Scena Theatre’s stage version of Kafka’s short story Report to an Academy leaves plenty of food for thought. Report to an Academy It’s the story of an ape. An ape, more specifically, who has learned to act as humans do. His name is Red Peter, and he has been invited to give a report to […]
A tender tale of love and grief, I Love You, Now What? draws on personal experience to convey a message of hope. I Love You, Now What? The only certainties in life are death and taxes. So the saying goes. One is a necessary inconvenience. The other can turn your entire existence upside down. But […]
John Steinbeck’s epic Dust Bowl novel The Grapes of Wrath gets a solid National Theatre treatment with a US theatrical pedigree. A critical story for us to reflect on as we respond to increased economic and climate migration. The Grapes of Wrath Firstly I would like to implore you, if you have never read The […]
Thor the Walrus takes a satirical approach to inaction over the climate emergency, by charting the voyage of one hungry walrus to English shores. Thor the Walrus “How could I resist a climate change walrus comedy?” I said. And it’s true, Thor the Walrus is pretty irresistible. On at Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre for a short […]
The Defamation brings a contemporary and feminist twist to Shakespeare’s women plus one current celebrity. The current format is not substantial enough to build on that premise, however. The Defamation An Amber Heard-like character arrives in the afterlife to find she, and every woman who has ever lived or been imagined, must face trial. Was […]
ShakeItUp provide audiences with murder, mayhem and merriment in The Improvised Shakespeare Show, delighting London audiences at The Other Palace Theatre ahead of an Edinburgh run. The Improvised Shakespeare Show Have you ever wished Shakespeare had penned just a few more plays? The History of Keith of Southend, for instance? Or The Comedy of Clarissa […]
Jane Austen’s classic Sense and Sensibility gets a new theatrical adaptation and a unique outdoor setting at St Albans’ Roman Theatre. Part of OVO’s annual outdoor theatre festival, now one of the UK’s largest. Sense and Sensibility Do you recall that earlier this year I posted about Roman St Albans and all the points of […]
Léa des Garets imagines what might have been as they delve into the life of George Sand and the creation of the remarkable 1839 work Gabriel. GEORGE We sometimes on the Salterton Arts Review debate whether theatre is the right medium for a particular story. Can an audience member understand a play without too much […]
Tani Gill’s Jupiter’s Ghost fuses theatre and dance to explore what makes us human. Jupiter’s Ghost It’s not uncommon to hear of parents who would do anything for their child. But what if the ‘anything’ within your power was a little… out of the ordinary? Such is one of the questions posed by Jupiter’s Ghost, […]
Through gig-theatre and semi-autobiographical, semi-mythical storytelling, Daniel York Loh explores identity politics, racism and his path to theatre making in The Dao of Unrepresentative British Chinese Experience. The Dao of Unrepresentative British Chinese Experience I wrote last week about a cluster of theatrical outings centred on identity and self-discovery. The theatre gods have sent another […]
