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 […]
Simon Ward reviews An Inspector Calls at the Playhouse Theatre When Stephen Daldry blasted himself onto the scene with his reimagining of this JB Priestley warhorse in 1992, I was among the small band of naysayers who found his production alienating and unconvincing. Twenty-four years later, I am […]
Abigail Bryant reviews London Stories at Battersea Arts Centre November 9th 2016. While the world tried to comprehend the day’s political events, I was fortunate enough to attend a poignant and powerful celebration of differences at Battersea Arts Centre. Like many, I often enjoy to ‘people watch’ on […]
Amy and Tom Milne review State Fair at Cadogan Hall Rodgers and Hammerstein’s State Fair was a delightful choice for London Musical Theatre Orchestra’s debut concert. To a packed house at the prestigious Cadogan Hall, this candy floss musical was given some serious credentials. An unknown score with […]
Simon Ward reviews Drones, Baby, Drones at the Arcola Theatre This is a polemical piece, and none the worse for that. The title is taken from a speech by a former US Defense Secretary, and if it makes you feel queasy about a certain insouciance around the use of […]
Lynne Hague reviews Where Do Little Birds Go? Camilla Whitehill’s one act play builds a vivid picture of one teenage girl’s experience of life in the mid 60s. In a strong performance by Jessica Butcher we follow the story of 24-year-old Lucy Fuller, who recollects how she left […]
Harriet Bignell reviews The Marked at Oval House In an insightful and conscience pricking performance, Theatre Temoin provide a chilling glimpse into the life of homeless Jack, on the streets of London. In an eerie opening, the characters perform a sequence of movements which move Jack from sinister […]
Charlotte Pegram reviews Skin A Cat at The Bunker A fabulous way to launch the inaugural season at The Bunker, Skin A Cat by Isley Lynn fits the underground space hand in glove. A double bed sits centre stage with very little else to distract from this intimate story […]
Kenny Morgan is based on playwright Terence Rattigan’s real life love affair with the titular actor – a tale of torment that Mike Poulton tells now in imagined fact rather than Rattigan’s fiction, resulting in a script dusted with ironic discussion of the arts and performance. For someone unfamiliar […]