REVIEW: Jack and the Beanstalk: Adults Only
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Kings Head Theatre is offering both a family-friendly and an Adults Only version of the classic tale, Jack and the Beanstalk.
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: The Good Landlord
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Good Landlord, running at the Omnibus Theatre from November 18-22, is a production that boldly attempts to channel the absurd dark comedy of Beckett to tackle the modern day housing crisis.
REVIEW: 1 Degree Celsius
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s an acquired taste, but when the music drops, so does your jaw
REVIEW: Just the Two of Us at Camden’s People Theatre
Reading Time: 2 minutesJust The Two Of Us is an absurd, ridiculous, and brilliant ode to iconic double acts. This show starts with 2 babies suckling from hairy wolf breasts. I repeat, this show starts with 2 babies suckling from…
REVIEW: Kindling
Reading Time: 2 minutesKindling, written by Sarah Rickman (who also stars) and directed by Emma Gersch, is a warm and frequently charming production that brings together five perimenopausal women on a mandatory camping trip.
REVIEW: Roderick Cox Conducts Beethoven & Strauss
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe spectacle of classical music was on full display as Roderick Cox led The Academy Symphony Orchestra in a double-bill of Beethoven's Symphony No 5 in C Minor and Strauss's Ein Heldenleben.
REVIEW: Happy Ending
Reading Time: 2 minutesA Happy Ending that only provides a light touch, refusing to delve into any deep tissue drama. Happy Ending arrives at the Waterloo East Theatre preceded by advertising featuring topless models and a suggestive title. That positions…
REVIEW: 1816: The year without a summer
Reading Time: 2 minutesExcellent musical numbers in a show about famous writers, sadly let down by its writing. “1816: The Year Without a Summer” explores the famously gloomy summer spent by Lord Byron, Percy and Mary Shelley, and their companions…
REVIEW: Shotgunned
Reading Time: 2 minutesMatt Anderson's Shotgunned is a relatable and intimate piece of theatre about how the people we lose can shape who we become. Telling the story of Dylan and Roz – a couple who unexpectedly fall out of love
REVIEW: Swag Age
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis award winning show swaggers from Korea to the UK with great success. What do you get when you mix a celebrated Korean musical, an astonishingly talented cast, a dash of Hamilton’s hip hop influences and revolutionary…