REVIEW: APPLICATION 39
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe year is 2040, 8 years before the 39th Olympics. Two young IT workers, Rayyan (James El-Sharawy) and Selma (Sama Rantisi), manage to hack the bid progress and win unexpectedly.
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REVIEW: G R I E F C A S E
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe audience takes their seats on either side of the stage, in two rows facing each other, eagerly anticipating the Hope Theatre’s first-ever co-production, G R I E F C A S E, a collaboration with Tailwind Physical Theatre Company.
REVIEW: The Last Ship
Reading Time: 2 minutesSting’s musical The Last Ship arrives at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane with big ambitions, trying to tell a story of industrial decline, community spirit, and past romance.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Nicola Lucey
Reading Time: 4 minutesFollowing multiple five-star sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation returns with another rip-roaring crime comedy made up entirely on the spot.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Joshua J. Jewkes
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe sat down for an exclusive interview with Joshua J. Jewkes. Written and performed by Joshua J. Jewkes, KEEPING YOUR SPOTS is a funny and bold solo show playing for a strictly limited one week run from 4 to 8 October at 7.30pm.
REVIEW: Blood Brothers
Reading Time: 3 minutesFew musicals have enjoyed the longevity of Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers, yet despite its familiarity, its exploration of class, inequality and circumstance remains remarkably pertinent today. This latest production at the Oxford Playhouse is a captivating and emotionally charged reminder of why the musical continues to resonate so strongly with audiences.
REVIEW: Juliet & Romeo
Reading Time: 3 minutesDirected by award-winning director/choreographer Ben Duke, Juliet & Romeo at the Bristol Old Vic takes on our cultural obsession with youth and our inevitable issues with longevity.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Ava Benkova
Reading Time: 4 minutesTheArchive presents a brand new play “Ophelia”. Ophelia. Daughter of Claudius. Sister of Laertes. Lover of Hamlet’s. The property of Shakespeare. Grasping flowers in her palms begging someone would listen. Now we are listening. Ophelia reclaims the…
REVIEW: Jah Making It Happen
Reading Time: 3 minutesJah Making It Happen brought a heartfelt story of family, ambition and the Windrush generation to the Oxford Playhouse, combining moments of genuine emotion with reggae music and plenty of well-placed humour.
REVIEW: Some Explicit Polaroids
Reading Time: 3 minutesMark Ravenhill’s Some Explicit Polaroids does not fail to disappoint in its resurgence at Tower Theatre.