REVIEW: Is There Work on Mars?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWritten and performed by Yafei Zheng, Is There Work on Mars explores the illogical racism of immigration systems.
Category Autobiographical
REVIEW: 52 Monologues for Young Transexuals
Reading Time: 2 minutes52 Monologues for Young Transexuals stars Laurie Ward and Charli Cowgill performing both their own words and the words of the trans women they interviewed as part of this show. This production was a smash hit at the Edinburgh Fringe and it is now making its London debut at the Soho Theatre, and it is certainly a memorable debut.
REVIEW: David Suchet: Poirot and More, A Retrospective
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe allure of David Suchet (and/or Hercule Poirot), clearly runs deep.
REVIEW: Heart
Reading Time: < 1 minutePerformed in the cozy setting of Brixton House, Heart delves into themes of love, mental health, heartbreak and fresh starts.
REVIEW: Protest
Reading Time: 2 minutesProduced collaboratively by Fuel, Imaginate, Northern Stage and the National Theatre of Scotland, Hannah Lavery’s Protest took to the Traverse Theatre for a two day run.
REVIEW: Alan Turing – A Musical Biography
Reading Time: 3 minutesA disappointing production that turns a fascinating life into a boring show with unmemorable songs This show is a two-hander telling the life story of the famous mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing in a musical format.…
REVIEW: Racing Tortoise Tempo Slow
Reading Time: 2 minutesRacing Tortoise Tempo Slow is a one-woman semi-autobiographical show about a young actress’ struggles to get into theatre school, until she is helped by George, a giant tortoise.
REVIEW: Sad-vents
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf there was ever a show to make the case that ring lights have a direct correlation with the worsening of our generation’s mental health – this is it. Eleanor Hill’s one-woman show Sad-Vents, directed by Annie McKenzie, comes to Greenwich Theatre after pit-stops at the White Bear, VAULT and Edinburgh Fringe festivals.
REVIEW: Martha Pailing: Chat Shit, Get Hit
Reading Time: 2 minutesA tour de force of female rage and vulnerability Chat Shit, Get Hit. The title itself grabs the attention of the audience: a threat, a rhyme, a direct statement. I was certainly enticed. We enter into a…
REVIEW: Merrily We Roll Along
Reading Time: 3 minutesMerrily We Roll Along is not an easy show to pull off. The story starts in 1980 and gradually works its way back to 1955, charting a journey from corrupted aspirations back to college optimism. It’s a story about dreams—their allure and their elusiveness, growing up, and how friendships survive. If they do. It’s an ambitious show for the National Youth Music Theatre to attempt; after all, these characters spend most of the time at an age far exceeding that of their actors. And, it’s a Sondheim. Fortunately for us, this production is a sure-fire success.