A review of The Glow, a play of two halves by Alistair McDowall at the Royal Court Theatre. Moody and atmospheric, but not quite my cup of tea. The Glow For me, the premise of The Glow, a new play by Alistair McDowall at the Royal Court, sounded promising. A mysterious woman, chosen as an […]
Ryan Calais Cameron’s hit play For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy makes a triumphant return to the West End with an all new cast. Content Warning: includes discussion of suicidal thoughts, violence, and trauma. For Black Boys… Thank goodness for second chances. Or fourth chances, as is the […]
Lola-Rose Maxwell and Charlie Kemp achieve feats of theatre and comedy for Arcola audiences: making up a play entirely on the spot for their viewing pleasure in The Improvised Play! The Improvised Play The premise here is simple. In fact, the title says it all. After a first run in 2022 at the Royal Court, […]
Barcelona makes for a lovely city break. With a well-defined Old Town, 19th Century suburbs full of interesting architecture, beaches, mountains and more, there’s something here for everyone, particularly if you like your culture mixed with beach bars and late night dinners. Barcelona For Culture Lovers: An Introduction I recently had the opportunity of travelling […]
An exploration of Black motherhood, societal, familial and personal pressures, Brenda’s Got A Baby raises important issues but struggles to bring them to life. Brenda’s Got A Baby I was looking forward to my first trip to New Diorama Theatre’s HQ. This bold and creative venue incubated the wonderful Operation Mincemeat, and also took the […]
A remarkable set of collections and exhibition spaces exists within Dresden’s former Royal Palace, including first and foremost the Green Vault, one of the world’s first public museums. Dresden’s Royal Palace On my day exploring Dresden, my first stop was the Dresdner Residenzschloss. This former palace has been home to many different royals. First the […]
Sucker Punch is an insightful portrait of 1980s Britain, the world of boxing, and the barriers faced by young Black men in both. Sucker Punch Boxing. It’s one of those things. The prowess, the energy, the passion. It can bear the weight of stories greater than the fights themselves. It’s not so long ago I […]
A review of the reprise of Jerusalem at London’s Apollo Theatre. What can I add to the effusive praise of other reviewers? More of the same! Jerusalem Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem has had a long life in this format – directed by Ian Rickson, with Mark Rylance starring, supported by returning cast members Mackenzie Crook, Gerard […]
This revival of Peter Gill’s Cardiff-set ‘memory play’ is not what I usually like in a theatre outing, but the production won me over. Small Change Small Change, a Both Barrels Theatre production on now at the Omnibus Theatre in Clapham, is a revival of a 1976 work by Peter Gill. Gill is both a […]
A review of Constellations, currently on in a Donmar production at the Vaudeville Theatre with not one but four alternating casts. What better way to explore the multiverse than by exponentially multiplying the ‘what ifs’? “Everything You’ve Ever, And Never, Done.” Constellations is an interesting and pretty intellectual play. Written by Nick Payne and first […]
