REVIEW: A Most Pressing Issue
Reading Time: 2 minutesA Most Pressing Issue - A play by Tim Harris in partnership with Matt Williams A dark satirical comedy that follows four prison workers battling a fire with anything but water.
Tag theatre
REVIEW: TWISTED! The Musical
Reading Time: 2 minutes"Twisted! The Musical" is an evocative and resonant continuation of Charles Dickens’ classic "Oliver Twist," set 15 years after the heart-wrenching death of Nancy. The story unfolds in the bustling yet harsh streets of Victorian London, where we find Oliver Brownlow, now a young man, striving to make a difference in a city marred by inequality and social injustice.
REVIEW: The Experiment
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn its UK premiere, Serena Berman's The Experiment explores the grey areas of harm, intent, and the failure of language to bridge the gap between the two.
REVIEW: Who is Claude Cahun?
Reading Time: 2 minutesA fascinating depiction of resistance, queerness, and Jewishness that promotes a deeply resonant and relevant history. Who is Claude Cahun?, a new play by D.R. Hill and directed by David Furlong, tells the true story of Claude…
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Joe Eason & Isobel Sheard
Reading Time: 7 minutesJoe Eason (he/him) is the writer/composer of Two Come Home. He is reprising his role as Evan from the critically acclaimed 2024 fringe tour. He trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Isobel Sheard (any/all) is the…
REVIEW: Open Source Intelligence and Counterinsurgency for the Jobbing Hater
Reading Time: 3 minutesA witty and high-energy blitz of wrath and disenfranchisement that loses focus in a scattershot flurry of conflicting ideas. The first thing budding actress ‘Lili’ Lum Wai Man (Gawa Leung, also the playwright) tells us as she…
REVIEW: A Tribute to Dalida
Reading Time: 2 minutesA night where a period of time and a diva’s life are not just remembered but felt once more. A Tribute to Dalida is more than a musical performance—it is a communal celebration of cultural memory, a…
REVIEW: Dick
Reading Time: 2 minutesDick is not for everyone. It has a strong start but the climax is a bit of a let down. “Dick” at Riverside Studios is a play that captivates with its sharp wit and compelling performances in…
REVIEW: Union Shorts
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn its third edition, the Union Theatre presents Union Shorts. This evening showcases eight emerging playwrights, all vying to pique our interests with a short piece to show their stuff. The standard is impeccably high this year with writing that ranges from the comedic to dramatic, the political to the personal.
REVIEW: Press
Reading Time: 2 minutesOriginally premiering at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2021 and returning to London a fourth time in the Jack Studio, Press sees Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller as writer, director and lead in this snappy two-hander.