Simon Ward reviews Port City Signature at the Hope Theatre Written and co-directed (with Phoebe Rowell John) by Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller, this is a modern riff on a film noir setup – a passing stranger gets embroiled in local skullduggery with tragic consequences. The set (designed by Hannah Williams […]
Simon Ward reviews The Catalogue of Sexual Anxieties at the White Bear Theatre Written and performed by Aniqa Charania, Marion Poli and Charlotte Szabo, who together make up The Hysterical Ladies, with original music in a 1940s Andrews Sisters style by Patrice Peyrieras, this is a fun romp […]
Simon Ward reviews Dorian :The Musical at the Southwark Playhouse Borough With book by Linnie Reedman and music and lyrics by Joe Evans, this loose adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s 1890s novel A Portrait of Dorian Gray feels like an attempt to re-imagine the story as Wilde might have […]
Simon Ward reviews Sunday On The Rocks at The Bread and Roses Theatre Originally emerging in the mid-nineties, Theresa Rebeck’s witty and insightful play is as resonant today as it ever was. Elly (Candace Leung) is pregnant and not happy about it. Boston housemates Gayle (Rachael Bellis, who […]
Simon Ward reviews A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Wilton’s Music Hall If you are not familiar with it, and, in fact, even if you are, you should arrive early to enjoy the splendour that is Wilton’s Music Hall. Updated just enough to meet modern health and safety requirements, […]
Simon Ward reviews The W.I.G Of Life: A Conference at Camden People’s Theatre Be warned: this is an interactive show, in which the audience is more or less required to partcipate. However, the particpation is at one remove, in that it is mainly confined to choosing avatars and […]
Simon Ward reviews Just Stop Extinction Rebellion at the White Bear Theatre Theatre-going has changed significantly since I first started attending plays on a regular basis many years ago. One aspect, in particular, is the inexorable rise of the sixty-to-ninety minute play with no interval. They were notably […]
Simon Ward reviews Kim’s Convenience at The Park Theatre This is the UK and European premiere of Kim’s Convenience, Ins Choi’s groundbreaking play first performed in Toronto in 2011, subsequently spawning a hit Netflix series, spanning several seasons. There was a definite sense of excitement at a packed […]
Simon Ward reviews The Sex Life of Puppets at the Southwark Playhouse Borough This was my first encounter with the work of Blind Summit, a company committed to proving that puppetry can tackle any theme, and they ably demonstrate that here in an exploration of sexuality in all […]
Simon Ward reviews Twisted Tales at the Cockpit Theatre In an otherwise dark theatre, a large book is illuminated in the centre of the stage. As the troupe of actors approach this peculiar object, one of them works out that it can be opened to reveal its secrets. […]
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