Time in a Bottle by Leon Ko combines music with dioramas and scent to create a truly multisensory experience. Time in a Bottle Last week I had the great fortune to be in Hong Kong at the same time as HKPAX, the Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo, was taking place. Even more exciting, this is […]
Sonali Bhattacharyya’s King Troll (The Fawn) is a dark and suspenseful allegorical horror. Get ready for some jump scares, an unearthly creature and, worst of all, the spectre of the Home Office. King Troll (The Fawn) What a privilege to see something of this calibre in so intimate a setting as the New Diorama Theatre. […]
I defy anyone not to have fun at Släpstick: Schërzo, a raucous, clever and very skillful show where nothing in classical music is sacred. Släpstick: Schërzo I would be hard pressed to think of a better show to stage in Wilton’s Music Hall than Släpstick’s Schërzo. Or indeed a better venue for this show. Släpstick’s […]
The Hope Theatre reopens with Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller’s noir thriller Port City Signature. Port City Signature Let it be a warning to us all not to miss an evening train in a strange place, you never know what you’ll get mixed up in! At least if you fall into the noir world of Port City Signature, […]
A world premiere of Ostan by Arzhang Pezhman, a play in which big themes and ideas play out against a backdrop of £5 car washes. Ostan One of the shameful things about modern society, in my opinion, is the way that the worst aspects of it can hide in plain sight. We know certain places […]
Broken Gods take over The Drayton Arms Theatre with The Cherry Orchid, a fun spoof of spy thrillers that I would describe as light-hearted if it weren’t for the body count. The Cherry Orchid The Cherry Orchid (not, you will notice, The Cherry Orchard), is a likeable comedy three-hander by Calum McArthur (who also directs) […]
The Southbank Centre join the Dance Consortium network and hosts Re:INCARNATION, a work by The QDance Company bringing the vibrancy and energy of Lagos to the UK’s best dance venues. Re:INCARNATION I have been thinking about a talk I went to before a Jazz at Lincoln Centre performance some time ago now. It was about […]
A treat for the senses, My English Persian Kitchen celebrates hope, connection, and new beginnings. Don’t miss this London transfer to Soho Theatre. My English Persian Kitchen Have you ever found yourself transported by the smell or the taste of a dish? It’s like a time machine and transporter all rolled into one, moving you […]
Waleed Akhtar’s latest work charts the love and friendship between its central characters as ‘life comes for them’. The Real Ones Alright, this week’s theatre theme is even easier to spot than last week’s. This week is all about friendships between women and queer people. About the love and understanding between them. About when it’s […]
Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’s new feelgood musical Why Am I So Single? takes over the Garrick Theatre. Hands down best anthropomorphic furniture I’ve seen all year. Why Am I So Single? Why didn’t they reply to my message? If I send a follow up now, do I look too needy? Why do I keep […]
