
Review: Birds of Paradise and Random Accomplice: Wendy Hoose
“The production contains strong language and scenes of a sexual nature.” Never before has a disclaimer been so apt and Continue reading
“The production contains strong language and scenes of a sexual nature.” Never before has a disclaimer been so apt and Continue reading
Preparing for a date or a night out for many people might elicit images of perusing the wardrobe, multiple changes, Continue reading
There’s a luminous quality to Julie McNamara’s generously warm and funny one-woman show about the onset of her mother’s Alzheimer’s. Continue reading
Life for the Colby sisters is picture perfect. These high-society siblings have wealth, status and glamorous gowns. This impeccable ideal Continue reading
There’s a constant supply of chah in the Gill household, which is just as well given the friction that sits Continue reading
On Tuesday 19th November 2013 I swapped the stalls for the stage and put forth a provocation, as part of Continue reading
“People are the most valuable capital.” Uttered by a prisoner detained in the relentless drudgery of a labour camp, the Continue reading
That initial excitement of stepping into a theatre, wondering how the theatre space will be used and in what context Continue reading
It’s not often soap operas traverse through the screen to the stage. But that’s precisely how ten writers, led by Continue reading
It’s a sign of the financially stark times that artists are currently navigating through, when a play written by an Continue reading
The opening beats of this dynamic production are enough to entice even the most fiercely reserved, out of their seats Continue reading
Ernest Hemingway described her as “the most sensational woman anybody ever saw, or ever will”. Looking at the life of Continue reading
The arrival of a serious illness has the potential to disrupt the present, the future and every human bond. In Continue reading
It’s a rare occasion when a critic in a theatre feels less like a critic and more akin to a Continue reading
Talent abounds in Orpheus’ latest incarnation. Little Bulb Theatre, together with Battersea Arts Centre entwines the charms of Orpheus and Continue reading
A tattered shoe-box containing old photographs becomes a chest of memories in Dermot Canavan’s spirited play about the trying relationship between Continue reading
There’s a certain intrigue and energy in the opening of Janice Okoh‘s Three Birds. In a compact council flat in Lewisham, three Continue reading
Awkward. The only word to describe the moment when two bleary eyed strangers wake up next to each other after Continue reading
The debilitating effects of grief are laid bare in Bruce Norris‘sPurple Heart. First performed at the Steppenwolf Theatre in 2002,Christopher Haydon directs Continue reading
Myth and reality meet in the maternity ward of Homerton Hospital in Leyla Nazli’s latest play at the Arcola. Elka, a Continue reading
Olga Benario was a German-Jewish communist. Imprisoned in Brazil and Germany in the 1930s, her story is one of defiance Continue reading
1,2,3. This isn’t a call to action, but rather the names attributed to the three characters in Jonas Hassen Khemiri’s Continue reading
Work life imitates art (and vice versa) in Jack McNamara‘s lightly amusing stage adaptation of Lars Von Trier’s cult film about Continue reading
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