Max Webster’s searing, thrilling Macbeth is far more than the novelty of its headphones. Macbeth Retold Macbeth is one of those Shakespearean plays performed with such frequency that I look for a special reason to see it again (A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Hamlet are in the same boat as far as I’m concerned). In […]
Armando Iannucci’s take on the (mis)handling of the pandemic by the British government, Pandemonium takes on topical satire with a group of faux-Jacobean players. Boris: God’s Gift to Comedy? And so, the first Salterton Arts Post of the year looks back to the past. Not the far-off past we sometimes like to explore here on […]
A play-turned-film, The Silence & the Noise masters this new medium with ease, creating a work which tells difficult truths without ever veering into sentimentality or excess. The Silence & The Noise Today is a first for the Salterton Arts Review. A first film review. Luckily, The Silence & the Noise is a gentle introduction, […]
An artist-curated show, Sarah Lucas: Happy Gas isn’t your usual retrospective. Content warning: mildly NSFW Sarah Lucas: Happy Gas Tate Britain’s current exhibition programming is a veritable cornucopia of modern and contemporary female artists. There’s Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990. There are free exhibitions of work by Zeinab Saleh and […]
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 […]
A mash-up between two beloved characters from Victorian England, A Sherlock Carol is a light and funny Christmas treat. A Sherlock Carol As I was saying recently, it is foretold that I shall see two versions of A Christmas Carol every year. Here they all are: every year without fail. Regardless of whether I try […]
Rapunzel at Theatre Peckham is an entertaining and enjoyable holiday show for the whole family. Rapunzel What a great week for Christmas shows in South London, and more specifically Black-led Christmas shows in South London. Over the weekend I saw Cinderella at Brixton House: a modern adaptation with family and community at its heart. Today […]
The Southwark Playhouse Borough sees a one-man theatrical tour de force as Garry Starr performs literally everything. Or almost. Plenty of fun and silliness ensues. Content warning: contains discussion of nudity and plentiful audience participation Garry Starr Performs Everything If ever there were a time to pay attention to content warnings, it is now. Audiences […]
Brixton House shake up the traditional Christmas show format with Cinderella, a fairy tale on a more human and nuanced scale. Cinderella The Christmas season is now well and truly upon us! And yesterday I had the opportunity to see a fun, family-friendly and full of heart production: Cinderella at Brixton House. This is my […]
Graduates from Intermission Youth Theatre’s 15-year history return in Taming Who?, a Shakespearean adaptation for our times. A Milestone for Intermission Youth Theatre Yesterday marked a special performance on this year’s theatre calendar. The latest press night for Intermission Youth Theatre (my third following Juliet & Romeo and MSND). And this one featuring alumni from […]
