Simon Ward reviews Grit, Glitter and Gaslight -The Sarah McGuinness Story at the Circle and Star Theatre The Circle and Star Theatre is the latest incarnation of one of the godfathers of London’s pub theatre scene, the Pentameters, which has been producing groundbreaking work for nearly sixty years. […]
Simon Ward reviews SALT at the Riverside Studios The company Contemporary Ritual Theatre (CRT), who here present Beau Hopkins’s play SALT, are based in Great Yarmouth, but this tale long predates its days as a seaside resort. It is steeped in the ancient lore of the sea, from […]
Simon Ward reviews The Red Prince at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre The term ‘Red Prince’ was first used as a tongue-in-cheek epithet for the sons of Labour grandees who had decided to go into politics and, it was implied, because of their pedigree, got distinctly preferential treatment […]
Simon Ward reviews Werewolf Sighted In Port Talbot at the Old Red Lion Theatre Following a successful run as part of GrimFest in October last year, Andy Sellers’s debut dark comedy returns to the Old Red Lion. The multi-talented Mr Sellers, whose performance I thoroughly enjoyed in last […]
Simon Ward reviews The Sound Of Absence at the Omnibus Theatre The Peg is approached to review many more shows than we can possibly cover, so there has to be a sifting process to choose which ones to write about. I generally try to pick pieces that seem […]
Simon Ward reviews Mother.Dad at the Omnibus Theatre This two-hander comprises the narration of two, apparently unrelated, stories by ‘Him’ (Andy Sellers) and ‘Her’ (Toyin Ayedun-Alase), and is performed with utter conviction. Playwright Doug Deans’ writing manages to convey a panoramic overview of life in Britain today, but, […]
Simon Ward reviews Wilder! at the Etcetera Theatre This barely categorisable play written by its leading actors Thomas Billiouw and Dany Van Brabant deserves to be seen by a wider audience than can cram into the tiny Etcetera Theatre. The punning title must surely include an homage to […]
Simon Ward reviews The Christmas Thing at the Seven Dials Playhouse This is an utterly gleeful slice of Christmas slapstick fun, irresistibly written, directed and hosted by double act Tom Clarkson and Owen Visser. Clarkson is the front man, holding the microphone and ringleading the action; Visser is […]
Simon Ward reviews Continuity at The Cockpit Theatre As a technology entrepreneur, we can take it that the insights that David Sear shares in this dystopian satirical black comedy are based on concepts being seriously considered in the world of the tech bros. Set in 2034, the world […]
Simon Ward reviews Kill For The Part at the Canal Cafe Theatre Written and directed by Lucy Blunt, who also plays Olivia/Eleanor Deluse, this is a witty and beguiling romp which interleaves a classic cosy murder mystery with the back-stage shenanigans that arise when the cast believe themselves […]
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