REVIEW: There She Is
Reading Time: 3 minutesGabriela Flarys portrays an ever changing ambiguous character that works to represent the story of a recently arrived migrant to London.
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REVIEW: Cabaret Havana
Reading Time: 2 minutesCabaret Havana is set across two times and places. We begin in a dystopian future, where in the year 2033, all arts students are forced to give up their dreams and train for jobs which are more ‘productive’.
REVIEW: Chekhov: The Lady with the Dog & The Bear
Reading Time: 3 minutesI believe one of the hallmarks of Chekhov’s work is the thinly drawn line between love and hatred, melancholy and absurdity, tragedy and farce.
REVIEW: Berlin
Reading Time: 3 minutesBerlin is billed as a “dark comedy […] that explores grief, toxic masculinity and betrayal.” The story, inspired in part by the suicide of Ian Curtis, is the reuniting of a once-prominent britpop band after the death of their lead singer three years earlier.
REVIEW: Anthem
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 18-25 Bush Young Company promises an explosive debut, and certainly delivers. It had been a while since I’d been to such an electric piece of theatre, to a show provoking riotous laughter, pensive nods and even cheers of recognition.
REVIEW: La Boheme
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis performance of Puccini’s La Boheme by the English National Opera is a stunning rendition of an operatic classic.
REVIEW: Candy
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe premise is simple, an exploration of love between a man and his best friend's alter ego, Candy the drag queen.
REVIEW: Blue Balloons Pink, Hope Theatre
Reading Time: 3 minutesCamden Fringe is such a great opportunity to see promising new writing talent, and Blue Balloons Pink fits the bill.
REVIEW: Get up Stand up! The Bob Marley Musical
Reading Time: 4 minutesGet Up, Stand Up! is a bold musical with an extraordinarily talented cast and crew, but it is disappointingly hampered by fatal flaws in its script.
REVIEW: Mediocre White Male
Reading Time: 2 minutesMediocre White Male is an hour-long one-man show written and directed by Will Close and Joe Von Malachowski, as part of the Boys! Boys! Boys! season at the King’s Head after runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and Park Theatre.