REVIEW: Patient is a Verb (work in progress)
Reading Time: 4 minutes‘Patient is a Verb’ is a show in the early stage of development about trans people’s lived experiences of NHS gender identity services.
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REVIEW: The West
Reading Time: 3 minutesHold onto your hats and be prepared to take centre-stage in this rip-roaring romp through the Wild West. This is immersive storytelling at its best with a dynamic and thoroughly engaging cast, all of whom seem to revel in the opportunity to flex their impressive improvisational muscles.
REVIEW: Living A Little
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLiving a Little from Finlay Bain is a poignant zombie apocalypse comedy exploring the complex friendship of Rob and Paul, made even more complicated by Ninja Invader Penelope. Directed by Jordan Murphy the piece is original, passionate and very very funny.
REVIEW: Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhilst I was a lone 20-year old going to see this play- I can say that Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors is a brilliant play brought to life by the Birmingham Stage Company that will keep the entire family entertained for a run time of 1 hour and 10 minutes.
REVIEW: Blue Badge Bunch
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLed by comedian Benny Shakes, Blue Badge Bunch is an interactive kids gameshow which talks openly about disability and breaks down barriers. The whole show is extremely inclusive, highlighted by the BSL interpreter present throughout.
REVIEW: She-Wolves
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBased on Helen Castor's Book/Series She-Wolves tells the story of powerful female monarchs of England.
REVIEW: Period Dramas
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHeather Milstead leads this storming cabaret with more facts about menstruation than you
can shake a stick at.
REVIEW: Jarman
Reading Time: 2 minutesA touching piece about what it means to choose to be a maverick rather than a conformist, Jarman—the vital story of the life of the eponymous film director, stage designer, author and gay rights activist—is a perfect fit for the theatre’s Boys! Boys! Boys! season.
REVIEW: Quentin Crisp
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuentin Crisp: Naked Hope is a 1 man show depicting Quentin Crisp at two points in his life.
REVIEW: Monster
Reading Time: 3 minutesHard to watch at times, Monster touches upon the themes of guilt, growth, grief and redemption. This thought-provoking watch explores a horrific act of violence from both the perpetrators side and the victims and questions the human species capacity to forgive and change.