REVIEW: Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare in the Squares
Reading Time: 2 minutesA joy-filled summer celebration of the bard
Category Drama
REVIEW: Disco 2000
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe play alternates between the past and present lives of its two protagonists, Bonnie and Amelia, and the set design allows it to slip easily from one to the other. We are introduced to Bonnie and Amelia as children, and to an older Bonnie who is about to see Amelia for the first time in fifteen years.
REVIEW: Detention at the Place
Reading Time: 2 minutes message to all those voices screaming into the abyss, unanswered but not forgotten.
REVIEW: The Reckoning at Arcola Theatre
Reading Time: 3 minutes"Ethnotheatre in its best, most ideal form"
REVIEW: Dear England
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom multi award-winning writer James Graham (Sherwood, BBC), Dear England is a ‘gripping’ (The Times) and timely play that delves into the highs and lows of English football through the lens of Gareth Southgate’s transformative leadership. The National Theatre’s Olivier Award-winning smash hit is coming to Salford for four weeks only, following a record-breaking run in the West End.
REVIEW: Taming of the “Shrew”
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Taming of the Shrew is a widely polarising play, with Shakespeare’s original text often criticised for its overt misogyny.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Fiona Wade
Reading Time: 2 minutesSuperintendent Roy Grace is back in a brand-new Peter James stage adaptation and world premiere of the bestselling Picture You Dead. Fiona Wade who, following 11 years in Emmerdale, took to the stage earlier this year in the hit 2:22 A Ghost Story joins the cast as Freya Kipling. We sat down with her to discuss Picture You Dead.
REVIEW: Little Women
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night, I caught Anne-Marie Casey’s adaptation of Little Women at the Oxford Playhouse (running Tuesday 27 – Saturday 31 May), and overall, it was a really enjoyable night at the theatre
REVIEW: Marshmallow Me
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom writer and performer Rosie Pepper, Marshmallow Me offers an insightful story of living with and overcoming an eating disorder.
REVIEW: The W.I.G. of Life: A Conference
Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom Psychonaut Theatre, The W.I.G. of Life: A Conference is a witty and thought-provoking look into human history and our collective responsibility towards nature and ourselves.