Category Theatre

REVIEW: Miss Julie

Reading Time: 2 minutesA count's daughter seduces her father's footman, resulting in the ruin of three lives: her own, the footman’s, and his wife's. Written in 1888, Strindberg's play Miss Julie explores the power dynamics between classes and genders.

REVIEW: Filibuster

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the bustling auditorium of Jacksons Lane theatre in Highgate, amidst the gentle hubbub of the waiting audience, Tom Gaskin stepped casually to the front of the seats and began to very slowly ‘post’ a letter through a mail slot held up by a willing audience member.

REVIEW: The War of The Worlds

Reading Time: 2 minutes“The National Youth Theatre (NYT) mesmerizes in The War of TheWorlds.” Relevant, off-kilter, funny and incredibly effective. IsleyLynn’s fresh take on The War of The Worldsis a triumph. Drawing from H.G. Wells’ novel and Orson Wellesradio play,…

REVIEW: Signal to Noise

Reading Time: 3 minutes“A fever dream of innovative experimental theatre that suffers from its monotony” Signal to Noise is the latest show from Sheffield-based ensemble ‘Forced Entertainment’, a company with a long history of devising experimental theatre to provoke audiences…

REVIEW: Run Rebel

Reading Time: 2 minutes“The play embraced culture and bravery and standing up for what you believe in” “Run Rebel” is a stage adaptation of the novel by Manjeet Mann, an actor, author and playwright. The play was performed by Pilot Theatre…