Paul Caira reviews Dracula at The King’s Head Theatre This is a cheerful and well-executed parody of Dracula – not a satire as the publicity suggests – which lifts its version of the story almost directly from the 1992 Francis Ford Coppola film, complete with the tacked-on romantic […]
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 […]
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 […]
The name really is in the title. A series of characters embarking on a host of sexual encounters, all of them looking for something meaningful in their connection with other men. Joe DiPietro’s play about the thrills of quick sex has immediate resonance in the age of Grindr, […]
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 […]
Acorn is a modern reworking of two Greek myths, and tells the stories of Persephone and Eurydice without the distraction of their male counterparts. It isn’t an Angry-Young-Woman play, railing against the patriarchy; it’s a clever use of an ancient tale that provides an amusing insight into the […]
Monologues. They can fill an audience’s heart with dread, knowing that you are relying on a single actor and minimal props for the best part of an hour. Actors love them on the other hand. All eyes on them alone, their job to beguile the audience with their […]
Two Man Show is the newest addition to the Rashdash family and it’s easy to see links to their previous shows (We Want You To Watch, Ugly Sisters) both in terms of its bold form and its rebellious content, but it’s by far their best creation. Using song, […]
The title If We Could Get Some More Cocaine I Could Show You How I Love You will win no prizes for brevity and does rather shout ‘fringe theatre’ but the play itself deserves to be seen by as wide an audience as possible. It is a moving, […]
Mask, puppetry and physical theatre combine to tell the story of Jack, a boy who ends up on the street after his alcoholic mother dies. It’s a sad tale and one full of demons, but the puppetry and the mask work allow us to explore these dark issues […]
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