Tuesday 13th August 2019 at the Tristan Bates Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ross Dinwiddy’s The Geminus is a cleanly selective new work based on Joseph Conrad’s story of a ship captain who harbours a fugitive. In Dinwiddy’s story, the captain and an enigmatic sailor clambouring aboard his ship in the dead of night form a connection born... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 13th August 2019 at the Tristan Bates Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Three girls meet to celebrate a birthday. What begins as a recognisable silent feud of one friend feeling replaced by another quickly begins to prove itself a much darker and more complex story. There’s a history here to unpack and a future to consider carefully.... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 13th August 2019 at the Tristan Bates Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Zöe Guzy-Sprague’s The Net takes women from behind the scenes of war and conflict and places them centre stage. It explores a breadth of ideas within the realms of conflict, relationships and the idea of home in relation to territory and it’s a narrative which... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 7th August 2019 at The Tristan Bates Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Bickering and debates are almost always at root about semantics. People take issue with the minutiae and from there the volcanoes either remain dormant or erupt. Couples all over the world are made up of opposites. Those with brains equally adept with the arts... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 31st July 2019 at the Tristan Bates Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ CLASS begins in a slightly fish-out-of-water, uncertain way and quickly falls in step to give us insights into the lives of various individuals who consider themselves to be working class or working-middle class. We’re all naturally intrigued by the lives of others, and this... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 31st July 2019 at the Tristan Bates Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ When It Happens combines powerful and topical issues spanning motherhood, sexual harassment, the ‘policing’ of women’s bodies and behaviours and the roles of women in general - more specifically, the oppressive roles of women. It feels reactionary and relevant but also a little too... Continue Reading →
They’ve just been named in the Top 10 Most Anticipated Shows by Stage Door App. They are Spur of the Moment, the show is CLASS and the vision is to give a voice to the underrepresented. The show plays the Tristan Bates Theatre 29 July - 3 August 2019 (tickets here) so I caught up... Continue Reading →
ChewBoy Productions are new on the London Fringe scene and they’re making their dèbut with EUAN at the Camden Fringe from 30th July - 4th August at the Tristan Bates Theatre. I caught up with founders Georgie and Hal to discuss all things EUAN, the company and theatre...As a new company on the scene, let's... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 1st August, 2017 at The Tristan Bates Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 Flood is a new play by Tom Hartwell and the debut show of new London based company Paper Creatures Theatre. This comedy drama is a great example of fresh writing about modern living which explores relatable ideas with heart and substance rather than dull... Continue Reading →
