Reading Time: 2 minutesAn enchanting performance and an unexpected comedic delight The Theatre Royal Glasgow recently played host to my very first opera experience, The Barber of Seville, and I must say it was a dazzling revelation. This performance from…
Reading Time: 3 minutesUnique, profound, and beautifully raw. An experience that will stay with you Kin at Oxford Playhouse is a unique show, performed in multiple languages, that moved most, if not all, of the audience in their own personal…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA one-woman show with a lot of heart, a pin-drop performance and writing that tears you apart and stitches you up anew Getting settled into The Cockpit theatre for their monthly evening of new writing, giving their…
Reading Time: 2 minutesI stepped back in time at Liverpool's Royal Court. The Boys From The Blackstuff adaption transported me to a not-so-far-away past, haunted by the Thatcher reforms. The play shed light on the harsh realities of unemployment, which was jokingly referred to as a "growth industry", and how it particularly affected those from industrial backgrounds.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt's hard to tell how many times a timeless tale can be retold without losing its appeal and becoming predictable or dull. However, Tanika Gupta's ambitious adaptation of the Dickensian chronicles of the British class convinced me that great stories can still be relevant today if they carry a message that resonates with current societal issues.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is a phenomenally good show. In many ways, it’s incredibly simple. It explores the effects of Alzheimer’s on one couple, Arthur and Jane, and tracks their journey from meeting to “the incident” to dementia’s inevitable conclusions while demonstrating the unbelievably powerful effect of music. The set is mostly bare—two old armchairs and a lamp—and it’s only a two-hander, yet the show succeeds in building out its world and packing its punches.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn a sunny Sunday afternoon me and my crew of 5 dastardly pirates jumped on board the Golden Hinde, a a near-perfect reconstruction of the ship Francis Drake sailed around the world in the 1570s, that's currently moored at St Mary Overie’s Dock on the banks of the Thames at London Bridge
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom the get go, I had goosebumps. Opening with Prokofiev's terrific 'Dance of the Knights', the show continued with passion and astounding elegance. Not having adapted Shakespeare before, Matthew Bourne has done so with success in his reinterpretation of Romeo and Juliet, showing at Sadler's Wells now until 2nd September. Bourne reimagines the classic story and turns it into something utterly modern, compelling, and inventive.
Reading Time: 2 minutesContinuing its West End run, Ghost Story 2:22, now at the Apollo Theatre, is a brilliant production written by Danny Robins which expertly blends fear and fascination, delivering an engaging story and an evening of guaranteed entertainment. 2:22 tells a gripping tale, which takes place during a dinner party at Sam and Jenny's new under-construction home. With their friends Lauren and Ben, tensions rise as Jenny reveals the scary, haunting experiences she's been having during the night
Reading Time: 2 minutesFRAY is a story of two brothers learning how to navigate reality as they grow up. Using the world of video games as a language to explore what it means to battle monsters and head out on your own Hero’s journey, this energised show fusing hip-hop dance, music and moving visuals aims to teach us that all we ever needed was inside us all along. It’s an electric production, but we know the ending already.