Simon Ward reviews Sweet Victory at the Etcetera Theatre In this new play, written and directed by Elise Marra, we are introduced to two combatants in the American Revolutionary war, one on each side. John Thomas (Mikkie-denè Le Roux) is a soldier on the American side, John Smith […]
Simon Ward reviews and I looked at the sky at the Omnibus Theatre It is timely that Tim Stubbs Hughes’s new play should be opening now, when the topic of assisted dying is again on the political agenda. His protagonists seem to have solved the problem for themselves, […]
Simon Ward reviews Sense and Sensibility at the Arches Lane Theatre Nicky Diss has adapted and also directs Jane Austen’s first novel which contrasts the philosophies and attitudes to life of two Dashwood sisters, Elinor (Grace Kelly Miller) and Marianne (Laura Cooper-Jones). Elinor tries hard to ensure that […]
Simon Ward reviews Beige at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre Written by Jessica Nlabu, who also plays Joy, this feels like an all-too realistic insight into what it must be like to be a performer today. How does she present herself to be most acceptable to an audience. […]
Simon Ward reviews I’m A Philosopher Why The #@$% Am I Here? It is a very funny premise for a comedy show. Take a bunch of philosophers, whose stock in trade is to unpick the differences between appearance and reality, and place them in the egregiously unreal world […]
Simon Ward reviews Mary’s Daughters at The Space Theatre The Space is a theatre and arts venue in the heart of the Isle of Dogs. It is housed in a former Victorian Presbyterian church, which is an intriguing historical artefact in its own right. It was acquired by […]
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