A review of Elephant, a deeply political, personal and musical work by Anoushka Lucas on at the Bush Theatre. Confronting and cathartic in all the right ways. Elephant Today’s work at the Bush Theatre was originally part of the Protest series in 2020 in response to the murder of George Floyd. Now it’s back and […]
A review of the West End transfer of the Almeida’s production of The Doctor, with Juliet Stevenson reprising the title role. Identity politics writ large in Robert Icke’s loose adaptation from an earlier work by Arthur Schnitzler. The Doctor It feels a bit like a full circle moment to be seeing Juliet Stevenson on stage. […]
A review of The Moors in its UK premiere at London’s Hope Theatre. This darkly comic, immersive production brings the surrealist Gothic text to life. The Moors You’ve probably read some Gothic fiction before. Maybe something by Emily Brontë, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker. Ringing any bells? Well the writer of today’s play, Jen Silverman, is […]
An evening in London’s Old Operating Theatre Museum where I observe a recreation of a Victorian mummy unrolling. Unexpected, unique and very educational! You Went To What Now? A Victorian mummy unrolling! Maybe you’ve heard of it before, maybe not. But it’s fairly self-explanatory, if a bit macabre. Victorians (the practice was mostly but not […]
A review of The Canterville Ghost, a perfect Halloween show by Tall Stories on at the Southwark Playhouse. Tall Stories rework Oscar Wilde’s original story into a fun evening of magic, illusions and ghostly happenings in a music hall production. The Canterville Ghost It’s the right time of year to see a production which is […]
Pearl Cleage’s tragi-comedy Blues for an Alabama Sky makes for powerful viewing at the National Theatre. With a strong ensemble cast and all of the precarious glamour and ever-present hardship of the Harlem Renaissance. Blues For An Alabama Sky The Harlem Renaissance is a period which endlessly inspires us even a century later. The jazz, […]
A review of The Cherry Orchard. A new version at the Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick sees Chekhov’s tale in an intergalactic, South Asian setting, exposing the currents of universality and specificity in both. The Cherry Orchard Often times, all it takes to get me interested in something is a hook. On this occasion, I […]
A review of Dido’s Bar, an immersive and compelling evening of music and theatre. Arriving at the Royal Docks, visitors will find themselves transported from East London’s Tate & Lyle factory to a world of epic tales and intrigues. Dido’s Bar There is something about the story of Aeneas that speaks to us across the […]
A review of Punchdrunk’s The Burnt City, my first foray into their particular brand of immersive theatrical experience. What better place to start than one of my favourite stories, that of the Trojan War? Punchdrunk Punchdrunk now have over twenty years under their belt. Twenty years of immersive storytelling, in a format which puts free-roaming […]
A review of Clutch, a pithy new play by Will Jackson at the Bush Theatre. A simple presence is a vehicle (pun intended) to a story of connection and acceptance. Clutch This is a story about driving lessons. Max is the self-appointed Best Driving Instructor in Birmingham. He’s never had a student who didn’t pass […]
