REVIEW: Chasing Hares
Reading Time: 3 minutesChasing Hares expertly captures the ongoing struggle against neo-liberalism and capitalism which stems across time and space.
Category Drama
REVIEW: Freud’s Last Session
Reading Time: 3 minutesFreud’s Last Session promises debates on love, sex, and religion, and it certainly delivers - with more besides. Mark St. Germain’s writing, complemented by Peter Darney’s direction, weaves smartly through each new subject so that you only realise you’re somewhere new once you’re already there.
Peaky Blinders: The Rise at The Garrison, Camden Stables Market
Reading Time: 3 minutesImmersive Everywhere’s new show Peaky Blinders: The Rise, directed by Tom Maller and written by Katie Lyons, is housed in a converted horse hospital in the heart of Camden Stables Market.
HIGHLIGHT: Monster @ Park Theatre
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith a cast of six, this new contemporary play explores the need for love and the powerful forces at play behind random acts of violence. Set across two decades, it opens in 2006 Glasgow where troubled teen Kayleigh escapes her abusive mother through her friendship with Zoe.
REVIEW: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, St Paul’s Church
Reading Time: 2 minutesA joyously silly romp that captures the spirit of the Bard whilst opening it up to new audiences.
REVIEW: Favour
Reading Time: 2 minutesFavour revolves around three generations of a Muslim family living in London: a daughter (Leila, played by Ashna Rabheru), a mother (Aleena, played by Avita Jay), and a grandmother (Noor, played by Ren Brindle).
REVIEW: 9 Circles
Reading Time: 3 minutes9 Circles is a sharp, critical and observant based-on-a-true-story work from House of Cards writer Bill Cain
REVIEW: Rapture
Reading Time: 3 minutesRapture, written and directed by Sophie Leydon, tells the story of 3 queer friends, Rosy, Tommy, and Kit, who are each dealing with their own new and previous traumas which test the bonds of their chosen family.
REVIEW: Shakespeare in the Squares
Reading Time: 3 minutesShakespeare in the Squares returns after a two year hiatus with a series of enchanting open air performances of The Tempest.
REVIEW: A Doll’s House, Part 2
Reading Time: 3 minutesA Doll's House Part 2 now looks to build on the legacy of Ibsen's original, examining the universal issue of a woman's identity within a male-dominated society.