REVIEW: Eat the Rich (but maybe not me mates x)
Reading Time: 2 minutesJade Franks’ largely autobiographical solo show, Eat the Rich (but maybe not me mates x), returns to London with supreme confidence
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REVIEW: The School of Night at Hoopla 20th Anniversary Improv Festival
Reading Time: 3 minutesA masterclass in spontaneous theatre
REVIEW: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Reading Time: 2 minutesNeon-Infused and Hilarious: Fleshments Triumphs with an 80s ‘Dream’ Fleshments’ production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Glitch Theatre in Waterloo is a high-energy triumph. Stripping Shakespeare’s classic comedy down to a punchy one-hour runtime, this…
FEATURE: Stage One 50th Anniversary
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe afternoon began as guests arrived at the historic Theatre Royal Drury Lane, stepping into the breathtaking beauty of the Grand Saloon. The room immediately set a sophisticated tone, filled with natural light that spilled over…
REVIEW: Interstellar
Reading Time: 3 minutesInterstellar at the Royal Albert Hall. The venue’s recent film-to-live-score event offered what can only be described as one of the most profound sensory experiences available to modern audiences.
REVIEW: SALT at Riverside Studios
Reading Time: 2 minutesA Savage Descent into the Dark Heart of Norfolk Folklore. Contemporary Ritual Theatre’s production of SALT, helmed by Beau Hopkins, is a staggering departure from traditional drama. By utilising an “in-the-round” staging, the play transforms the theatre…
REVIEW: Francis Dunnery
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis isn't just a performance BY Francis Dunnery, it's a living memoir, celebrating the humour and resilience forged in the shadow of Britain's small towns, cities, tower blocks and council estates.
REVIEW: Little Sister
Reading Time: 2 minutesTense, tender and deeply unnerving It’s been 21 years since she disappeared. Then, one night, a young woman turns up at the door – bloodied, shaken, and recounting details only a long-lost sister could possibly know. Do…
REVIEW: BORDERS: Digital, Political, Emotional
Reading Time: 2 minutesMeteatra’s debut, BORDERS: Digital, Political, Emotional at the Arcola Theatre, is an ambitious and promising first outing, aiming to bridge London and Istanbul through six short plays by competition winners Aine King, Andrew Lawston, Banu Şenel, Salman Siddiqi, Erdoğan Soytürk, and Tamara von Werthern.
REVIEW: Dreamscape
Reading Time: 2 minutesDreamscape arrives with the weight of real history and the urgency of lived experience. Blending hip-hop aesthetics with documentary truth, the production refuses the comfort of distance, instead pulling the audience into an intimate, unsettling reckoning with a life cut short and the systems that enabled it.