Charlotte Pegram reviews Skin A Cat at The Bunker A fabulous way to launch the inaugural season at The Bunker, Skin A Cat by Isley Lynn fits the underground space hand in glove. A double bed sits centre stage with very little else to distract from this intimate story […]
It’s the end of the world. A great flood has swept all but four human beings into oblivion. Somehow, against the odds, four strangers manage to escape on a swan pedalo. At first the characters are fairly stereotyped: posho Steven; nerdy pessimist, Andy; spiritual nutter, Bobby; scarily competitive […]
How To Win Against History The Oval House 21 Jul – 23 Jul, 7:30pm How To Win Against History is a three man musical which charts the life of Henry Paget, 5th Marquis of Anglesey. Regrettably, the full account of this man’s life was lost to the ashes, […]
Cargo is a powerful piece of drama. Taking over studio 2 in the Arcola theatre, it transforms the space into a shipping container. The audience are seated in the round on (uncomfortable) shrink-wrapped palettes. The lighting is dim and the sounds are those of huge cargo ships as […]
Draw on your memories of the very worst nights out as a late teen/early twenty-something. Exactly. You’d rather not remember. Screwed gives centre stage- or centre space on the sticky dance floor- to Charlene and Luce, two friends who have dedicated the majority of their lives to drinking, […]
‘This is Living’ takes place on a small stage soaked in water. A sodden platform that confines the two central characters in a purgatory-like space for the play’s two-hour duration. As the action unfolds we see that this minimalist setting works perfectly with the narrative themes; drifting through memories […]
With immersive theatre growing in popularity, it comes as no surprise that companies such as CoLab, are trying to get audience members more involved. CROOKS tackles this with a focus on audience participation – putting groups of ten people at the centre of its narrative action, actively providing […]
After “A Single Act” last year, Duelling Productions are back and are dipping their toe into the unknown waters of new writing with The McConnell New Writing Fund. Four emerging writers and directors came together to create the showcase, which ran on the 25th and 26th of […]
Does a mother love her children unconditionally? Not according to Hilda, the elderly foster carer in this award winning two-hander. From years of experience she knows that caring for a child requires a great deal of responsibility and self-sacrifice, but she also knows that many mothers lack those […]
A play which takes forty minutes before engaging its core plot had better have a good reason for doing so. Among such good reasons might be intriguing staging, fascinating characters, or maybe some point being made about how plot is an empty concept. Sadly, Every One had none […]
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