In a competitive world of children’s birthday party entertainment, who will come out on top in String v SPITTA? Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Ed MacArthur take us all back to childhood to find out. String v SPITTA Well, what a revelation. Who would have thought that the funniest, cleverest show I’ve seen in a while would […]
A love story set in 1960s Switzerland, The Good Women also explores what happens when women lack agency over their own lives. The Good Women Given the opportunity recently to see one of the shows in the Kensington + Chelsea Festival 2023, there was one in particular that drew my eye. This was The Good […]
A journey through London’s heart and soul, Union reminds us of our own agency faced with a changing city. Union London. It’s a big, complex, lovely, corporate, multicultural, souless, inspiring, place. Emphasis on the complex, then. It’s also ever-changing. We here at the Salterton Arts Review know that better than most, having explored the layers […]
An exploration of rom-coms, podcasts and our relationship to fantasy and reality, Sunsets builds up to its own ‘grand gesture’ without straying into cliché. Sunsets A quick disclaimer: I saw a preview of Sunsets so this is a review but without the rating – more of an encouragement to go see it in Edinburgh! It’s […]
A long-standing festival of street performers, Bouillez ! fuses old and new traditions to bring vibrancy and vigour to a small community in rural France. Bouillez ! Festival Des Arts De La Rue A recent trip to Switzerland and France (more posts coming soon) fortunately coincided with an annual event with which I have a tenuous […]
Some seventy years after its first production, The Crucible still has the power to illuminate aspects of human nature. The Crucible Thank goodness for West End transfers – I love a second chance. The Urban Geographer and I ran out of time to see The Crucible at the National Theatre last year, so were pleased […]
A new work at the Bush Theatre, A Playlist for the Revolution is a love story set against the background of the 2019 Hong Kong protests. A Playlist For The Revolution In a time of intense social upheaval, A Playlist For The Revolution beautifully captures the essence of human connection and self discovery amidst the […]
London gets its own pop-up, zero waste theatre in The Greenhouse, whose season begins with To the Ocean, a modern version of a classic myth. The Greenhouse It was the concept of the theatre that first drew me in. The Greenhouse is the UK’s first zero waste performance space. This means in practice that it […]
Nicholas Hytner’s take on the classic Broadway musical Guys & Dolls sees innovative staging and great performances combine into an unforgettable evening. Back At The Bridge It’s been a while since I’ve been at the Bridge Theatre. During the pandemic it was an absolute lifesaver: within walking distance from me at the time, and one […]
Tim Minchin and Danny Rubin take on beloved 90s film Groundhog Day in a return of their musical version at the Old Vic. Funny, heartfelt and endlessly rewatchable, I may like it better than the original. Groundhog Day Who among us has not seen the 1993 film Groundhog Day, in which Bill Murray plays grouchy […]
