Wednesday 28th September 2022 at The Courtyard Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Maygan Forbes With the popularity of the controversial Dahmer Netflix series having social media in a chokehold, it’s fair to say serial killers are popular right now. Or, the media version of serial killers anyway. But these versions are never written by the victims.... Continue Reading →
Thursday 29th September 2022 at The White Bear Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Issy Flower Premiering just after Rosh Hashanah, Candlesticks poses increasingly topical questions about the relationship between Judaism and Christianity, religion and identity, and the way in which these can be discovered or lost to the detriment of the family. Unfortunately, the variable quality... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 21st September 2022 at Bush Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Maygan Forbes When Tyler (played by Charlie Kafflyn) takes up driving lessons for the first time with trusty instructor Max (played by Geoffrey Aymer), not only do his lessons cover the rules of the road, but lessons in life and our duty of responsibility become... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 13th September 2022 at Bush Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Maygan Forbes When Zafar (played by Esh Alladi) flees his hometown and homophobic persecution, he seeks asylum in London. However, the process is draining and prejudiced, and having to “prove” you face execution if you are sent back to your native land gets harder as... Continue Reading →
13th September 2022 at The Yard Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman Vinay Patel’s daring reimagining of The Cherry Orchard brings a newfound urgency to Anton Chekhov’s original. With the help of Rosie Elnile’s inspired set design, Lewis den Hertog’s dystopic video design, and James Macdonald’s clipped, contained direction assisted by several standout performances, new... Continue Reading →
Thursday 8th September 2022 at The Lion and Unicorn Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Tina Zucco Flashbang is a play that celebrates life. A show that entertains and touches the audience from beginning to end. I had heard a lot about Proforça Theatre, so I was very excited to catch this four-hander at the Lion and... 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 →
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 →
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 →
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