James Ayles






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Review: PETER PAN'S LABYRINTH, The Vaults
Review: PETER PAN'S LABYRINTH, The Vaults
November 4, 2022

A riotous send-up to David Bowie and Peter Pan's at one of London's best-kept secrets, Peter Pan's Labyrinth is the perfect alternative autumn season show.

Review: YOU KNOW WE BELONG TOGETHER, Southbank Centre
Review: YOU KNOW WE BELONG TOGETHER, Southbank Centre
August 22, 2022

This three-day run at the Southbank Centre's Purcell Room marks a UK debut for You Know We Belong Together', Julia Hales' unsparing and uplifting celebration of living with Down Syndrome.

BWW Review: ARTHUR/MERLIN, Actors' Church
BWW Review: ARTHUR/MERLIN, Actors' Church
August 6, 2021

Iris Theatre's take on the Arthurian legend benefits from a beautiful setting and an engaging cast to close out their Summer Festival.

BWW Review: OLEANNA, Arts Theatre
BWW Review: OLEANNA, Arts Theatre
July 29, 2021

An unflinching examination of power and gender roles told through the perspective of a student-teacher relationship that is unafraid to pose difficult questions of its audience.

BWW Review: CHEMISTRY, Finborough Theatre
BWW Review: CHEMISTRY, Finborough Theatre
November 2, 2019

Charting the blossoming political analyst Jamie and Brown University dropout-turned-bartender Stephanie after meeting in the office of their psychiatrist, Chemistry is a worthy entrant into the growing pantheon of plays about mental health.

BWW Review: BILLIONAIRE BOY, Richmond Theatre
BWW Review: BILLIONAIRE BOY, Richmond Theatre
October 31, 2019

Adapted from the 2010 book written by celebrated author, actor, presenter and talent show judge David Walliams, Billionaire Boy brings to life familiar morality tales for a young audience.

BWW Review: THE LIFE I LEAD, Wyndham's Theatre
BWW Review: THE LIFE I LEAD, Wyndham's Theatre
September 19, 2019

Miles Jupp thrives in this thoughtful and funny look at the life, times and career of British actor David Tomlinson, who died in 2000 aged 83 and was most famous for playing Mr Banks in the 1964 classic Mary Poppins.

BWW Review: UNTIL THE FLOOD, Arcola Theatre
BWW Review: UNTIL THE FLOOD, Arcola Theatre
September 8, 2019

Using the 2014 shooting of 18-year-old African American Michael Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson as its starting point but not its only focus, Dael Orlandersmith's Until The Flood bring into sharp relief the racial history and tensions in a divided America.

BWW Review: SHACKLETON'S CARPENTER, Jermyn Street Theatre
BWW Review: SHACKLETON'S CARPENTER, Jermyn Street Theatre
August 2, 2019

Veteran stage actor Malcolm Rennie steers the ship with intensity and poise in this retelling of the life of a forgotten hero.






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