REVIEW: ADMISSIONS (Trafalgar Studios) ★★★
White guilt, privilege and discrimination all come under the microscope in Joshua Harmon‘s Admissions. The play centres around Sherri (Alex Kingston), the Head of Admissions at an elite American private school, fighting to diversify the student body. The problem comes when her son Charlie (Ben Edelman) doesn’t get into his university of choice, but his […]
REVIEW: Model Behaviour (Pleasance Theatre) ★★★★
Model Behaviour comes to Pleasance Theatre following sold out runs at Edinburgh Fringe 2018 and a London preview at the Arcola. This one woman show gives an insight into the darker corners of the glamorous world of fashion, told through the eyes of a young model making her way in the industry. The all female production […]
REVIEW: Madagascar The Musical (New Victoria Theatre) ★★★★
You’ve Got to Move It, Move It…..to the New Victoria Theatre…Hurry! It’s not often that I have to try and swap my reviewing head, but this was definitely one of those times when I went to see Madagascar the Musical, I have had to take off my adult head and plonk on my child’s head […]
REVIEW: SIX (Arts Theatre) ★★★★★
Divorced. Beheaded. Died. Divorced. Beheaded. Survived. Perhaps one of the most (in)famous kings there ever was, Henry VIII is remembered for many things. However, Brits in particular know him for his six wives. We all have our favourites (Anne Boleyn has always been a heroine of mine… and yes I probably would’ve had my head […]
REVIEW: TRIAL BY LAUGHTER (Milton Keynes Theatre) ★★★
In an era of ‘fake news’, the importance of the free press becomes paramount. In some countries, writers are still persecuted for telling the truth and even in the western world, satirists receive death threats and suspect parcels on many occasions. Trial by Laughter by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman tells the story of William […]
REVIEW: THE TWILIGHT ZONE (Ambassador’s Theatre) ★★★
“Leave reality at the door.” Fresh from a sell-out run at the Almeida Theatre, The Twilight Zone has now arrived on London’s West End at the Ambassador’s Theatre. Adapted by Anne Washburn and directed by Richard Jones, the production of the cult CBS television series is a show that aims to convey the blurred lines […]
REVIEW: CIRCA (Old Red Lion Theatre) ★★
In 1897 Arthur Schnitzler wrote the controversial play La Ronde about the sexual morals of the different classes of society, in what must have been a provocative play for the time as it was not performed until 1920. The play’s structure is ten interlocking scenes, of two characters, and features ten characters in all. Over […]
REVIEW: THE CALENDAR GIRLS (Orchard Theatre) ★★★★
Back in 2017, Gary Barlow and Tim Firth unveiled their new musical ‘The Girls‘ in London’s West End. The show ran for six months at the Phoenix Theatre and despite positive reviews, didn’t quite make the impact it should have. Now, a revised version of the show (titled The Calendar Girls) is touring the UK […]
REVIEW: WAITRESS (Adelphi Theatre) ★★★★
The Adelphi Theatre has closed its shoe making factory and opened-up its American Pie Diner, as the Broadway hit musical Waitress has come to London. But for how long? It was a sad site to see that the box office was still selling tickets 15 mins before their official opening performance. Dianne Paulus, the director, has […]
REVIEW: From Afar (Travelling Through… Bookshop) ★★★★
An amusing and touching portrait of a life spent writing letters, From Afar is set in the quaint and intimate Travelling Through… Bookshop as part of the VAULT Festival 2019. Starring Catherine Millsom with direction and dramaturgy by Ashleigh Packham, David Coverdale’s new play is very humorous whilst focusing on grief and death as a […]