Sadie Clark’s Algorithms is a relatable, hilarious, Queer rom-com for the modern age. Algorithms “A bisexual Bridget Jones for the online generation”. That’s what Algorithms is billed as, and what it more than lives up to. Sadie Clark writes and performs as Brooke: almost thirty, a hopeless romantic, and working at dating app start-up Slide […]
A darkly comic monologue, Sarah Richardson’s Sun Bear is a reminder that perspective is everything. One person’s c-word might be someone else’s survivor, supporter or friend. Content warning: contains discussion of abusive relationships. Resources for anyone affected can be found here. Sun Bear A sun bear, so the freesheet tells us, is “a small bear […]
The heartwarming tale of the Kim family goes back to its theatrical roots for a European debut of Kim’s Convenience at North London’s Park Theatre. Kim’s Convenience The mark of many a good play is its longevity. Is it topical, speaking to audiences at a moment in time but only revived as a curiosity? Or […]
Tracy reminisces and reflects on her life in 21 Round for Christmas, on now at North London’s Park Theatre. 21 Round for Christmas Ah, the holidays. A time for togetherness. A time for wonder. Families gathered around the dinner table, sharing traditions and creating memories. Wonderful. Unless, of course, it’s you who’s expected to toil […]
Ikaria is a desolating portrait of how love is not always all you need. Content warning: references to anxiety and depression. Ikaria Well I wasn’t expecting that. Philippa Lawford’s Ikaria, on at the Park Theatre until 2 December, seems like it’s going to be a story of student life, self-discovery, that sort of thing. It’s […]
Spooky thrills and laughs: it’s time for another pre-Halloween treat in the form of The Nag’s Head, brought to London’s Park Theatre by Make it Beautiful Theatre Company. The Nag’s Head ‘Tis the season and all that. OK, not quite that season yet, we have the spooky season of Halloween first. And an evening of […]
An Italian play translated into English, Sorry We Didn’t Die at Sea transports Park Theatre audiences to a dark, surrealist world in which the desperate pay people smugglers to escape from Europe. Sorry We Didn’t Die At Sea The premise is intriguing. In an alternate or perhaps near-future reality, Europe is now a place to […]
In its UK premiere at London’s Park Theatre, Paper Cut explores love, injury and disability as a young soldier returns home from Afghanistan. Paper Cut “It’s just a paper cut,” Kyle is heard to remark on a number of occasions. Deflectionary humour, its aim to create distance, to close down the subject. Because it wasn’t […]
With the action contained to the beach house of the title, Jo Harper’s play about female relationships receives its debut at London’s Park Theatre. The Beach House Sometimes, the key to a play is something that happens offstage, the nucleus around which the action forms. That is almost the case in The Beach House, which […]
A new work by Daniel Taub with Dan Patterson, Winner’s Curse teaches its audience about international diplomacy and the art of negotiation. Not a flawless evening, but with Clive Anderson in the lead role it’s an entertaining one. Winner’s Curse Do you know what the ‘Winner’s Curse’ theory is? I didn’t before seeing this play. […]
