REVIEW: Tartuffe (Remixed)
Reading Time: 2 minutesMolière’s Tartuffe, adapted and directed by Darren Raymond in Tartuffe (Remixed), brings the classic comedy into a vibrant Nigerian household in the lead-up to a wedding.
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REVIEW: The Elixir of Love
Reading Time: 2 minutesA modern English-language take on the classic Italian opera, premiering at Wilton's Music Hall
REVIEW: We Can’t Be Friends
Reading Time: 2 minutesAbir Mohammad’s piece sheds a nuanced light on queer Muslim identity at Brixton House
REVIEW: Bigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It
Reading Time: 2 minutes‘Bigfoot’ feels like Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland’s biggest show yet.
REVIEW: Brothers in Harmony, Where Classics Meet New Voices
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is not every day that one can be in the presence of a composer while their piece is being played. In this instance, though, the composer was not just present, he was performing his own work as part of the orchestra.
REVIEW: Jane Eyre
Reading Time: 3 minutesEnjoying its British premiere run at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant, this musical production of Jane Eyre co-directed by John Caird and Megan McGinnis is largely faithful to its literary source. Filled with soaring ballads of hope and self-reflection, this Jane Eyre is as earnest as its heroine but is light on depth.
REVIEW: The Silence of the Lambs
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe theatrical adaptation of Thomas Harris’s chilling 1988 novel The Silence of the Lambs at the Festival Theatre is an interesting case study in the question of whether adapting from one medium to another is always worth it.
REVIEW: Until Proven Human
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the small black box space beneath the iconic Curtains Up! Pub in Baron’s Court, Shh theatre invites its audience in to participate in an hour of theatre which surprises and challenges, ensuring all viewers leave with something to think about.
REVIEW: Burlesque the Musical
Reading Time: 3 minutesBurlesque the Musical has arrived at the King’s Theatre, Glasgow, and it certainly has not done so quietly. This is a huge, high-energy production filled with powerhouse vocals, breathtaking choreography and genuinely spectacular technical elements. From the moment the show begins, it throws everything it has at the audience and, for the most part, it really works.
REVIEW: Badgers
Reading Time: 2 minutesBadgers is a haunting and shape-shifting play that captures the ethics of telling a story that isn’t your own, the power of folklore and the grip of family dynamics. Performed alone by its writer, Malaika Kegode and underscored with music by her long-time collaborators Jakabol, we are taken with smooth ease through the play’s twisting turns.