Reading Time: 2 minutesA funny and moving portrayal of the trials of womanhood, motherhood, and everything in between Broken Water is written and produced by Michèle Winstanley, and directed by Nicola Samer. Running at the Arcola Theatre in Dalston until…
Reading Time: 2 minutesWithin the dystopia and deceit, A Mirror asks a confronting question, who decides what art is or isn’t? Why can’t art be utterly truthful? Pastel coloured balloons, pretty streamers, and an order of service. Take your seats,…
Reading Time: 4 minutesOckham’s Razor’s production of Thomas Hardy’s canon sheds light on British new circus What is new about new circus? This question is worthy asking when London, the birthplace of modern circus in the late 18th century, witnesses…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis charming and campy musical invokes the infectious playfulness of a Saturday morning cartoon Bronco Billy (Tarinn Callender) and his traveling Wild West show have 30 days to prepare for a Hollywood audition; Antoinette Lily (Emily Benjamin)…
Reading Time: < 1 minutePerformed in the cozy setting of Brixton House, Heart delves into themes of love, mental health, heartbreak and fresh starts.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDeaf. Religion. Father. Last Rites features these three key elements by telling an extremely emotional and personal story of a man's intricate (and somehow toxic) relationship with his pious father.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Cherry Orchard is Chekov’s last play and was performed by An Exciting New, directed by Harry Brook.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRita Lynn is a one woman show written by and starring Louise Marwood, and tells the story of Imogen Wood.
Reading Time: 2 minutesStarring in The Time Machine is Michael Dylan (Wilf), George Kemp (Jack Absolute Flies Again) and Amy Revelle (Offside). In the first half of the play, the three are we are rehearsing the importance of being earnest by Oscar Wilde. But George has other ideas for their performance. Claiming to be the great great grandson of H.G. Wells - with some questionable evidence, he switches the play to a re-creation of H.G. Wells The Time Machine. I have to admit I was a little confused in the beginning and wondered what I was watching. George's inability to craft a play even under life-threatening circumstances contributes to this situation. Additionally, it appears his great-great-grandfather possessed genuine time-traveling abilities—a skill George manages to figure out as well. Consequently, the stage is now ready for the second half. I felt like the show took a while to get started in the first half, but still some funny moments a standout being a time traveling Meghan Markle, exaggerated American accident and all, explaining the long winded science behind time travel. Not forgetting the renditions of Kermit The Frog and Miss Piggy, all in their attempt to hilariously explain the ‘time paradox’ to the audience. I can’t say I definitely understood the time paradox; but I certainly laughed.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe history re-told comedy-musical that continues to set the West End alight Starting out at Edinburgh Fringe, written by Cambridge peers Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, Six has grown to become a global phenomenon, currently showing on…