Tuesday 20th September 2022 at King’s Head Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman It’s hardly a surprise to see The Drought playing at a venue like The King’s Head. Mark Ravenhill, a champion of the piece as well as the theatre’s artistic director, has been in a spooky mood lately with last season’s The Haunting... Continue Reading →
Saturday 20th August 2022 at the Hen & Chickens Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman An all-too-familiar subject matter plops into a post-dramatic structure, giving birth to Gabriel Phelan’s Glass Boy. Tight performances, direction, sound design, and choreography ensure that Glass Boy leaves an impression long after you have left the theatre. Being a one-person... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 17th August 2022 at Actors East Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman Trigger warning: suicide Suicide and suicidal ideation are, undoubtedly, heavy subject matter. And so, David Stokes’ decision to highlight these difficult conversations through a comedic lens is, without a doubt, the way to go. This production of She Shrieked, however, has perhaps... Continue Reading →
Monday 15th August 2022 at The Hope Theatre, Islington. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Maygan Forbes TRIGGER WARNING: eating disorders Keep It Down (written and performed by Emma Oldfield and directed by Kierath Jandoo) is an uncomfortable watch. But not for the reasons you may think. It’s uncomfortable because the portrayal of one woman’s battle with an eating... Continue Reading →
Monday 15th August 2022 at the Etcetera Theatre, Camden ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Jonathan Walfisz Note: mild spoilers within… George is having a bad week at work. In fact, George is having a very bad life at work. As the underappreciated intern at the ‘Failure Studies’ journal, he’s demeaned by his two editors as he’s forced to... Continue Reading →
Saturday 13th August 2022 at The Hope Theatre, Islington. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Maygan Forbes Note: mild spoiler included… In this age, dating is an extreme sport. Ask any TV show commissioner or producer, dating is the one universal experience that is bound to draw in crowds of millions to gather round and watch disaster (or actual... Continue Reading →
Thursday 11th August 2022 at the Omnibus Theatre, Clapham. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman Through Try Harder, Pursued by a Dragon Theatre Company and Yusuf Niazi have fully embraced the absurdity and black humour that engulfs today’s Cost of Living crisis. While, at moments, it seems that Niazi has not quite yet mastered a balance between... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 10th August 2022 at Chelsea Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman With Lucid, writer and co-director Laura Henderson Child, Martha Harlan (also co-director) and As If Productions have painted a hilarious, embarrassing, and touching portrait of what it means to be 11 years old in 2010. Lucid is a Dance Nation-esque comedy that uses... Continue Reading →
Friday 5th August 2022 at The Rose and Crown, Kentish Town ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman Two unlikely friends are stuck in a basement (for this performance, a literal pub basement) awaiting the end of the world. We don’t know much. We don’t know what exactly is going to happen. We don’t yet know how we... Continue Reading →
Thursday 28th July 2022 at the Alexandra Palace Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Issy Flower Tom Dick and Harry at Alexandra Palace is a queer beast. Not quite farce, not quite historical drama, it often comes off as Carry On Up The POW Camp and despite strong performances, prioritises jokes to its detriment. Anyone who’s seen... Continue Reading →
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