JACK STUDIO THEATRE

by Clementine Scott - April 15, 2026

The set for This Is Not About Me initially resembles the bottom of a particularly untidy knitting drawer: strewn with red thread and abandoned crochet projects. The stage is thus set for a show all about unearthing our deepest memories, and making those memories into art....

by Gary Naylor - April 14, 2026

Beautifully conceived and (largely) well executed production that provides much food for thought in our troubled times...

by Cindy Marcolina - April 15, 2026

Kit Withington writes a lightweight exegesis of grief, briefly touching upon what it means to grow up and leave home. Technically speaking, there’s nothing wrong with Heart Wall. It’s just a tad too sprawling and prosaic. Withington makes a few good points in her reflection, and Katie Greenall t...

by Gary Naylor - April 13, 2026

Mark Ravenhill takes over a legendary boxing venue for a show that packs plenty of punch...

by Franco Milazzo - April 13, 2026

As the name suggests, Midgitte Bardot is physically short albeit not short on ideas, impact, or charisma. And not just short but, at just 129cm, the shortest drag performer in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records....

by Gary Naylor - April 11, 2026

Silly plot saved by wonderful performances and real joy at the prospect of being seen at last...

by Cindy Marcolina - April 14, 2026

“This book is about portraying a safe and dramatically effective staged fight using rapier and dagger,” so begins Roger Bartlett’s latest volume. From the large-scale battles in The Lord of the Rings to the intimate denouement in a production of Hamlet at your local theatre, stage combat is as...

by Gary Naylor - April 09, 2026

Anya Reiss reimagines the Ibsen classic for a disaster capitalist's world, but never establishes the credibility it needs...

by Cindy Marcolina - April 10, 2026

The Last Five Years meets Gravity to introduce their unfortunate lovechild. Daniel steals a spacecraft and leaves Earth; his ex-girlfriend, Emily, is left behind. A trio of scientists breaks down their complicated relationship while Daniel records his days orbiting the planet. On paper, Theo Jamieso...

by Clementine Scott - April 08, 2026

There is a moment in TWO where you could hear a pin drop: the affable 1980s soundtrack shuts off, and a glass shatters on the floor behind the bar. A stranger has said something out-of-turn in the pub, and threatened to reveal whatever heartache is lurking beneath the surface of the rough-and-ready ...