Thursday, 4th May 2023 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The world of modern dating: connection online, awkward first meetings and the inevitable gamble taken on whether or not anything will come of it. Gus Gowland’s warm-hearted new musical, Mayflies, follows a pairing who are meeting up for the first time after two years of chatting... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Wednesday 26th April 2023 at York Grand Theatre and Opera House. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Based on the celebrated 1992 Baz Luhrmann film and promising to lift the curtain on the competitive ballroom scene, this show offers comic glimpses of backstage squabbles, underhanded dealings and blossoming love alongside some impressive dance numbers. The story? Scott Hastings and partner... Continue Reading →
Friday April 21st 2023 at Harrogate Theatre (Studio) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Forget About The Dog’s latest show returns their top notch inventiveness to the stage in a quirky ride through personalised simulations of “happy places”. In this vision of the future, the disenchanted general public are invited to step inside a street-side booth and spend a half... Continue Reading →
Tuesday April 18th 2023 at Arcola Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman In American schools, World War II’s Eastern Front conclusion is given but a few lines in the textbooks. But Michael Mears’ two-hander, The Mistake, interweaves verbatim material through a narrative that oscillates between the creation of the nuclear bomb and the bombing of... Continue Reading →
Friday 31st March 2023 at Harrogate Theatre ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Born, raised and residing in Yorkshire, John Godber has just the kind of grounding needed to write a comedy like this. Tapping affectionately into the frugal Yorkshireman stereotype, he offers an unapologetic commentary on the politics of now while painting a grim vision of 2033 Britain -... Continue Reading →
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 →
Wednesday 22nd March 2023 at the Pleasance, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman Any show centred around sexual exploitation and the trafficking of young women is destined to weigh heavily on audiences, but in Trade, written by Ella Dorman-Gajic and directed by Maddy Corner, a balanced script and evocative staging work beautifully, in tandem, allowing the... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 21st March 2023 at Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Having enjoyed great success opening in Manchester before a much-anticipated stint in London, Sister Act is back with gusto and touring the UK. I remember loving the London Palladium production in 2009 so I was thrilled to know this show was set for... Continue Reading →
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