A transfer from the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe, Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen is at the Bush Theatre. This wry and witty character study takes a look at hook up culture, emotional connection, and the unreliable narrators of confessional comedy. Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen Well, […]
An eery retelling of a Victorian tale of the supernatural, Casting the Runes is a perfect pre-Halloween treat. Casting The Runes My favourite type of horror story does not contain slasher gore or lots of jump scares. I prefer horror in its original sense, where the focus is on creating a sense of fear. A […]
Will a chance encounter lead to closure for Miles and Florence, or the reopening of old wounds? Where We Are Now poses this question in a short work by Blue Room Theatre Company. Where We Are Now In the intimate confines of the Annka Kultys Gallery, between Hoxton and Victoria Park, the Blue Room Theatre […]
Toska uses movement to tell the story of three Russian sisters who murdered their father. A powerful and politically engaged piece of theatre. Content warning: mentions of death and abuse. The Story Of The Khachaturyan Sisters It’s a story so shocking it barely feels real. And yet we know it is a story that plays […]
Tim Edge’s darkly comic work Under the Black Rock, set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, is a reminder of what’s at stake and a study in the long-reaching effects of violence. Content warning: mentions of violence, torture, suicide. Under The Black Rock In a month where the political arrangements in Northern Ireland are back […]
A new work by Daniel Taub with Dan Patterson, Winner’s Curse teaches its audience about international diplomacy and the art of negotiation. Not a flawless evening, but with Clive Anderson in the lead role it’s an entertaining one. Winner’s Curse Do you know what the ‘Winner’s Curse’ theory is? I didn’t before seeing this play. […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
The Salterton Arts Review of Antigone at the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park. A clever retelling, but in a production that may be too much of a blunt instrument. Hello Again, Antigone The last time I came to Baker Street it was to see an updated retelling of Sophocles’ Antigone (Anti-Gone by Xameleon at […]
