This revival of Peter Gill’s Cardiff-set ‘memory play’ is not what I usually like in a theatre outing, but the production won me over. Small Change Small Change, a Both Barrels Theatre production on now at the Omnibus Theatre in Clapham, is a revival of a 1976 work by Peter Gill. Gill is both a […]
A review of Leopoldstadt, a new play by Tom Stoppard on now at Wyndham’s Theatre. Seriously big historical events on a human scale. Leopoldstadt This isn’t actually a play that I had booked for, but sometimes things have a way of figuring themselves out. In this case, some friends were the ones that should have […]
A review of Anything Goes at the Barbican. Not their usual offering, but this all-bells-and-whistles production is a hit with audiences and critics alike. Anything Goes Let me start by saying – I loved this production of Anything Goes. The TLDR version is as follows: Set: amazing Costumes: beautiful Leads: flawless Song and dance numbers: […]
A review of Salomé, a Lazarus Theatre Company production now on at the Southwark Playhouse. Some clever modern flourishes bring this challenging work by Oscar Wilde to life. Salomé “The piece is written in French – half Biblical, half pornographic – by Oscar Wilde himself. Imagine the average British public’s reception of it.” That was […]
A review of Overflow, a witty and energetic new play at the Bush Theatre. Through stories of friendships and toilets, Travis Alabanza encourages us to really think about the meaning of these spaces for trans women and transfeminine people. Overflow Overflow, by Travis Alabanza and currently being performed by Reece Lyons at the Bush Theatre, […]
A review of several events at the 2021 Greenwich + Docklands International Festival (GDIF). Theatre, dance and light installations: merely tasters of the full programme. Greenwich + Docklands International Festival I’m so excited that arts festivals have had a slightly easier time getting off the ground this year. Up next after this post is Open […]
A review of Constellations, currently on in a Donmar production at the Vaudeville Theatre with not one but four alternating casts. What better way to explore the multiverse than by exponentially multiplying the ‘what ifs’? “Everything You’ve Ever, And Never, Done.” Constellations is an interesting and pretty intellectual play. Written by Nick Payne and first […]
A review of When Darkness Falls, now on at the Park Theatre. A ghostly tale which improves as it reaches its spooky climax. When Darkness Falls There are a couple of ghost stories on stage in London at the moment – as well as this paranormal offering at the Park Theatre, there is 2.22: A […]
A review of As You Like It at Shakespeare’s Globe. My first time as a groundling in many years, and certainly since the pandemic. I’m getting too old for this… A Late Summer Trip To The Globe I have made the most of the reopening season at the Globe; as well as a guided tour, […]
A review of Bagdad Cafe, a vibrant play which reopens the Old Vic. The mood will stay with me longer than the story, but a fun evening nonetheless. From The Californian Desert To The Old Vic Sometimes I think that if my knowledge of films were better, I wouldn’t have so many surprises when going […]
