Thursday March 2nd 2023 at Bush Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Dela Ruth Hini Bush Theatre’s latest production, Sleepova, is a beautiful homage to Black British sisterhood. Staged in the intimate Holloway Theatre, audience members are invited to share in a story of laughter, grief, resilience, and chosen family. Sleepova’s ensemble cast consists of Bukky Bakray,... Continue Reading →
Review: My Son’s a Queer (but what can you do?) at Ambassadors Theatre, London
Tuesday 7th February 2023 at Ambassadors Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman Rob Madge, former West End child actor, has turned into a bold solo performer with something important to say (and sometimes, to sing) in My Son’s a Queer (but what can you do?). Using projected video which showcases real footage from several moments in... Continue Reading →
Spotlight on: Theatre Highlights of 2022
December 2022 It’s been a busy year at Always Time For Theatre, not only for me, but for the brand new and very brilliant London-based team! So, here’s the round-up, just in time to wave goodbye to 2022 and hello to 2023… Emma Dorfman showed five star love to Gigi Star and The Lost Lending... Continue Reading →
Review: The Lost Lending Library at Bernie Grant Arts Centre
Wednesday 14th December 2022 at Bernie Grant Arts Centre ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman It is difficult to imagine how young people must encounter the world of books, words, stories, and imagination when, today, most of these appear in pixelated, digital, two-dimensional forms. However, through The Lost Lending Library Punchdrunk Enrichment has revived what it means... Continue Reading →
Review: Lesbian Space Crime at Soho Theatre
Friday 9th December 2022 at Soho Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Jonathan Walfisz Few plays have titles more on the nose than Lesbian Space Crime. At the Soho Theatre’s Upstairs space, the show opens with a bold declarative song saying we’re in for a bit of exactly what it says on the tin. Lesbian Space Crime... Continue Reading →
Review: Wasted at The Jack Studio Theatre, London.
Thursday 24th November 2022 at The Jack Studio Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Tina Zucco Wasted is a fast-paced, dynamic play, debuting MICA Theatre with a bang. A show that entertains and touches the audience from beginning to end. Wasted, written by Kae Tempest and directed by Tony Clarke, sees friends Temi (Seraphina Beh), Danny (Ted... Continue Reading →
Review: BATMAN (aka Naomi’s Death Show) at The Pleasance Theatre
Monday 21st November 2022 *Work in progress Reviewer: Emma Dorfman Naomi Westerman’s BATMAN is still a work-in-progress, and its work is still showing. When I arrived on a blistering cold Monday night, there were 4 other gracious, but eager, audience members in the house. You couldn’t help but have this inform the tone for the... 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: Avocado Presents at Baron’s Court Theatre, London
Thursday 3rd November 2022 at The Baron’s Court Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Tina Zucco Avocado Presents is on at the Baron’s Court Theatre every Thursday at 9pm, with a improvised one act comedy. Throughout the course of the hour, the duo (Hamza Mohsin & Jake Migicovsky) have taken us to 5 different scenarios, ranging from... Continue Reading →