REVIEW: FABRIC (Soho Theatre) ★★★★★
With the #MeToo movement facing ever growing criticism, often labelled as an overindulgent fad, it is imperative that plays like Fabric exist to reinforce the harrowing origin to the bravery behind these women. Damsel Productions was conceived in 2015 by Hannah Hauer-King and Kitty Wordsworth in pursuit of putting female voices onstage and creative control […]
REVIEW: Eastern Star (Tara Theatre) ★★★★
Guy Slater’s powerful exposition of the history of Myanmar through the eyes of a leading activist and the BBC reporter who worked with him is a stirring account of those caught up in the front line of revolution. During the 1988 student revolution rookie BBC World Service reporter Christopher Gunness (Michael Lumsden) reported the events […]
REVIEW: The Quentin Dentin Show ★★★
Due to be released on Friday (14th September), The Quentin Dentin Show is based on the recent stage show of the same name, with music and lyrics by Henry Carpenter. Having not seen the show in its recent runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and London, it’s hard to say exactly what happens through the songs from […]
REVIEW: Heathers The Musical (Theatre Royal Haymarket) ★★★★
Based on the 1989 black comedy film starring a young Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and Shannen Doherty, Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy’s Heathers The Musical premiered in Los Angeles in 2013. After selling out this initial run, the production transferred Off-Broadway in 2014 and received several Drama Desk Award nominations and cult following. In 2017 […]
REVIEW: Hamilton (Lewis) (Kings Head Theatre) ★★★
A rather clever but very silly musical parody of the hit show Hamilton, tracing the rise of Lewis Hamilton has come to the Kings Head Theatre. The company of four actors introduce us to the show, advising us it is good for Hamilton fans and good for Formula 1 fans and questioning why anyone would […]
REVIEW: WICKED (Sunderland Empire) ★★★★
My return visit to Wicked was made all the more enjoyable by attending with a friend who had never seen the show before. Seeing it through different eyes renewed and refreshed my enjoyment of this show. Based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire Wicked’s success has a lot to do with originality and playfulness; […]
REVIEW: KINKY BOOTS (Adelphi Theatre) ★★★★
Kinky Boots is celebrating its third birthday at London’s Adelphi, and what a celebration – resplendent with enough high-kicks, slut-drops and stilettos for everyone. This is the musical I was always vaguely in the business of getting around to seeing, but never quite prioritising. Yes, it looked brashly fun and glittery, but like a high-camp […]
REVIEW: Sh!t-Faced Showtime: Oliver With A Twist (Leicester Square Theatre) ★★★★★
There’s always something delicious about adding a modern twist to a classic; the success of Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare over the past few years has proven that mixing “dost thou cometh” with “yeah mate I’m not gonna lie” works brilliantly well. Born of the same creators, Sh!t-Faced Showtime has reached the stage, this time with a spin […]
REVIEW: Going Places (King’s Head Theatre) ★★★
Going Places is a short play written, directed and performed by Jane Ryan and Billie Collinson that looks at the roles women play in the workplace and their attempts to escape their reality. Helen (Collinson) and Claire (Ryan) work together in an office surrounded by computers, papers, shredders and printers. It’s not clear what they […]
REVIEW: The Lovely Bones (Royal & Derngate) ★★★★
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. It’s late and your child isn’t home… you call the police and wait. And then you get the news you’ve been dreading… Alice Seybold’s The Lovely Bones is a book that stays with you. As a child I was always warned of the dangers of strangers, but in this story […]