REVIEW: …blackbird hour
Reading Time: 2 minutesBabirye Bukilwa’s blackbird hour weaves together themes of love, gradual self-destruction, and inner turmoil.
Category Drama
REVIEW: Drama Girls
Reading Time: 2 minutesSet in a no doubt expensive drama school studio, 3 drama students try to navigate their way through the many lows of insecurity, self-doubt, wondering what it is all for, mixed in with the unshakable faith that they are equally talented as their peers, as they work towards the talent showcase.
REVIEW: Professional (work in progress)
Reading Time: 3 minutesKate Pemberton’s ‘Professional’ is a hilarious and relatable one-woman show on trying to navigate through ‘f-unemployment’ while keeping your head up and your mood playful, and reflecting on your dreams, childhood and present, and whether you’re actually doing anything related to them.
REVIEW: Posh Girls
Reading Time: 2 minutesPosh Girls is a two-hander play about two ex-best friends, Alex and Hermione, who meet unexpectedly in the waiting room for therapy a decade after their friendship acrimoniously ended.
REVIEW: The Gift
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gift, written by Dave Florez, is a delightfully humorous play that offers a lighthearted take on the whodunit-esque variety of theatre.
REVIEW: Pass the Parcel
Reading Time: 2 minutesSome plays make you laugh, some plays make you cry – Pass The Parcel does both, often within the same breath. Sarah Whitehead’s beautifully crafted play is a heartfelt, funny, and deeply moving exploration of family, loss, and the memories that shape us.
REVIEW: The Double Act
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn a dark and stormy night in Dalston, The Double Act transported critics and theater goers to a storm laden “maisonette” where old comedy-partners, Billy and Cliff, reunite, and their ghosts come back to bite them. This new work at the Arcola Theatre is doubly hilarious and horrifying: a must see for satire enthusiasts.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Ivanka Polchenko
Reading Time: 4 minutesCreated by Russian artists, Vanya is Alive will play at Omnibus Theatre from 4 - 8th February following a critically acclaimed run at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Echoing the current political situation in Russia, the show is told through the eyes of a mother devastated when her son doesn’t return from war. As she starts to realise the truth, she uncovers the State’s lies and manipulation, ultimately becoming a victim to it herself. A Youngish Perspective is holding an exclusive interview with director Ivanka Polchenko.
REVIEW: Canned Goods
Reading Time: 2 minutesA play about the truth of a story and why it matters who's telling it.
REVIEW: The Merchant of Venice
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis production boldly shakes off the presumption of Shakespeare being the sole domain of posh actors in ruff collars. Over 400 years since the Merchant of Venice was first performed, this production’s candle throws its beams far, with a blistering retelling of a story that has never been more relevant to our modern world.