Review: Tommy, Greenwich Theatre
Tommy is a musical created around the songs from a concept album written by The Who themselves. Jukebox musicals are a popular trend in today’s theatre, simply due to the fact that they are likely to...
View ArticleReview: Caught, Pleasance Theatre
Caught is a piece of new writing about a detective inspector who has transferred to a smaller town to solve a murder. The story involves five suspects, played by only three women. The story is...
View ArticleReview: Breaking the Ice, Unicorn Theatre
Theatre can inspire creativity and cognitive progression in young children, and is an example of a medium that has been used in this country for hundreds of years as a way of entertainment as well as...
View ArticleReview: Casa Valentina, Southwark Playhouse
Caitlyn Jenner, Kelly Maloney… gender identity challenges are all over the media at the moment. But what we forget to think is that in a modern society, thankfully, people who divert from gender...
View ArticleReview: The Barometer of my Heart, Sir Ludwig Guttmann Health and Wellbeing...
There are no words. Literally, there are no words, as this extravagant piece of visual art unfolds through the corridors and empty wards of a modern hospital. Within the confines of the Sir Ludwig...
View ArticleReview: Proof, Tabard Theatre
Proof is a play that I have read before and that I admire, due to the originality of the concept. It’s not often that a play surrounding mathematics usually interests the common theatregoer, but the...
View ArticleReview: Sister Mary McArthur’s Big Sunday Night Show, Cockpit Theatre
Who doesn’t love being greeted by a tap-dancing nun-in-drag? Sister Mary McArthur’s Big Sunday Night Show is a compilation of variety acts sewn together by our Sister compare. The show is being held at...
View ArticleReview: A Woman Of No Importance, Theatro Technis
When fringe theatre is often associated with new writing, it is pleasant to remind ourselves of the classics from which theatre has evolved. A Woman Of No Importance was written by Oscar Wilde,...
View ArticleReview: Pig Farm, St James Theatre
Whether you loved it, hated it, or didn’t see it at all, it’s clear to say that Urinetown was a huge hit when it was showing in London’s West End. This means that any other production by Greg Kotis has...
View ArticleReview: By The End Of Us, Southwark Playhouse
Broadcasted theatre is a concept that has been floating around the scenes for a few years now and is a very modern interpretation of theatre. Broadcasting live or pre-recorded theatre allows a large...
View ArticleReview: Dick!, Leicester Square Theatre
So it’s Christmas time (who would’ve thought?), and in theatre world that automatically means panto season. Naturally you’ll be expecting all the old favourites: Aladdin, Snow White and Cinderella are...
View ArticleReview: Found and Lost, Corinthia Hotel London
As one who is not the most familiar with the genre of opera, I perceived that I might be the ‘Lost’ component in the Corinthia Hotel London’s Found and Lost. However I was excited to see that Emily...
View ArticleReview: Chew, Etcetera Theatre
It has to be said that I am a huge fan of suspense horror/thriller theatrical productions. Sure, if you want to get a buzz you can always watch a film of a man sawing off his leg, but there is nothing...
View ArticleReview: Closer Than Ever, The Pheasantry
“It took the pain to bind us together, closer than ever.” Life. It’s something that we all muddle and struggle through. There are ups, downs, and many roads in between that take us in new directions....
View ArticleReview: Saucy Jack, The King’s Head Theatre
Saucy Jack and The Space Vixens (SJATSV) is a title bold and strange enough to intrigue almost anyone into asking what on earth you might be seeing. This show takes you beyond Earth and into the heart...
View ArticleEdinburgh Fringe Review: Eat. Sleep. Bathe. Repeat, The Space on the Mile
“They’re not aliens, they just have other priorities to us.” The topic of autism seems to intimidate a lot of people, simply due to a lack of individual understanding not only of what these symptoms...
View ArticleEdinburgh Fringe Review: A Royal Flush, theSpace on the Mile
Tabloids and the press in general can be comical oft times with their extra agent headlines and desperate attempts for a story. Combine this topic with an absurd plot about a princess kidnapped and...
View ArticleEdinburgh Fringe Review: Dirty Glitter, The Space on the Mile
Any show – good or bad – that supplies genuine intrigue from the very moment you walk through the door, as you are greeted with a sea of staring faces, is certainly going to be memorable. Dirty Glitter...
View ArticleEdinburgh Fringe Review: Ordinary Days, C Too
Ordinary Days is a show that is very close to my heart. It involves intricate writing from Adam Gwon which tell the story of four New Yorkers and how accidental incidents can bring people closer...
View ArticleEdinburgh Fringe Review: Sonder, Theatre Arts Exchange
Sonder is a physical theatre piece devised by a group of young adults. It is about feelings of loneliness, and presses its audience to understand that people you pass everyday have their own lives. It...
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