Harry Bignell reviews The Time Machine at The London Library. This interactive adaptation by Jonathan Holloway of HG Well’s classic The Time Machine is a wonderful excuse to prowl the isle and smell the stacks of hardbacks at one of London’s leading literary institutions. Tucked away in the […]
Simon Ward reviews Shoe Lady at the Royal Court Theatre There were high hopes for this – playwright E V Crowe‘s short career has been much lauded, and Katherine Parkinson has recently triumphed at the National in Home I’m Darling. All the resources of the Royal Court are […]
Harry Bignell reviews Zoo at Vault Festival 2020. A touching tale of two socially-awkward animal-enthusiasts crossing geographical boundaries and cultural chasms to be socially-awkward and enthusiastic about animals together; Zoo is a delight from bizarre beginning to emotional end. The play opens with Miami based zoo keeper Bonnie, played […]
Simon Ward reviews Undetectable at The King’s Head Theatre As we enter the room our two protagonists are already ensconced under a frankly hideous purple duvet beneath a colour-changing globe light and a thumping soundtrack. This makes the regular, and of course very worthy, funding pitch from the King’s […]
Simon Ward reviews JEW…ish at The King’s Head Theatre I think it was Jonathan Miller who came up with the line “I’m not really a Jew; just Jew-ish, not the whole hog.” Writers Poppy Damon and Saul Boyer (who also plays Max) have taken the gag run with […]
Simon Ward reviews thread at The Hope Theatre In this new play, writer Freya Anderson weaves together two currently resonant themes One is the #metoo movement and, in particular, the treatment of young actresses by powerful older men in the film and theatre world. The other is the challenge […]
Simon Ward reviews Tickle – The Musical at The King’s Head Theatre The publicity material is clear – strict 16+ age limit and full frontal nudity – approach with caution. Anyone seeking titillation will be sadly disappointed – the nudity is so ‘blink-and-you-miss-it’ to barely (ha!) deserve a mention. […]
Simon Ward reviews Skin In The Game at The Old Red Lion Theatre Watching plays in pub theatres is often an intense experience. The enforced intimacy of actors performing just inches away can be claustrophobic. And if there is tension in the air, it crackles. So it is […]
Harry Bignell reviews Barber Shop Chronicles at the Roundhouse Theatre in Camden. As the distinctively spherical stands of the aptly named Roundhouse Theatre in Camden fill, we late-comers are greeted by the blare of foot-tapping beat which had already enticed multiple audience members to join the actors already […]
Isobel Stuart reviews The LOL Word at Edinburgh Fringe. The LOL Word are a queer comedy collective bringing some of the freshest LGBTQIA+ talent to the Edinburgh Fringe. Offering a mixed bill of queer women and non-binary comedians, stars Chloe Green, Chloe Petts, and Jodie Mitchell had […]
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