Abigail Bryant reviews Labels at Vault Festival Running from the 1st – 5th March, Joe Sellman-Leava brings this one man show to the Vaults festival, chronicling his mixed race heritage and upbringing to explore the problematic nature of how we label ourselves and each other. An autobiographical account […]
Abigail Bryant review Bucket List at The Battersea Arts Centre Theatre Ad Infinitum’s mission is to ‘create theatre that examines social and political themes through innovative storytelling and bold experimental styles.’ Bucket List, their latest production written by Nir Paldi and currently touring the UK, accomplishes this and […]
Tom and Amy Milne review The Great Train Robbery at Vaults Festival Running until Sunday as part of the vaults festival (a venue worth visiting for a few beers even if you’re not catching a show), the cast of the Great Train Robbery showed no signs of opening […]
Simon Ward reviews Dirty Great Love Story at The Arts Theatre This is a joy from start to finish. From the moment Richard (Felix Scott) and Katie (Ayesha Antoine) amble on before the show to subtly remind us to turn off our mobile phones (or at least airplane […]
Mark Hil reviews BU21 at Trafalgar Studios BU21 follows the survivors of a terrorist attack in London and explores the ways they each cope with the aftermath. The play opens with a caustic account of how the endless misery of the evening news has rendered people disconnected and […]
Amy and Tom Milne review The Snow Queen at Theatre N16 Getting festive at Theatre N16, The Snow Queen is a delightful new take on Hans Christian Anderson. Adapted and directed by Tatty Hennessy with co-direction by Scott Ellis, whether you’re a Frozen fan or not, it is sure to […]
Harriet Bignell reviews A Christmas Carol at the Arts Theatre Upstairs The concept of this play is bold and its potential success hinges upon two important factors: Firstly, the ability of the two leading actors playing Scrooge and Marley to convincingly maintain their characters whilst engaging and interacting […]
Simon Ward reviews Potted Panto at the Garrick Theatre A gleeful romp through some of panto’s greatest hits, a show which manages to have its cake and eat it too, by revelling in the deconstruction of the pantomime genre while at the same time delivering all its elements. […]
Charlotte Pegram reviews Thebes Land at the Arcola Theatre The stage is filled with a large cage that functions as a prison and a basketball court. As the audience files in the prisoner inside the cage sits with his head in his hands; he does not seem comfortable […]
Maddy Price reviews Akram Khan’s Giselle at Sadler’s Wells Choreographer Akram Khan brings Giselle back from the dead in this new full-length work for English National Ballet. In this 21st century reimagining of the classic, the centuries old ballet is given new life with vibrant choreography from Akram […]
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