Review: THE WILD DUCK, Coronet Theatre
by Cheryl Markosky - October 24, 2024
The Coronet's co-production with the Norwegian Ibsen Company (NIC) and Bergen's Den Nationale Scene examines the dangers of idealism through the story of the Ekdal family ripped apart by the arrival of Hjalmar Ekdal's childhood friend, Gregers Werle (also the son of wealthy industrialist Hakon)....
Book Review: DEVELOPING YOUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH, Nick Hern Books
by Louise Penn - October 24, 2024
This is a toolkit to help creatives in a business which is often hard to navigate, and I feel it is an excellent addition to the material currently available on the subject. It is written in a chatty and approachable style, and the bitesize structure is perfect for reading on the go....
Review: AMAZE, Criterion Theatre
by Gary Naylor - October 23, 2024
A personal show with plenty of 'Wow!' and a nice counterpoint to the gods of magic who deliver miracles from on high...
Review: LUNA, Sadler's Wells
by Josh Maughan - October 23, 2024
Guided by the vision of five female, international choreographers, Luna narrates the complexities of womanhood—its beauty, struggles, and power. While Luna has some notably powerful moments, and the music is beautiful, it ultimately falls short in its current form....
Review: BRIDGE COMMAND, Vauxhall
by Franco Milazzo - October 23, 2024
Ever wanted to captain a spaceship on a mission to explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilisations and perhaps shoot up some enemy ships along the way? With the aid of a shiny new £3.5m set, Parabolic Theatre’s Bridge Command realises every sci-fi geek’s dream....
Review: THE FLEA, The Yard Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - October 23, 2024
Now this is how you do historical theatre. Eccentrically re-imagined yet alarmingly real, James Fritz’s The Flea is masterfully made. The show is a quirky retelling of a forgotten piece of queer British history: in an unlikely chain of events, the secrets of a gay brothel threaten to bring down some...
Review: ENCOUNTERS: FOUR CONTEMPORARY BALLETS, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Matthew Paluch - October 23, 2024
The Royal Ballet season continues with its first modern bill - Encounters: Four contemporary ballets. For some, like me, the four works presented are all new, but in actuality only two of the four are premières. And one of those is in fact a development of an existing (2022) pas de deux into a bigge...
Review: TAROT: SHUFFLE, Soho Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - October 24, 2024
Tarot: Shuffle begins a bit differently than your average sketch show. Walking into the theatre, audience members are greeted by three performers, all wearing white nighties. Everyone is given a piece of paper with a personality test on it, with questions ranging from your ability to recognise patte...
Review: THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA, Royal Albert Hall
by Kat Mokrynski - October 21, 2024
The Sound of Philadelphia, a celebration of “50 years of Philly Soul,” hosted by Sir Lenny Henry, celebrated the Philly soul genre, which is “characterised by funk influences and lush string and horn arrangements,” so it only makes sense that the music of the night would be performed by the BBC Conc...