Abigail Bryant reviews The Audit (Or Iceland, A Modern Myth) at artsdepot The Audit is Proto-type Theatre’s second theatrical work examining contemporary politics, and this time they focus on how the nation of Iceland raised it’s voice in opposition to the human cost of greed. With passion and vigour, Rachel Baynton and Gillian […]
Abigail Bryant reviews The Sea at Camden People’s Theatre It’s not difficult to feel alone in a room full of people, and Tom Froy’s The Sea explores isolation against the saturation of physical company in a city like London. With creative use of film, photography, music and props, […]
Charlotte Pegram reviews Ok Bye at Vaults Festival Saying goodbye can be as simple as a ‘see you later’ or as emotional as making peace with someone who will no longer be on this earth. We can say goodbye to houses and hobbies, to habits and health fads, […]
Abigail Bryant reviews Girls & Boys at the Royal Court Theatre It’s not often that something leaves you speechless, but Dennis Kelly’s Girls & Boys delivers such a powerful and visceral impact that language just doesn’t suffice for effectively conveying the experience housed within the renowned walls of […]
Simon Ward reviews In Front Of Closed Doors at The King’s Head Theatre, Islington. ‘In Front Of Closed Doors’ is a timely reminder of the precariousness of our lives. Even when we think we can predict the paths our lives are on, just one or two decisions […]
Charlotte Pegram reviews YOU at Vault Festival Our actions impact the lives of others, and a tangled web of lives are shown to be affected by the adoption of one child in ‘YOU’. From the young girl who falls pregnant at 15 and her embarrassed parents, to the […]
Charlotte Pegram reviews Elsa at Vault Festival Elsa is a typical London girl; she has dreams but she also has a ‘money job’. Her degree doesn’t seem to get her anywhere so it’s latte art and table service at a rather nice cafe until things pick up. If […]
Abigail Bryant reviews The Drill at Battersea Arts Centre ‘If it’s not your thing, you are free to leave at any point.’ You’d be forgiven for feeling slightly dubious about a play that begins on this ominous premise, but multimedia theatre-makers Breach’s The Drill is certainly not for […]
Abigail Bryant reviews Eggsistentialism at Arcola Theatre At a time when the very notions of motherhood and reproduction are rich with fluid debate, Joanne Ryan’s Eggsistentialism is a poignant, engaging and illuminative exploration of gender and fertility. Narrated autobiographically, 35-year-old Joanne invites us to delve into her innermost […]
Abigail Bryant reviews Tiny Dynamite at Old Red Lion Theatre Bringing Abi Morgan’s Tiny Dynamite to the stage for the first time in 15 years, Time Productions have injected an ethereal and immersive ambiance to a beautifully complex play that deals with chance, regret, grief and friendship among other […]
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