REVIEW: Later Life Letter
Reading Time: 2 minutesHe reminds us that telling stories, to others and to ourselves, is an immensely powerful act, an act of love.
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REVIEW: Imposed
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe sheer lack of restrictions on AI content is a deeply concerning aspect of this emerging technology. It is this lack of regulation that Ben Hatt’s new play Imposed seeks to explore, focusing on the moment two women discover their likeness has been used to create deepfake AI pornography.
REVIEW: Giselle
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis production is a masterclass in ensemble work, staging, dynamics, dance, design and audience engagement through rhythm and pacing
REVIEW: The Olive Boy
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn The Olive Boy, writer and performer Ollie Maddigan plays his 15-year-old self, grappling with his mother’s death, adjusting to a new school, and living with a father he barely knows.
REVIEW: Gerry and Sewell
Reading Time: 3 minutesNaturally, this isn’t actually a play about football at all. A season ticket to Newcastle United is merely the mechanism to show our two protagonists struggle through the bleak reality of being Geordie.
REVIEW: Already Perfect
Reading Time: 2 minutesAlready Perfect is a new musical written by and starring Tony Award winner Levi Kreis. This three-hander explores the messy, rhythmic, and often painful journey of Kreiv’s own life, attempting to capture the essence of self-discovery through a blend of contemporary song and intimate storytelling.
REVIEW: Kings Place’s Memory Unwrapped
Reading Time: 2 minutesKicking off its much-anticipated 2026 series Memory Unwrapped, Kings Place played host to a sometimes strange but thoroughly wonderful evening of performance.
REVIEW: Until Spring Comes
Reading Time: 2 minutesUntil Spring Comes, written by Chen Tao Shen and directed by Shuyi Alice Wang, tells the story of an actor in rehearsal for a production of the myth of Phaethon after going through a surgery that leaves her with a colostomy bag.
REVIEW: One Jab Cures All
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Max (Rob Pomfret) stumbles upon a universal cure, he firmly believes it should be freely accessible to everyone, for the good of humanity
REVIEW: Our American Queen
Reading Time: 3 minutesAmerica at war. Cracks showing within the Presidential cabinet. Families divided. A familiar scene is set before us, as we enter the world of 1864 Civil War America. Lincoln is at the helm and his Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon P. Chase is gunning for his seat with his daughter Kate acting the driving force behind the scenes. The ‘most celebrated yet overlooked women of 19th-century America,’ as Our American Queen champions her.