Anne-Marie Sophie’s clever work The Ballerina is finally on at VAULT Festival, prompting us to question our perceptions and our moral compass. The Ballerina The coming together of writing, direction and acting in Khaos Theatre’s The Ballerina, on until 5 February at VAULT Festival, is truly something to behold. Anne-Marie Sophie is a multi-talented individual […]
An innovative approach to rethinking Hamlet presents its own challenges for the ensemble cast of the Lazarus Theatre Company. Hamlet, Lazarus Theatre Company Style The last time I saw Hamlet I was saying how I’m at a stage where I’m looking for productions that are a bit different. Hamlet is often a star vehicle, with […]
A review of On The Ropes, a dramatised true story co-written by former boxer Vernon Vanriel. Over twelve rounds in the ring we chart heady highs, personal lows, and a case study in the inhumanity of the ‘hostile environment’. Vernon ‘The Entertainer’ Vanriel You may have seen renewed press coverage this week of Vernon Vanriel’s […]
Will I ever run out of versions of A Christmas Carol to see at Christmastime? It doesn’t look like it so far! This year it’s Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol and A Dickensian Christmas, both at the Southbank Centre. A Christmas Relapse I tried quite hard to avoid overdosing on A Christmas Carol this […]
A revival of C. P. Taylor’s 1981 play Good sees David Tennant take on the lead role as a professor who rationalises his participation in the Nazi regime. Good Good is probably the best-known work by C. P. Taylor, who unfortunately died aged 52 before its initial West End run. He was nonetheless a prolific […]
What an adaptation of the beloved classic in this Christmas show by Poltergeist! An Alice in Wonderland set in Brixton and the London Underground, on at Brixton House until 31 December. Alice In Wonderland Theatre company Poltergeist, whose work we have seen once before, have created something really special here. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis […]
A review of We Were Promised Honey!, a Soho Theatre co-commission debuted at the Edinburgh Fringe. Writer and performer Sam Ward tells the story of an audience’s future in a compelling interactive format. We Were Promised Honey! There’s something quite clever about Sam Ward’s show We Were Promised Honey! which leverages group psychology. The format […]
MSND, a take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is this year’s show from Intermission Youth Theatre. By breaking Shakespeare down to build it back up again, IYT create something fresh and relevant as well as giving the young cast a chance to shine. MSND It’s almost exactly a year ago that I saw Juliet & […]
A review of My Neighbour Totoro, the beloved Studio Ghibli film come to life thanks to the RSC and Jim Henson’s puppet studio. This is so flipping charming you should get a ticket right now. My Neighbour Totoro Firstly, let me say – if you’re planning to see My Neighbour Totoro at the Barbican and […]
A review of the immersive and unusual theatrical production 1797: The Mariner’s Revenge, in the attic of the Admiral’s House at the Old Royal Naval College. What a setting, what a fun bit of theatre from Tramshed and HistoryRiot. 1797: The Mariner’s Revenge It’s one of those things where I’m not even sure where I […]
