REVIEW: My Life with Kenneth Williams
Reading Time: 3 minutesKenneth Williams, the famed raconteur with a notoriously prickly personality, would have celebrated his centenary this year.
Category Comedy
REVIEW: The Highgate Vampire
Reading Time: 2 minutesBased on real events, the critically acclaimed Bag of Beard Theatre bring you the unheard and undead tale of ‘The Highgate Vampire’ at the Omnibus Theatre.
REVIEW: Austentatious
Reading Time: 2 minutesAustentatious, the much-loved British institution of improvised comedy and theatrical silliness, is now in its 14th year and marking the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.
REVIEW: Russell Kane
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe largest performance space at Woolwich Works is located in a former fireworks factory. All scuffed floors and exposed brickwork, it offers a very different form of craftsmanship and spectacle tonight. Russell Kane, Sarah Keyworth and Tadiwa Mahlunge take to the stage, adeptly compered by Amy Gledhill. What follows is an evening of exciting, intelligent stand-up.
REVIEW: Handle With Care
Reading Time: 3 minutesA mysterious, unpredictable and silly social experiment that’s as reliant on its audience as it is determined to surprise them
REVIEW: A Very Clownless Show
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Imagine Saw, if it came with party games and a Billy Ray Cyrus soundtrack.” “Are we in Hell?” asks Mitchell. It’s not an unreasonable question — trapped in a mysterious room, he is blindfolded, bound to stranger…
REVIEW: Conspiracy
Reading Time: 2 minutesTo celebrate the spookiest month of the year there is a fringe festival in London called GrimFest. It runs throughout October and celebrates dark and twisted theatre in the piercing heart of London. Barons Court Theatre has joined forces with Old Red Lion Theatre in Islington and Bread and Roses Theatre in Clapham to produce the largest edition of GrimFest yet.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Ladies Who Improv
Reading Time: 3 minutesLADIES WHO IMPROV is a female Manchester based troupe who focus on the funny. We sat down with the group to discuss their upcoming performance.
REVIEW: Full English
Reading Time: 2 minutesFunny, thoughtful, and unexpectedly moving, Full English is a love letter to the quirks and power of English language. At Barons Court Theatre, Full English promised not bacon and eggs, but a feast of words served up…
REVIEW: Lorna Rose Treen-24 Hour Diner People
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Lorna Rose Treen dazzles in this exciting fever-dream”