Reading Time: 3 minutesAs far as accessible and outdoorsy Early Modern comedies go, As You Like It is a pretty intuitive candidate. A split setting between town and woods allows East London Shakespeare Festival to make clever use of not only their parkland surroundings, but also the facade of Clissold House in Stoke Newington – a building whose period brickwork and Victorian austerity all but meld into the show’s own set-pieces.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor nearly two hours, with no set and no props, Masterson paints an entire Welsh village into existence.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPhilos and Amica Do Time, starring Leah Aspden and Nathaniel Jones, is an outrageously silly romp through time following two best friends in pursuit of fame and penises, in equal measure.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIvories is a play with visible potential - the set design is beautiful, the lighting is suspenseful, and the four actors (two in leading roles, two in supporting roles) are expressive and eager to engage with the material. However, the production had multiple weak moments.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s fifteen years after the famous golden ticket competition. Charlie Bucket is now the heir to Wonka’s factory, and the others are dealing with the consequences of their actions.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAt the heart of Get Happy, a new one-man show at the Omnibus Theatre, lies a relatable quest for contentment in the bustling big city. Our protagonist, a gay man in his late twenties, finds his world nudged off-kilter when his best friend and housemate announces their engagement.
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E. M. Delafield, is now best known for the comic classic The Diary of a Provincial Lady, which has never been out of print since it was first published in 1931. She was also a successful playwright, with productions in the West End, on Broadway and on the radio.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Boy with Wings, adapted from Lenny Henry’s beloved children’s book, soars onto the stage with heart, humor, and a whole lot of magic. We follow 12-year-old Tunde (a brilliant Adiel Boboye), a kid weighed down by nightmares, schoolyard bullies, and the mysterious absence of his father.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Company of Trees, written by Jane Bodie, digs into the harsh realities of high school drama.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlex Thomas’s new adaptation for Dumas’ ‘The Three Musketeers’ is in a word: joyful. We’ve had our share in the UK of gritty re-imaginings and block-buster productions. But here we have something with some real soul to it.