REVIEW: The Retreat
Reading Time: 3 minutesFirst produced at Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre in 1996, Jason Sherman’s The Retreat sees its European premiere at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre, directed by Emma Jude Harris.
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REVIEW: Punchdrunk’s Burnt City
Reading Time: 3 minutesPunchdrunk is known throughout the theatre world as masters of immersivity and attention to detail. It's no surprise their popular show 'The Burnt City' has extended it's residency in Woolwich into September 2024.
REVIEW: In PurSUEt
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn PurSUEt is a one woman show about stalking Sue Perkins. This premise, coupled with the silly promo shots with a life-sized cardboard Sue, led me to expect pure frivolity; in actuality, writer-performer Eleanor Higgins’ debut show has a lot to say about obsession, addiction and denial – whilst also packing in the laughs.
REVIEW: How We Begin
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow We Begin is a funny, warm and perceptive show about the relationship between two friends-turned-lovers, exploring bisexuality, unethical non-monogamy and the ways in which we weave narratives about ourselves.
REVIEW: The Unfriend
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Unfriend by Steven Moffat and directed by Mark Gatiss heralds the award winning team behind Sherlock return to the stage with this charming and hilarious play. Follow the antics of a British family as they struggle to disinvite a very dangerous visitor, The Unfriend is national comedy gold packed with slapstick, social disasters and a toxically polite couple who can't bring themselves to cause a fuss.
REVIEW: Saturday Night Fever (on tour)
Reading Time: 3 minutesComing straight from the West End, Bill Kenwright’s production of Saturday Night Fever sets off on tour this September and we caught it at the Oxford Playhouse.
REVIEW: Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince in Concert
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra returns to the Royal Albert Hall with the sixth instalment of the Harry Potter Film Concert series.
HIGHLIGHT: Q+A with Eboni Dixon
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe sat down with Eboni Dixon whose playing in Good Luck, Studio (from the same creators of the Play that Goes Wrong show).
REVIEW: Ghosts on a Wire
Reading Time: 3 minutes‘Ghosts on a Wire’ is written by Linda Wilkinson and performed by the sextuplet of Ali Kemp, Andrew Fettes, Deborah Klayman, Gerri Farrell, Timothy Harker and Tom Neill.
HIGHLIGHT: Q+A with Eric Henry Sanders
Reading Time: 7 minutesBeatriz sits down with playwright Eric Sanders who created Maybe, Probably currently playing at the Old Red Lion Theatre.