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 →
Tuesday 14th March 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Time Machine: A Comedy, written by Steven Canny and John Nicholson and directed by Orla O’Loughlin, is very funny - when it hits its stride. Laying the foundations in Act 1, the cast introduce H.G. Wells’ great great grandson who has decided to honour the... Continue Reading →
This island belongs to all of us. Some stories linger forever in our memories. Perhaps it’s because we read them as a child, or studied them at school, or saw something in one of the characters that so strongly reflected our own morals, dreams and aspirations that they remained with us forever as fictional shadows.... Continue Reading →
Friday 10th March 2023 at New Diorama Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Emma Dorfman After the Act, a brand-new musical from NDT Associates, Breach, (from which you may have also seen It’s True, It’s True, It’s True) has conquered the beast that is verbatim theatre. This (unfortunately) timely story is brought to the fore through multimedia... Continue Reading →
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 →
Dave Hearn is one of the founders of the Olivier award-winning Mischief Theatre, whose hit comedies include “The Play That Went Wrong” - and, well, all those top touring titles including “______ Goes Wrong”! Now, he’s going time travelling, taking time away from Mischief to revisit the H.G. Wells classic story “The Time Machine” in... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 14th February 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Charlie & Stan hoiks us back in time in style and substance to witness two giants of comedy meeting as youngsters. Set round and about a trip from Southampton to New York circa 1910, we see a very young Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. As yet... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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