REVIEW: YaYa As… The Wise Men of Chelm
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Wise Men of Chelm is a set of stories particularly familiar to those of Ashkenazi Jewish origin. These tell the tale of foolish men who live in an imaginary city called Chelm.
Category Camden Fringe
REVIEW: Confessions Of An Usher
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen you think of a job involving dealing with blood, sweat, tears, or vomit, ushering at a theatre doesn’t usually spring to mind. But as anyone who has worked Front of House can attest, the drama doesn’t always happen onstage.
REVIEW: Say Goodbye to London
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Camden Fringe new writing’s piece opened at Hen and Chickens Theatre in Islington. A tale of how following your dreams isn’t always paved with gold.
REVIEW: Rules Schmules: How to be Jew-ISH
Reading Time: 2 minutesArmed with a piano, mic, and a whiteboard filled with definitions of many of the terms to come up in this production that those unfamiliar with Jewish vernacular would be a tad bewildered by, Deprelli’s easy-going demeanor fills the room with candor.
REVIEW: Break A Leg Babe
Reading Time: 3 minutesRebecca Rayne clearly shows how difficult it is to make it in the world of acting. Her character ‘ACTRESS’ is performed as a busy, desperate and hardworking women who is constantly chasing her tail to keep it together and struggles with being the biggest judge of her choices and achievements.
REVIEW: Coffee Break
Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo friends are stuck in a room somewhere, waiting for something in this Camden Fringe production/
REVIEW: Rain Weaver
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis time, "Rain Weaver" at the Cockpit Theatre, part of the Camden Fringe, touched on themes that felt familiar to me, reflecting aspects of my own experiences.
REVIEW: Black Velvet
Reading Time: 2 minutesBlack Velvet is a dark exploration of the effects of loss on two young adults.
REVIEW: Cianalas
Reading Time: 3 minutesCianalas, an original play by writer and actor Niamh O’Donnell, brings audiences on a gripping ride as a village in the Scottish Highlands faces an existential threat: the Highland Clearances.
REVIEW: Rosaline and Juliet
Reading Time: 2 minutesRosaline and Juliet is a comical, joyous play tailoring the importance of friends and family. The story questions what would have happened to Juliet in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ if she had had her dynamic and striking friend (and cousin) Rosaline.