Sam Lewes reviews Bullshit London (Factually Incorrect Walking Tours) If you’ve spent any time in central London, specifically Westminster and the Southbank over the past few years, you’ll no doubt have had the irritable task of trudging past a tour group, wishing that they would get out of […]
Abigail Bryant reviews This Is Not Culturally Significant at The Bunker The enormous challenge of verbally explaining This Is Not Culturally Significant is verification of its distinctive brilliance. After being awarded ‘Show of the Week’ at VAULT Festival, Out of Spite Theatre’s production now transfers to The Bunker, […]
Charlotte Pegram reviews Blush at Soho Theatre Revenge can be sweet, but it can also be rash. Revenge porn is perhaps one of the easiest and most ill-judged ways of getting one over your ex, and Snuff Box Theatre examine the speed and ease with which people can […]
Toby Moran Mylett reviews ‘Not Our Turn’ at XCentre, Exeter I remember 2016. On the whole, there are many parts of it I’d rather forget, but I remember it nonetheless. For many people, 2016 has harnessed itself the undesirable reputation for being one of the worst years, ever. […]
Sam Lewes reviews Living a Little at the King’s Head Theatre Zombie movies are almost as common as voting these days, zombie plays probably less so. Off those which do make it in front of audiences, most make sure to show you the horror of the undead themselves […]
Maddy Price reviews Northern Ballet’s Casanova at Sadler’s Wells New narrative ballets can often be tricky – it is difficult to tell a satisfying story and fit it all into a two hour performance. They can often fall into pantomime, relying too heavily on character, dancers and mine, […]
Abigail Bryant reviews The Lounge at Soho Theatre Over the next 35 years, the proportion of the world’s population over 60 years old is set to nearly double from 12% to 22%. By 2020, the number of people over 60 will outnumber children younger than 5. Inspector Sands’ […]
Charlotte Pegram reviews Bridle at Camden People’s Theatre Three women roam the stage wearing large silicone horse heads. You might be forgiven for thinking you’ve walked into an art installation but this is a distinctly straight-talking play. And, when the horse heads come off, Bridle becomes an explosive […]
Maddy Price reviews It’s Not Yet Midnight… at The Roundhouse French performers Compagnie XY bring circus thrills to the Roundhouse in the UK premiere of their new show It’s Not yet Midnight…, an evening of cutting-edge circus and a celebration of community. It is immediately clear that this […]
Simon Ward reviews The Plague at The Arcola Theatre Albert Camus’s 1947 novel ‘La Peste’ uses the symbol of the plague to discuss France’s wartime occupation and her colonial relationships in Algeria and elsewhere. A nation may be infected for a time, then recover; but, as we learn, the […]