Today’s review is a rare opportunity to engage with an interconnected play and exhibition: Mary Lincoln & Frida Kahlo UNFRAMED at the Royal Watercolour Society Gallery, and Mrs. President at the nearby Charing Cross Theatre. Both are the work of John Ransom Phillips, who took inspiration from Mary Lincoln herself to tell this story. A […]
In Tell Me, Sadiq Ali Company combines Chinese pole, theatre and dance to explore an HIV diagnosis with striking visual confidence. Tell Me I really liked Tell Me by Sadiq Ali Company. It’s a bold blend of unflinching subject matter and physical prowess across circus, theatre and dance. The hour-long devised work follows a young […]
London continues to provide a fine selection of adaptations of A Christmas Carol, with a hip hop dance version and a West End comedy on the cards for this year. Two New Scrooges for 2025 You knew this post was coming, didn’t you? You long-time readers, at least. For as much as the Salterton Arts […]
The tale of the Snow Queen and its lessons of friendship and understanding takes shape for young audiences at The Albany in Deptford. A great Christmas theatre pick for families. The Snow Queen Icon Theatre’s The Snow Queen is a charming family production, full of the warm glow that people look for at this time […]
Mountains and Seas – Song of Today 山海 · 今日之歌 is a new multidisciplinary work co-produced by Kakilang. A visually impressive if somewhat impenetrable world of ancient creatures becomes a tool to confront the challenges we face today. Mountains and Seas – Song of Today Despite the frequency with which I go to evening performances of one kind […]
Townsend Theatre Productions revive We Are The Lions, Mr Manager! ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Grunwick dispute in Willesden, North London. The Story of the Grunwick Strike Last night’s theatre outing was a double discovery – of Sands Films Studio as a venue, and of the story of Jayaben Desai and the Grunwick […]
A feminist reworking of Frankenstein by British Touring Shakespeare brings new life to Gothic horror. On at the Bridge House Theatre just in time for Halloween. Frankenstein – British Touring Shakespeare I’m here today with another Halloween-appropriate offering for you. From mysterious bog bodies on our last spooky outing, we now return to classic Gothic […]
In Exquisite Noise, Dam Van Huynh continues his exploration of how resistance can be felt as much as seen, turning protest into movement, sound, and atmosphere. Exquisite Noise Was this the first performance where I’ve ever been handed earplugs on arrival? I think so, and honestly, fair enough. Exquisite Noise, the new work by Van […]
Twenty-five years after its premiere, Blue/Orange still feels disturbingly relevant. A timely reminder that the NHS’s struggles with race, class, and mental health are far from resolved. Blue/Orange, 25 Years On Twenty-five years after its first outing, Blue/Orange still says something uncomfortable and true about race and mental health, as well as the limits of […]
Oscar Wilde’s rarely-performed first play Vera; Or, the Nihilists receives a sympathetic revival in this production at the Jack Studio Theatre in Brockley. Oscar Wilde’s First Play Now here’s a question. If a play by a relatively popular playwright is rarely performed, why is that? Surely some are criminally overlooked. Others might be… how shall […]
