REVIEW: Pig Heart Boy
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe smash hit Pig Heart Boy is perhaps Blackman's most well known work and it finds itself here in the hands of its accomplished director Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu.
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FEATURE: The Last Laugh launches in London
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn a rare sunny morning in London’s West End, in a cozy upstairs lounge at The Ivy Club, The Last Laugh held its London Launch Event. Picked up from its Edinburgh Fringe run, Paul Hendy’s The Last…
REVIEW: Othello
Reading Time: 3 minutesWalking into the Network Theatre, tucked away beneath Waterloo station, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this new take on Othello. But as the first tense moments unfolded, it became clear that Gavin McAlinden and the Acting Gymnasium company were out to do more than just retell Shakespeare’s classic tragedy—they wanted to dig into it and see what else might be lurking beneath the surface.
REVIEW: A Divine Comedy
Reading Time: 2 minutesA Divine Comedy, performed by Sam Buttery alongside two other fantastic actors, is exactly that—a funny, chaotic, and deeply personal tribute to Harris Glenn Milstead, better known as Divine.
REVIEW: Rosie’s Brain
Reading Time: 2 minutes"Rosie's Brain", playing at the Hope Theatre in Islington, is an intimate part-musical, part-play that transforms the complexities of living with OCD and anxiety into a captivating 70-minute journey of self-discovery, acceptance, and love.
REVIEW: ENO’s The Marriage of Figaro
Reading Time: 2 minutesJoe Hill-Gibbons’s production of the Marriage of Figaro suffered like so many theatre productions at the hands of the pandemic, managing one opening night before sadly having to shut.
REVIEW: MJ the Musical
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom start to finish, MJ The Musical was nothing short of spectacular. This show dives deep into the life and career of Michael Jackson, taking the audience on a journey from his early days with the Jackson 5 to his iconic reign as the King of Pop.
REVIEW: The Merchant of Venice 1936
Reading Time: 2 minutes'The Merchant of Venice 1936', the touring show, direct from the RSC and the West End, is adapted by Brigid Larmour and Tracy-Ann Oberman (who also stars as the first female Shylock).
REVIEW: Thanks for Having Me
Reading Time: 4 minutesThanks For Having Me, playing at the King’s Head Theatre, follows two young men who lean on each other’s own brands of dating advice.
REVIEW: Much Ado About Nothing
Reading Time: 3 minutesFlung into the musical romance of Laurel Canyon, The Shakespeare Society’s ode to the 70s delivers on all fronts a punchy, heartfelt, and unabashedly fun rendition of Much Ado About Nothing While some cupids kill with arrows,…