Category ★★★☆☆

REVIEW: 10 First Dates

Reading Time: 2 minutesA witty, charming tale of ten dates, and a woman who deserves more At midday on a sunny Tuesday, Camden’s Etcetera Theatre welcomes a Gooper DustProduction of 10 First Dates. Starring Laura Shipler Chico as Maggie, the…

REVIEW: Kid Sister

Reading Time: 2 minutesKid Sister, written by Owen Lloyd Richards and directed by Adam Laboda, offers a poignant yet uneven glimpse into the Welsh social care system. Although rooted in its Welsh setting, the play’s themes of belonging, abandonment and family identity resonate far beyond it. 

REVIEW: The Bacchae

Reading Time: 2 minutesEuripides’ Bacchae premiered in 405 B.C, winning first place in the City Dionysia drama competition. In the two millennia that have followed, the play has been reimagined countless times, in countless different iterations. This particular adaptation brought to life by Company of Wolves interprets the show as a one man monologue, adapted and performed by Ewan Downie.

REVIEW: Ballet de Lorraine: Acid Gems and a Folia

Reading Time: 3 minutesBased in Nancy, France, Ballet de Lorraine are a company known for flipping the script on the traditions of dance, incorporating modern music and blending styles to bring something new to the artform. In this piece, the choreographers Marco da Silva Ferreira and Adam Linder fully utilise the company’s talents, bringing us two pieces which take inspiration from history and reimagine them for our current times. 

REVIEW: The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

Reading Time: 2 minutesFreshers’ week is a great setting for comedy: new identities, awkward friendships, and the chaos of young adulthood colliding for the first time. The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret, written by George Ryder and Brodie Husband and presented by Linnet Theatre at the Jack Studio Theatre, taps into this world with a playful and recognisable energy that initially feels both warm and authentic.