REVIEW: Fat Blokes
Reading Time: 2 minutesFat Blokes brought the fat rebellion to the Oxford Playhouse on Friday 29th July and it was greeted with cheers and applause for the ringleaders of this revolution.
Category Review
REVIEW: The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a classic tale, packed with theological themes and full of wonder. Here, however, it falls a little flat.
REVIEW: Tom, Dick and Harry
Reading Time: 4 minutesTom, Dick and Harry showcases excellent acting, direction and technical skill, and there are many elements of great spirit and warmth - it is only a pity these are not put to use in more forward-thinking storytelling.
REVIEW: Sister Act
Reading Time: 3 minutesSister Act is an uplifting, colourful treat that tickles your funny bones and hits all the right notes. Whether you are a fan of the movie, or have maybe seen a previous version of the musical, it makes for a divine night out that’s well worth a ticket.
REVIEW: L’incoronazione di Poppea
Reading Time: 2 minutesAdapted for the Arcola Theatre’s Grimeborn Festival, Marcio De Silva’s production of Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea is a dark and sensual delight.
REVIEW: Yeast Nation
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s hard to describe Yeast Nation in a few words. It’s set in 3,000,458,000 B.C., when the world’s first salt-eating yeasts are led by an ageing king unwilling to face their decline in saline. It’s a story tackling love and hope and inevitable evolution.
REVIEW: Chasing Hares
Reading Time: 3 minutesChasing Hares expertly captures the ongoing struggle against neo-liberalism and capitalism which stems across time and space.
REVIEW: Freud’s Last Session
Reading Time: 3 minutesFreud’s Last Session promises debates on love, sex, and religion, and it certainly delivers - with more besides. Mark St. Germain’s writing, complemented by Peter Darney’s direction, weaves smartly through each new subject so that you only realise you’re somewhere new once you’re already there.
REVIEW: Hungry @ Soho Theatre
Reading Time: 4 minutes‘Hungry’, is advertised as being a “blisteringly funny play about what we eat and who we love, exploring class, queerness, cultural appropriation and the cost of gentrification”, it is fair to say the topics of food and class were investigated at length.
Peaky Blinders: The Rise at The Garrison, Camden Stables Market
Reading Time: 3 minutesImmersive Everywhere’s new show Peaky Blinders: The Rise, directed by Tom Maller and written by Katie Lyons, is housed in a converted horse hospital in the heart of Camden Stables Market.