Category Drama

REVIEW: A Rose By Any Other Name

Reading Time: 2 minutesFor any Shakespeare enthusiast, the piece may spark memories of their own first encounters with the Bard. Loughlin scatters recognisable speeches from The Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, and of course Romeo and Juliet throughout the show, offering both familiar pleasures and a few surprising facts about this enduring literary conspiracy.

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Danny Robins

Reading Time: 9 minutesa brand new Uncanny stage show, Uncanny: Fear of the Dark for a UK tour from September 2025 - March 2026. The first Uncanny live stage show I Know What I Saw was one of the best-selling paranormal shows in theatre history. Now, Danny Robins and his team of experts are back with all-new, thrillingly terrifying, real-life stories and witness accounts that will have audiences utterly gripped.

REVIEW: Don’t Shoot the Messenger 

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe room above the Lion and Unicorn in Kentish Town is an unlikely place for a Shakespearean mailroom, yet it was a welcome surprise to see Don’t Shoot the Messenger on a buzzing Saturday night. I caught the final night of this production, as part of the ongoing Camden Fringe, and left feeling entertained but ultimately confused. 

REVIEW: Fickle Eulogy

Reading Time: 2 minutesBeing thrown back into the world of the pandemic strikes a chord with audiences; it divides and unites, allowing singular audience members to be struck with uncomfortable memories, creating distance in the room, and also allowing sympathy to arise from the deepest part of the mind.