REVIEW: Hot Mess
Reading Time: 2 minutesHot Mess is a high-energy original romcom that reimagines the climate crisis as a turbulent love story between Earth and Humanity.
Lucy Holz
IN CONVERSATION WITH: The People Behind TR[IA]L
Reading Time: 4 minutesAhead of TR[IA]L, we caught up with writer Mercy Brewer, director Fiona Popplewell, technical director Sam Bell, and performers Macsen Brown and Freya Popplewell to discuss this taut psychological thriller exploring memory, control and corporate power. Running at White Bear Theatre from 14–18 April
REVIEW: Beat
Reading Time: 2 minutesBeat, the verbatim song cycle centred around “what it means to be alive” was an insightful experience into the unsung melodies we experience in our everyday lives with hints of ground-breaking medical work and NHS.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Flo Petrie
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe sat down with Flo Petrie about her new show Thirty Six Questions “Welcome to a new dating show: matched with your soulmate, all it takes is thirty-six questions to fall in love. Or does it? Pro…
REVIEW: Don’t Rock The Boat
Reading Time: 2 minutesTheir latest production of Don’t Rock The Boat, fits neatly into this category. A rather lengthy comedy by Robin Hawdon, this play tells the story of two families staying on a houseboat for a weekend and the drama that ensues.
REVIEW: 4.48 Psychosis
Reading Time: 2 minutesA pioneer of ‘in-yer-face theatre’, Sarah Kane was known for awaking at 4.48am in a depressed state to write her plays, typically exploring themes of pain and torture, love and desire. Her final play, 4.48 Psychosis has been described as ‘a 75-minute suicide note’, as it debuted at Royal Court Theatre over a year after she hung herself.
REVIEW: Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare in the Squares
Reading Time: 2 minutesA joy-filled summer celebration of the bard
REVIEW: Red Peppers and Aged In Wood
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnBook Theatre presents a comedy double bill of Red Peppers by Noël Coward and Aged In Wood by Cian Griffin.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Rosie Ward and Ursula Early
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs You Like It follows the success of last year’s Much Ado About Nothing and the company’s Offie Award-nominated A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo & Juliet. This joyful, family-friendly outdoor production blends contemporary London culture with the Bard’s wit, romance, and secret identities.
REVIEW: Marriage Material
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn adaptation of the novel by Sathnam Sanghera of the same name, Marriage Material explores the complexities of moving to Britain for a better life, only to find that life may not want you in it.