REVIEW: Pina Bausch’s Vollmond
Reading Time: 2 minutesA lyrical, elegant, and technically refined piece somewhat marred by its repetitive and clichéd exploration of the theme
Ke Meng
Theatre. Education. Culture.
I work in the showbiz in London and am a passionate theatregoer and exhibition/museum goer. Loving to communicate and exchange views. Occasionally grumbling about life in London.
Reviewer for A Young(ish）Perspective. As a v. honest reviewer, I'm open to any invitation of reviewing.
REVIEW:Dimanche by Compagnie Focus & Chaliwaté
Reading Time: 3 minutesa surreal yet gentle puppetry-storytelling that melds absurd humour and poignant tragedy
REVIEW: Fauré’s Requiem
Reading Time: 2 minutesA curious performance of Fauré presented by contrasting collaborators, Aurora Orchestra and BBC Singers
FEATURE: Jason Donovan Steps Back Into Frank-n-Furter’s Fishnets
Reading Time: 2 minutesJason Donovan as Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show at Newcastle Theatre Royal from Mon 27 Jan – Sat 1 Feb.
REVIEW: The Songwriter
Reading Time: 2 minutes“An interesting but ambiguous chemistry between archlute and baritone” Time-traveling with baritone Benjamin Appl and lutenist Thomas Dunford, Songwriter offers an evening of music spanning centuries from the canonical works of Dowland, Bach, and Schubert to the…
REVIEW: Łukasz Twarkowski: The Employees
Reading Time: 2 minutesA hardcore tech and aesthetic art installation experience absent of something exciting and new. Adapted from Olga Ravn’s 2021 Booker-shortlisted sci-fi novel, The Employees marks Polish theatre director Łukasz Twarkowski’s UK debut. Little doubt, featuring hallmarks of…
REVIEW: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker at Royal Albert Hall
Reading Time: 2 minutesBirmingham Royal Ballet's Nutcracker is a gem for London audience. Directed by David Bentley, it transforms the Royal Albert Hall into Clara's dreamlike fantasia.
REVIEW: If All Else Fails
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Your most horrifying experience of direct address for 85 minutes” Devised and performed by Cathy Naden and Seke Chimutengwende and directed by Tim Etchells, If All Else Fails brings the curtain down on Forced Entertainment’s 40th anniversary celebrations.…
REVIEW: L’ Addition
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Forced Entertainment’s naughty love letter to theatre” Two actors onstage: one as a restaurant customer, the other as a waiter, pouring wine into a glass. After a taste, the glass overflows, spilling wine across the table. The…
REVIEW: Miss Julie
Reading Time: 2 minutesA count's daughter seduces her father's footman, resulting in the ruin of three lives: her own, the footman’s, and his wife's. Written in 1888, Strindberg's play Miss Julie explores the power dynamics between classes and genders.