REVIEW: NINA
Reading Time: 2 minutesNINA, on at Battersea Arts Centre through 24 October, accomplishes what so many modern plays cannot: repurposes a well-mined classic into something genuinely relevant to contemporary audiences.
Jessica Steans-Gail
REVIEW: We’ll Always Have Paris
Reading Time: 3 minutesPub theatre meets movie magic in We’ll Always Have Paris, an ode to old Hollywood romance that whisks its audience away on a cinematic experience to laugh, cry, and consider the effort it takes to feel whole…
REVIEW: The Elixir of Love
Reading Time: 2 minutesA modern English-language take on the classic Italian opera, premiering at Wilton's Music Hall
REVIEW: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO WIDOWHOOD
Reading Time: 2 minutesA Beginner’s Guide to Widowhood, originally created by Omar Khan and written by Rae Mainwaring, is on at The Lion & Unicorn through 5 September.
REVIEW: London Fields
Reading Time: 2 minutesLondon Fields is a shock to the system that reminds its audience of the thin line between vulnerability and violence. London Fields is a gut-punch. D.K. Mack’s two-hander is an exceptionally told and exceptionally disturbing portrait of…
REVIEW: The Doctor Will See You Now
Reading Time: 3 minutesDespite flaws, a quick and entertaining look at a familiar and interminable hospital visit.
REVIEW: Some of It Might Be True
Reading Time: 2 minutesJustine Martin’s debut play is an absurdist, but recognisable comedy that heightens and parodies familiar personalities in the modern-age.
REVIEW: How To Make Art That Brings Housing Justice
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow To Make Art That Brings Housing Justice invites its audience to consider the nuances of community, activism, and, of course, housing justice. It’s hard to describe How To Make Art That Brings Housing Justice. It’s more…
REVIEW: East London Theatre School’s For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe energy in the audience of the East London Theatre School’s production of For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy was electric.
REVIEW: Party Favour
Reading Time: 3 minutesIndicts the expectation that dignity is for sale and explores the line between demeaning and empowering work under late-stage capitalism”