Review: KING LEAR, Riverside Studios
by Cindy Marcolina - May 04, 2024
Cutting Shakespeare isn’t rare, with time restraint and accessible efficiency at the top of the list. What happens when you remove the text altogether, leaving only the bare bones of the story? Hong Kongese company Nonverbal Theatre of Gesture have the answer....
Review: BILAL ZAFAR: IMPOSTER, Soho Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - May 03, 2024
'Bilal Zafar: Imposter is an hour-long story in which Zafar uses comedy to tell the audience about a wild experience he had when his housemate tried to get him arrested five separate times.'...
Review: CYCLES, Barbican Centre
by Franco Milazzo - May 02, 2024
With their new work Cycles, it is clear that Boy Blue are at something of a crossroads....
Review: MARIE FAUSTIN: SORRY I'M LATE, Soho Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - May 03, 2024
As soon as Faustin takes the stage, she immediately jumps right in, creating a conversational atmosphere with the audience. She designates a table of audience members in the front row as the “rich table” and begins by talking about her experiences flying first class....
Review: FROZEN, Greenwich Theatre
by Niamh Jones - April 30, 2024
Is serial killing ever a forgivable act? A controversial question certainly and the central premise of Bryony Lavery’s Frozen. Told from three points of view, this play explores the impacts of trauma and loss on very different members of society....
Review: PIPPIN - 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
by Louise Penn - April 30, 2024
Stephen Schwartz's 70s musical Pippin makes a triumphant return with a note perfect casting at Drury Lane's concert version, with Fosse-inspired choreography and costumes given a disco pride vibe. Alex Newell's vocals do not disappoint, Jac Yarrow is a fine lead, while Patricia Hodge is a poignant B...
Review: LAUGHING BOY, Jermyn Street Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - May 01, 2024
When Connor dies whilst in the care of the NHS, his mum, Sara, wants answers. Premiering under Stephen Unwin’s taut direction, Sara Ryan’s Laughing Boy is a bittersweet docu-play about brutal neglect and apathy. While it’s a damning inquiry into the shortcomings of public health, is it a good play o...