenty eight years. This marks her Crazy Coqs cabaret debut with a four night retrospective of her career. Opening and closing the show with a stripped back version Cyndi Lauper’s 80’s hit ‘True Colors’, Linzi makes her way […]
REVIEW: CLICKBAIT (Theatre 503)
Today everybody is a paparazzo. And it is not even necessary to be a celebrity to find your most embarrassing moments on Facebook or YouTube – although it helps. Nicola Barker has a problem. After attending a group sex party whilst holidaying in Ibiza, she is informed that her sexual excesses have been filmed and […]
REVIEW: THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (Trafalgar Studios)
Getting older is inevitable. While plastic surgeons and Hollywood celebrities have been trying to reverse the effects of time on the body for years, the aging process is something that effects everyone. Well, almost everyone. Everyone but two. Who are these two people you ask? Peter Pan and Dorian Gray. Both fictional. The aging process […]
REVIEW: AFTER THE BLUE (Jermyn Street Theatre)
Two sisters inhabit a house near a Cornish seaside town. Lauren is in her 20s, Ursy is 14. Their stepfather Bob disappeared over a year ago and now their stepmother Heather has been missing for three weeks. Neither of them seems very worried about her disappearance. Instead they are looking forward to the visit of […]