Category ★★★★☆

REVIEW: They

Reading Time: 2 minutesThey, written by Kay Dick and adapted and co-created by Maxine Peake, Sarah Frankcom, and Imogen Knight, is an intriguing collection of 9 vignettes set in both the past and the future. In this world, where "no singles were speared" and "there's always danger in livings," artists and free-spirited individuals face constant danger. Violent vigilantes roam about, destroying anything that is aesthetically pleasing, cultivates sensibilities, or is poetry. They blind, mutilate, and even kill artists.

REVIEW: All of It

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a mesmerising triumph of storytelling, All of It at the Royal Court captivates audiences with its fearless exploration of the human experience. Alistair McDowall's poetic triptych, directed by Vicky Featherstone and Sam Pritchard, weaves together themes as vast as love, family, mortality, and memory in a production that is both intimate and theatrical.

REVIEW: Twelfth Night

Reading Time: 3 minutesViola lands on the shore of Illyria after losing her twin brother in a shipwreck. She dresses as a boy, calls herself Cesario and goes to work for a rich Duke called Orsino. What follows is brilliantly ordered chaos in which we find a love triangle, mistaken identity (of course) and ye olde classic resolution device of marriage to wrap it all up. It’s a story that has entertained audiences for centuries and this showing is no exception.

REVIEW: Cell Outs

Reading Time: 4 minutesPrison chatter, the sound of officers communicating via their radios and cell doors closing rings through the speakers. Troup and Church seem bored or fed-up, but begrudgingly scan the audience as if we are the prisoners that they just need to watch over for a few more minutes before finally getting to clock-out after a long shift.