REVIEW: Churchill’s Urinal
Reading Time: 2 minutesMore of a slow trickle than a roaring torrent of laughs
Mark Lloyd
I am the classic example of someone who did lots of theatre as a teenager before thankfully realising as an adult that I wasn't very good at it. Now I am a big supporter of the arts and am eminently judgey, so now I write reviews of the things I have seen for all to see.
REVIEW: Derrière on a G String
Reading Time: 2 minutes“A cheeky triumph that proves there’s more to great comedy than just the bare essentials.”
REVIEW: The Sequel
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn The Sequel, written by Lucas Closs and directed by Imy Wyatt Corner, a successful author named Grace returns to the sleepy seaside town that inspired her hit debut novel nearly a decade earlier.
REVIEW: In The Print
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn The Print is a gripping true story of power, print and protest, that changed Fleet Street forever showing at Kings Head Theatre.
REVIEW: America The Beautiful: Chapter 1
Reading Time: 2 minutesan exclusive collection of savage short plays offering a uniquely skewed view of life and relationships in the modern world.
Neil LaBute’s America The Beautiful: Chapter 1 makes its UK debut at the King’s Head Theatre. Comprising of three thirty-minute plays written over the past decade for the LaBute New Theater Festival in the US, the collection offers a searing, albeit varied, look at the darker side of the human condition.
The first two chapters play at King’s Head Theatre from 9–21 March.
FEATURE: One For The Boys Presents Love Life: West End Unites Against Cancer
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is a unique kind of electricity that fills a theatre when the curtain rises not just for entertainment, but for a mission. This past week, the historic Theatre Royal Drury Lane played host to Love Life, a star-studded gala presented by One For The Boys that proved exactly why the West End remains the beating heart of London.
REVIEW: Mrs. President
Reading Time: 2 minutesA portrait that lacks focus and, ultimately, fails to develop. In what feels like either a wild coincidence or a bold bit of counter-programming, London currently finds itself host to two Mary Todd Lincoln plays. While the…
REVIEW: Jessica Barton: Dirty Work
Reading Time: 2 minutesDirty Work arrives as a highly anticipated exploration of "invisible" labour following a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
REVIEW: Already Perfect
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlready Perfect is a new musical written by and starring Tony Award winner Levi Kreis. This three-hander explores the messy, rhythmic, and often painful journey of Kreiv’s own life, attempting to capture the essence of self-discovery through a blend of contemporary song and intimate storytelling.
REVIEW: Jamie Cullum: The Pianoman at Christmas
Reading Time: 2 minutesChristmas classics and new songs too from an exceptional performer in an exceptional setting. Part of the beloved Christmas at the Royal Albert Hall Series, Jamie Cullum’s “The Pianoman at Christmas” has solidified its place as a…