Review: Twelfth Night, Richmond Theatre
If there is one thing that Shakespeare’s brilliant comedy Twelfth Night lacks, it is the presence of magic and the supernatural which is so beautifully and mischievously used in his other well-loved...
View ArticleReview: Spamalot, Richmond Theatre
For the first few scenes of Spamalot, I had the same reservations that many of the Monty Python members had when the show debuted in 2004. Why would I want to pay to watch non-Monty Python actors...
View ArticleReview: Molly Wobbly, Leicester Square Theatre
Molly Wobbly tells the tale of the residents of Mammary Lane in the town of Little Happening. It’s not a subtle show, and you can grab a pretty good sense of the plot from the place names alone –...
View ArticleReview: Oh What A Lovely War, Richmond Theatre
Juxtaposing the upbeat, optimistic songs of the 1910s with the horrible truths of life at the Front, Oh What A Lovely War caused much more than a stir when it was first produced by Joan Littlewood and...
View ArticleReview: All The Things You Said You Never Said Before You Thought You Could...
All The Things You Said You Never Said Before You Thought You Could Ever Say explores the struggles of one couple through four actors. Switching fluidly between different pairings throughout, the cast...
View ArticleReview: Buyer and Cellar, Menier Chocolate Factory
Whilst the content of Jonathan Tolins’s play Buyer and Cellar is entirely fictional, it is based on a completely wacky truth: acting and singing phenomenon Barbra Streisand has built a street of old...
View ArticleReview: Rules For Living, National Theatre
Sam Holcroft’s new play posits that everyone has coping strategies or ‘rules’ by which they live their life. In Rules for Living, we watch a family try to get through what becomes a more and more tense...
View ArticleReview: Alex Horne: Monsieur Butterfly, Soho Theatre
Alex Horne: Monsieur Butterfly is a very unusual comedy show. Whilst stand-up comedy could usually be described as ‘someone standing still telling jokes for an hour, and maybe swinging their arms...
View ArticleReview: Hay Fever, Duke Of York’s Theatre
Hay Fever is over 90 years old and, unfortunately, it shows. Coward’s comedy of errors about a dysfunctional family’s disastrous attempt to entertain guests was not even that popular when it first...
View ArticleReview: Connections, National Theatre
Connections is the National Theatre’s festival of new plays for young people. This is the festival’s twentieth year, and the 2015 programme saw 10 new plays debuted over six nights, with each being...
View ArticleReview: Twelfth Night, Richmond Theatre
If there is one thing that Shakespeare’s brilliant comedy Twelfth Night lacks, it is the presence of magic and the supernatural which is so beautifully and mischievously used in his other well-loved...
View ArticleReview: Spamalot, Richmond Theatre
For the first few scenes of Spamalot, I had the same reservations that many of the Monty Python members had when the show debuted in 2004. Why would I want to pay to watch non-Monty Python actors...
View ArticleReview: Molly Wobbly, Leicester Square Theatre
Molly Wobbly tells the tale of the residents of Mammary Lane in the town of Little Happening. It’s not a subtle show, and you can grab a pretty good sense of the plot from the place names alone –...
View ArticleReview: Oh What A Lovely War, Richmond Theatre
Juxtaposing the upbeat, optimistic songs of the 1910s with the horrible truths of life at the Front, Oh What A Lovely War caused much more than a stir when it was first produced by Joan Littlewood and...
View ArticleReview: All The Things You Said You Never Said Before You Thought You Could...
All The Things You Said You Never Said Before You Thought You Could Ever Say explores the struggles of one couple through four actors. Switching fluidly between different pairings throughout, the cast...
View ArticleReview: Buyer and Cellar, Menier Chocolate Factory
Whilst the content of Jonathan Tolins’s play Buyer and Cellar is entirely fictional, it is based on a completely wacky truth: acting and singing phenomenon Barbra Streisand has built a street of old...
View ArticleReview: Rules For Living, National Theatre
Sam Holcroft’s new play posits that everyone has coping strategies or ‘rules’ by which they live their life. In Rules for Living, we watch a family try to get through what becomes a more and more tense...
View ArticleReview: Alex Horne: Monsieur Butterfly, Soho Theatre
Alex Horne: Monsieur Butterfly is a very unusual comedy show. Whilst stand-up comedy could usually be described as ‘someone standing still telling jokes for an hour, and maybe swinging their arms...
View ArticleReview: Hay Fever, Duke Of York’s Theatre
Hay Fever is over 90 years old and, unfortunately, it shows. Coward’s comedy of errors about a dysfunctional family’s disastrous attempt to entertain guests was not even that popular when it first...
View ArticleReview: Connections, National Theatre
Connections is the National Theatre’s festival of new plays for young people. This is the festival’s twentieth year, and the 2015 programme saw 10 new plays debuted over six nights, with each being...
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