REVIEW: Confetti
Reading Time: 3 minutesConfetti is an (almost) one man show written by and starring Will Jackson as the outrageously camp events coordinator Felix.
Category Comedy
REVIEW: Mrs Doubtfire
Reading Time: 3 minutesFollowing successful runs in America, and one UK run in Manchester last year, the show is based on the hit 1993 film of the same name. Produced by Kevin McCollum and Jamie Wilson, it is a hilarious and heartfelt story about holding onto your loved ones against all odds.
REVIEW: Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image the Musical
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s hard to find a starting sentence that quite sums up the experience of Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image the Musical. Spawned from the well loved satirical TV first aired in the 80’s the show takes all the well known political and celebrities pundits of our generation and throws them into this circus.
REVIEW: Twelfth Night
Reading Time: 3 minutesViola lands on the shore of Illyria after losing her twin brother in a shipwreck. She dresses as a boy, calls herself Cesario and goes to work for a rich Duke called Orsino. What follows is brilliantly ordered chaos in which we find a love triangle, mistaken identity (of course) and ye olde classic resolution device of marriage to wrap it all up. It’s a story that has entertained audiences for centuries and this showing is no exception.
REVIEW: GRINDR: The Opera
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe absurdity of the title of this show, mixing the high brow world of opera with the low brow world of hook up apps, made me really interested to see this show. As a previous winner of ‘Best New Musical’ at the Off West End Awards I had high hopes, but also no idea what sort of show I would actually be seeing.
REVIEW: FRYDAYS
Reading Time: 3 minutesFriday night at the cosy Camden’s Peoples Theatre was the perfect time and location for this absurd chip shop odyssey. The stage was an incredibly bare bar: a small white table with bell atop stage right; an even smaller white table stage left; and a large white freezer centre upstage.
REVIEW: Wang in There, Baby – Phil Wang
Reading Time: 3 minutesPhil Wang is a 33-year-old, British-Malaysian comedian known for his stand-up and comedy sketch group ‘Daphne’.
REVIEW: At Birth
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt Birth opens with us meeting Anna and Isaac, at home, drinking wine, and discussing their earliest childhood memories. We learn both of them are queer as their discussion moves onto their recent breakups which both of them still seem to be getting over.
REVIEW: F**cking Men
Reading Time: 3 minutesF**king Men is a dramatic comedy written by Joe DiPietro currently playing at the Waterloo East Theatre. First premiering in 2009 at the Kings Head Theatre, this show has gone through many different iterations with varying cast sizes and some updating of the script in order to keep it current and relevant.
REVIEW: In PurSUEt
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn PurSUEt is a one woman show about stalking Sue Perkins. This premise, coupled with the silly promo shots with a life-sized cardboard Sue, led me to expect pure frivolity; in actuality, writer-performer Eleanor Higgins’ debut show has a lot to say about obsession, addiction and denial – whilst also packing in the laughs.