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.
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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.
REVIEW: High Society
Reading Time: 3 minutesHigh Society is a musical about a wedding, and not much else. Although there is a lot of dialogue, it becomes hard to follow as much of it is irrelevant. The score is full of Cole Porter classics and his signature themes of boats and couples who swap between partners are ever present. It is a time-capsule of a show that had the promise of being a fun night if it weren’t for aspects of sloppiness.
REVIEW: Still Life
Reading Time: 2 minutessome light engagement with gender politics An immersive event, hosted in the Theatre Royal Drury Lane’s Grand Saloon, director Tam Williams has revived Noel Coward’s classic One-Act play, Still Life for one week only. This is, indeed,…
REVIEW: Rope Drop: the Unofficial Disney Parks Comedy
Reading Time: 2 minutes“When you wish upon a star, this is the kind of Disney cabaret you could only dream of. Practically perfect in every way.” Hold on to your hats and glasses, because best friends Ayesha Patel and Jordan…