REVIEW: Influence
Reading Time: 2 minutesInfluence by the Stockroom Productions and playing at the brand new Collective theatre until 2nd December sees Kit Young (well known for his role in Netflix’s Shadow and Bone) enter the stage as the Magician.
Month October 2023
REVIEW: Brown Boys Swim
Reading Time: 2 minutesI have never been made so acutely aware, in less than 80 minutes, of the fears that haunt the British white middle class.
REVIEW: Moorcroft
Reading Time: 3 minutesInspired by true stories, Moorcroft, a Tron Theatre Production in association with National Theatre of Scotland performed at the Traverse Theatre, was a dynamic and sobering show.
REVIEW: Boy Parts
Reading Time: 3 minutesEliza Clark's novel "Boy Parts" has been adapted for the stage, offering a darkly comic critique of gender power dynamics in the 21st century. The show examines the challenge of inverting the male gaze, using the character of Irina Sturges, a strong female protagonist who exploits men for her art. Despite its exploration of female agency and critique of contemporary media, the play's portrayal of gender dynamics falls short of being revolutionary or effectively challenging the imbalance of the male gaze.
REVIEW: Constellations
Reading Time: 3 minutes‘Every choice, every decision you’ve ever and never made exists in an unimaginably vast ensemble of parallel universes’.
REVIEW: Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe week before Halloween is a wonderfully atmospheric time for the Liverpool Playhouse theatre to host Dracula: Mina’s Reckoning, a retelling of Bram Stoker’s Dracula written by Mona Pearson and directed by Sally Cookson.
REVIEW: Manic Street Creature
Reading Time: 2 minutesManic Street Culture is a polished piece, with a company that felt entirely at ease.
In Conversations With: Philippa Lawford
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe were able to catch up with Philippa Lawford, playwright of Ikaria, and ask a few questions.
FEATURE: World premiere of Bindweed
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Mercury Theatre, HighTide & New Wolsey Theatre have jointly announced the world premiere production of Martha Loader’s award-winning play Bindweed.
REVIEW: Owners
Reading Time: 2 minutesCaryl Churchill’s 1970s play’s themes are still relevant but this modern production wasn’t able to find the right tone Written in the early 1970s, Owners was Caryl Churchill’s first professionally produced play, and undoubtedly lacks the finesse…