Simon Ward reviews TURTLE: A Story About Christ, Cancer, Kinks, and Christmas at the Aces & Eights Theatre Although the bread-and-butter review circuit consists of rooms above pubs, there are a few venues where things are not quite that simple. Aces & Eights is one such example. It […]
Simon Ward reviews LIV:Sapphic Shakespeare at the Old Red Lion Theatre Showing as part of the Camden Fringe, which is running at various venues around London until 24th August, this is clearly a labour of love for writer/producer/actor Tanieth Kerr. Directed by Katy Livsey, it is a re-imagining […]
Simon Ward reviews Bloody Bloody Kansas at the Hen and Chickens Theatre Conceived, written and directed by Heidi Van, who also plays the roles of Ma Bender and Mary York, this is clearly a work driven by a passionate interest in its subject matter from a Kansas City-based […]
Simon Ward reviews in defence of adventurous mothers at The Glitch As we descend into the underground world of the Glitch we find ourselves in a climbing centre – two large pillars with the tell-tale brightly coloured mouldings on which the intrepid can make their ascent. This is […]
Simon Ward reviews 1.17am, or Until The Words Run Out at Theatre503 Running as part of the Summer Shorts season currently playing at Theatre503, Zoe Hunter Gordon’s new play is an utterly compelling portrait of a friendship placed under seemingly unbearable strain. Katie (Catherine Ashdown) and Roni (Eileen […]
Simon Ward reviews Outside Voice at the Soho Poly Theatre Tucked away in the West End side streets, and just around the corner from the BBC, this location has been a hub for arts activities since at least the late 1960s. In recent years it has been restored […]
Simon Ward reviews I Love You Michael, Love Nadine at the Old Red Lion Theatre This new play by Megan Marszal, who also plays the role of Cece, is steeped in the louche underworld of 1980s Paris to the tip of its unsmoked Gauloises. The set (design by […]
Simon Ward reviews Julius Caesar at the Hen and Chickens Theatre In this urgent and compelling interpretation of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Anna Blackburn has created a nerve-shredding production of great power. A well-drilled cast of four brilliantly rises to the challenge of inhabiting all the roles this play […]
Simon Ward reviews Ruthless – the Survival of Ruth Madoff at the Arches Lane Theatre Roger Steinmann’s play is a semi-biographical but fictionalised account of Ruth Madoff (Emily Swain), wife of the convicted fraudster Bernie Madoff. It is an examination of how a life can unravel, and the […]
Simon Ward reviews Mrs T Foresees at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre Centred around the life story and formidable presence of Irish clairvoyant Mrs Molly Tolpuddle (compellingly played by Carol Tagg), writer and director Gail Matthews’s play encompasses a variety of topics, from a satirical look at the […]
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