June 2023 Sam Burkett has been very busy. When it comes to the new dance comedy show “You’re Alright”, they’ve been writing, directing, choreographing and performing - so, very busy! The show is set to play the Camden Fringe this August, more specifically, playing at the Camden People’s Theatre from July 31st - 3rd August.... Continue Reading →
Interview: Elena Sirett talks “Maenad”
June 2023 Writer, performer and producer Elena Sirett brings the solo folk-punk musical “Maenad” to the Camden Fringe this year. “Maenad” is set to play at Camden People’s Theatre from 4th - 6th August and here, Elena chats about the show, accessibility when it comes to funding, and the advice garnered via a tarot read... Continue Reading →
Interview: Glenn Wallis talks “I Start Things But Don’t Fin”
June 2023 Having moved to London in 2022, Aussie actor and writer Glenn Wallis is set to make his Camden Fringe debut this August with “I Start Things But Don't Fin”. The solo musical comedy show is set to play at The Museum Of Comedy on the 12th and 26th August, looking at perfectionism, mental... Continue Reading →
Review: Dream School at The Space, London
Trigger warnings for the content of this review: cults, psychological manipulation, sexual manipulation/abuse, self harm Thursday, 18th May 2023 at The Space, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman The ensemble emerges. They are floating, euphoric. They are seeking out connection. They are giggling for no reason at all, but you know it must be a good... Continue Reading →
Review: Blanket Ban at Southwark Playhouse
Tuesday, 2nd May 2023 at Southwark Playhouse, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman Note: mild spoilers ahead! All too often, when we introduce both the personal and the political into a piece of theatre, it can come across as self-serving and undeniably cringe-worthy. Blanket Ban, without a doubt, is not that show. Through this verbatim 2-hander... Continue Reading →
Review: The Retreat at Finborough Theatre, London
Friday 28th April 2023 at the Finborough Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman The Retreat is reminiscent of much of the realist dramas that North American audiences seemingly couldn't get enough of in the early 2000s. Most of the time, it reads less theatrical and nearly slice-of-life. As much as the 4-person cast and the... Continue Reading →
Review: Dia-Beat-Es at Camden People’s Theatre
Thursday 29th March 2023 at Camden People’s Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman Just by reading the description of Dia-Beat-Es, performed and written by Paul O’Donnell (who self-identifies as ‘he/him/bro/dawg/homie’), one might think: Oh, is he serious? You might also consider, this is either going to be wildly offensive or wildly successful. I’m pleased to... Continue Reading →
Review: Ikaria at the Old Red Lion Theatre, London
Thursday 10th November 2022 at The Old Red Lion Theatre Pub, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman Note: some mild spoilers follow. TW: references to depression, self-harm, suicide, and suicidal thoughts/ideation. In recent years, I’ve grown quite sceptical of the two-hander “uni hook up” play. It’s always the same thing: the Gen Z couple that can’t... Continue Reading →
Review: Lethe at King’s Head Theatre, London
Friday 4th November 2022 at King’s Head Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Jonathan Walfisz Note: contains spoilers and discussion of sex-based trauma. In the near future, Alice wakes up in the Lethe facility with a probe attached to her skull and no memory of how she got there. Though doctors and nurses come and go, they... Continue Reading →
Review: Behind Closed Walls at Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
Thursday 27th October 2022 at Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman Alternate-history plays, for the most part, have the tendency to be more alien than not. Unfamiliar, dystopic worlds often mean a lot of work on the audience’s part to “figure out” this unfamiliar territory. With Behind Closed Walls, however, writer Daryl... Continue Reading →