Cindy Marcolina's Top Ten VAULT Festival Picks
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Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Almeida Theatre
This is A Streetcar Named Desire for a new generation.
Review: WATCH ON THE RHINE, Donmar Warehouse
Lillian Hellman’s play is a time capsule of American non-interventionism under the guise of a comedy of manners that suddenly becomes a historical thriller.
Review: SIX, Vaudeville Theatre
There’s a new queen in town - wait, make that SIX! The most successful musical in a post-Hamilton theatre world has just received a fresh cast change.
Review: SALT-WATER MOON, Finborough Theatre
David French’s semi-autobiographical award-winning Canadian classic receives its British premiere 38 years after its debut, but it appears it’s not a timeless play.
Review: THE ART OF ILLUSION, Hampstead Theatre
Sold as a curious tale of enchantment, it’s a romantic comedy masquerading as a French pastiche that crosses eras and genres.
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Review: DERREN BROWN - SHOWMAN, Apollo Theatre
Ultimately, it's a show about human connection.
Review: AS YOU LIKE IT, @sohoplace
Presented in the round with the inclusion of closed-captioning at every performance and a few BSL-signing characters, it’s probably the most accessible, most gender-fluid show currently running in London.
Review: LIVE AT LOLA'S: A MUSICAL CHAT SHOW WITH STARS OF THE WEST END, Lola's Underground Casino at The Hippodrome
It's a clever, engaging format.
Review: HOLY SH*T, Riverside Studios
All in all, the piece is promising at this stage, but it could be so much more.
Review: WICKIES: THE VANISHING MEN OF EILEAN MOR, Park Theatre
Playwright Paul Morrissey explores a fascinating case, transforming it into a boutique paranormal thriller whilst trying to explain the lead-up to their disappearance.
Review: ON THE LINE, Camden People's Theatre
While only one hour long, Teglia’s script has a lot of surplus material that’s solely used to bring the topics up.
Review: BEST OF ENEMIES, Noël Coward Theatre
It's an exceptional addition to a Theatreland that's generally lacking in political engagement, especially during the Christmas period.
Review: HENRY V, Shakespeare's Globe
Winter has come to the Globe and it brought Henry V to the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse for the first time in its history.
Review: SARAH, The Coronet Theatre
Oliver Reese, artistic director of the Berliner Ensemble, translates the tale for the stage transforming it into a one-man-show led by Jonathan Slinger.
Review: THE MASSIVE TRAGEDY OF MADAME BOVARY!, Jermyn Street Theatre
Nicholson writes a deliciously entertaining adaptation of the novel, while Marieke Audsley has it jump off the page of a storybook.
Review: SKYFALL IN CONCERT, Royal Albert Hall
It’s remarkable how permeating Thomas Newman’s score is.
Review: HERE, Southwark Playhouse
It all sounds quite dramatic on paper, but the piece becomes a relentless plod-along.
Review: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, Charing Cross Theatre
It should all feel very epic, but it’s mild at best.
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