REVIEW: Edward II
Reading Time: 2 minutes“This creative, engaging, and accessible production of Marlowe’s queer historical tragedy dives into themes of loyalty, duty, and betrayal.”
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REVIEW: Mary, Queen of Scots
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis production is a brilliant testament to the playful, vital nature of modern ballet - at times surreal, at times intensely human, and always captivating.
REVIEW: The League of Improv – With Guest Comedian Lou Sanders
Reading Time: 2 minutesA quick-fire evening of comedy based on details from the audience’s lives The League of Improv’s shows bring a celebrity host together with their small troupe of improvisers to create off-the-cuff scenes inspired (albeit very loosely) by…
REVIEW: Skeleton
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs the leaves start to change colour and crunch underfoot, we have finally entered ‘spooky season’–when many of us seek out an extra thrill or two as the long nights draw in. Writer and performer Lucy Spreckley’s new horror play, Skeleton, draws audiences into a complex web of memories, half-truths, and delusions.
REVIEW: Lucia di Lammermoor
Reading Time: 2 minutesLucia di Lammermoor, composed by Gaetano Donizetti, ticks many of the quintessential opera boxes – dramatic melodies, star-crossed lovers, and a fatally tragic ending.
REVIEW: Jane Eyre at Arcola Theatre
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis contemporary operatic take on a classic story is visually rich and musically dramatic, brought to life by a talented group of young singers Contemporary operas can seem daunting or inaccessible to many theatre-goers, but familiar stories…
REVIEW: Idrîsî Ensemble
Reading Time: 3 minutesEven the keenest historians might not expect a recital of medieval Mediterranean music to sell out one of Camden’s most popular venues on a Friday evening in June, and yet, the Idrîsî Ensemble’s recent concert at Koko was packed to the gills with a wildly enthusiastic audience.
REVIEW: Havisham
Reading Time: 2 minutesGhosts and hauntings are one of the most iconic themes of Gothic literature; this one-woman show delves into the backstory of an iconic character who is haunted by her own past, living as a ghostly figure in an eerie, cobwebbed home.
REVIEW: Women Beware Women
Reading Time: 3 minutesThomas Middleton’s early 17th-century play, Women Beware Women, has a highly intricate plot, and the writing is steeped in the misogynistic attitudes of the time.
REVIEW: The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary - a playful new adaptation by John Nicholson - jumps right into the climax of the story, introducing us to Emma near the end of the novel’s story as she is already deeply in debt and at her wits’ end.