Review: Father Comes Home from the Wars, Royal Court
The Royal Court Theatre is the producing house par excellence when it comes to epic new writing, tackling intense subjects tastefully and professionally, never failing to disappoint. Father Comes Home...
View ArticleReview: Ragtime, The Charing Cross Theatre
Taken from the musical era, Ragtime is performed upon a stave of hatred, rebellion and piano blues. The storyline, although a little clunky and inconsistent at times, follows examples of people trying...
View ArticleReview: Glitter Punch, Theatre N16
Glitter Punch is not your average teen romantic drama, it offers an entirely different spin with an unexpected twist. “Yeah, I’ve heard that one before…”, I hear you say, but this piece is so much more...
View ArticleReview: The Royale, Bush Theatre
Lasting through six rounds of plot in The Royale is far from being too much of a match. A packed audience squeezes in to The Tabernacle, a grade III listed former church which only enhances the...
View ArticleReview: Orca, Southwark Playhouse
It’s no surprise that Orca, as Matt Grinter’s first full length play, has already been awarded the 2016 New Writing Prize by Papatango. It’s such a brilliant piece to be paired with a venue notorious...
View ArticleReview: The Mirror Never Lies, Cockpit Theatre
Set in the heart of London in the 1960’s, The Mirror Never Lies is a tale of beauty, love and scoundrel. Based on the novel The Sweet Dove Died by Barbara Pym, the show promises to transport us to a...
View ArticleReview: Oliver Reed: Wild Thing, The King’s Head Theatre
For those who know the tales of the charismatic Oliver Reed, it’s clear that the biographical story is going to be an eventful one. But even for those who have never heard of him, the Oliver Reed: Wild...
View ArticleReview: The Collector, The Greenwich Theatre
Take yourself back to 2003, turning on the news and hearing story after story of bombings and terrorism when the invasion of Iraq began in the Middle East. ‘Thousands killed in horrific attack’, etc....
View ArticleReview: Hearing Things, Omnibus Theatre
Any show with the subject matter around mental health is a subject that is very close to many people, myself included. It remains an uncomfortable topic to talk about, due to various stigmas that float...
View ArticleReview: Britney, The Vaults
If you were to be told you were going to see a comedy, this is the last subject you would think of – brain tumours. The topic of illnesses, particularly cancer, is a sore and sensitive subject, simply...
View ArticleReview: Ragtime, The Charing Cross Theatre
Taken from the musical era, Ragtime is performed upon a stave of hatred, rebellion and piano blues. The storyline, although a little clunky and inconsistent at times, follows examples of people trying...
View ArticleReview: Glitter Punch, Theatre N16
Glitter Punch is not your average teen romantic drama, it offers an entirely different spin with an unexpected twist. “Yeah, I’ve heard that one before…”, I hear you say, but this piece is so much more...
View ArticleReview: The Royale, Bush Theatre
Lasting through six rounds of plot in The Royale is far from being too much of a match. A packed audience squeezes in to The Tabernacle, a grade III listed former church which only enhances the...
View ArticleReview: Orca, Southwark Playhouse
It’s no surprise that Orca, as Matt Grinter’s first full length play, has already been awarded the 2016 New Writing Prize by Papatango. It’s such a brilliant piece to be paired with a venue notorious...
View ArticleReview: The Mirror Never Lies, Cockpit Theatre
Set in the heart of London in the 1960’s, The Mirror Never Lies is a tale of beauty, love and scoundrel. Based on the novel The Sweet Dove Died by Barbara Pym, the show promises to transport us to a...
View ArticleReview: Oliver Reed: Wild Thing, The King’s Head Theatre
For those who know the tales of the charismatic Oliver Reed, it’s clear that the biographical story is going to be an eventful one. But even for those who have never heard of him, the Oliver Reed: Wild...
View ArticleReview: The Collector, The Greenwich Theatre
Take yourself back to 2003, turning on the news and hearing story after story of bombings and terrorism when the invasion of Iraq began in the Middle East. ‘Thousands killed in horrific attack’, etc....
View ArticleReview: Hearing Things, Omnibus Theatre
Any show with the subject matter around mental health is a subject that is very close to many people, myself included. It remains an uncomfortable topic to talk about, due to various stigmas that float...
View ArticleReview: Britney, The Vaults
If you were to be told you were going to see a comedy, this is the last subject you would think of – brain tumours. The topic of illnesses, particularly cancer, is a sore and sensitive subject, simply...
View ArticleReview: Executioner Number One, Soho Theatre
What do you get when you mix classic British humour with hanging people for a living? Well, Executioner Number One, of course. The piece, written and performed by Toby Whithouse combines the idea of...
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