REVIEW: Papillons
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis multimedia, multisensory performance is a delightful exploration of the
power of collaboration and self-expression.'
Josh Berninger
REVIEW: Rose of Nevada
Reading Time: 3 minutesJenkin delivers a tour-de-force time-slip fantasy, rugged and unkempt as the seas on which it’s set, but with a twinkling heart which floats well above the waterline. Seven years after his seminal BAFTA winning debut Bait, Mark Jenkin returns…
REVIEW: Three Men
Reading Time: 2 minutesDramatically varied but oftentimes clunky, Three Men’s storybook aesthetic and charming performance are highlights in this otherwise slightly lopsided narrative. Qi Liu plays Fanghua, a lonely shopkeeper who presides over a small but seemingly endless convenience store in Beijing.…
REVIEW: Ballet de Lorraine: Acid Gems and a Folia
Reading Time: 3 minutesBased in Nancy, France, Ballet de Lorraine are a company known for flipping the script on the traditions of dance, incorporating modern music and blending styles to bring something new to the artform. In this piece, the choreographers Marco da Silva Ferreira and Adam Linder fully utilise the company’s talents, bringing us two pieces which take inspiration from history and reimagine them for our current times.
REVIEW: Primal Bog at Soho Theatre
Reading Time: 3 minutesGarland sets fourth an unwavering theatrical statement in Primal Bog, a show which slices normativity, disembowels commodified self-care and celebrates our inner filth. Writer/performer Rosa Garland walks naked onto a white canvas covered stage. The front row of…
REVIEW: Gannet
Reading Time: 2 minutes Described as a black comedy “for anyone who has ever struggled to fit in”, Gannet is a part clowning, part monologue piece in which performer/writer Daisy Day, alongside co-writer/director Peggy Pollard, weave a meandering and hilariously convoluted tale of a young bird struggling to make his way in the world.
REVIEW: Highgate Vampire
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe latest work from award-winning theatre collective Bag of Beard Theatre, The Highgate Vampire is a parody/spoof retelling of the events surrounding a spate of demonic encounters which terrorised Highgate village in 1969.
REVIEW: The Tempest at the Globe
Reading Time: 3 minutesTim Crouch’s brave new adaptation of The Tempest is a delightfully confusing production, sure to determine once and for all where the fourth wall is, and how long it can every really stand. When it comes to…
REVIEW: Vibrance at Guildhall
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith an intricate blend of sonic and visual elements, Vibrance successfully redefines the architectural lines of The City, drawing attention to often overlooked historical spaces. The City of London is known for its unique intermingling of the old and…
REVIEW: Kings Place’s Memory Unwrapped
Reading Time: 2 minutesKicking off its much-anticipated 2026 series Memory Unwrapped, Kings Place played host to a sometimes strange but thoroughly wonderful evening of performance.