Fabricate Theatre artistic director Catherine Lamb discusses bringing Jack Thorne's 'Bunny' to the Tristan Bates.
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Bananaman the Musical, Southwark Playhouse – Review
A silly and uplifting bundle of joy for all those children trapped in thirty-something bodies.
Read More »Dipping a Toe in the Edinburgh Fringe
When I arrived in Edinburgh on 22 August, the weather was as moody as I had expected it to be, changing from rain to sunshine and rain again during the short walk to my accommodation. A few months earlier, I had secured a room with the Network of Independent Critics and, for the first time in my life, I was about to experience the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. That first day went in a flash and provoked mixed feelings of discomfort, fear and excitement. Luckily, I ...
Read More »The Oppression Olympics, The Bread and Roses Theatre – Review
Pros: The plot makes a good point about empathy and self-pity. Cons: Too many scene changes in the first half disrupt the flow of the play. Set in an unnamed British town, The Oppression Olympics shows the lives of some of its residents crossing paths as they compete to establish who is the most miserable among them. In a desperate attempt to stay afloat, all the characters eventually come together to show empathy, but, ultimately end up causing even more ...
Read More »Beauty and The Beast: A Musical Parody, King’s Head Theatre – Review
A classical tale gets a farcical makeover and a feminist rewriting in this riotous musical.
Read More »The Ramshackle House, Stratford Circus Arts Centre – Review
A playful celebration of family life through acrobatics and circus arts.
Read More »Crick Crack Club’s 30th Birthday Bash, Rich Mix – Review
Dipping a toe in childhood and being allowed some naughty anecdotes is a privilege reserved for grown-ups.
Read More »Interview: Maggie Norris of The Big House on ‘Phoenix Rising’
Maggie Norris, Artistic Director of The Big House, tells us about the charity's mission and their newest production 'Phoenix Rising'.
Read More »Sex Worker’s Opera, Ovalhouse – Review
Actual sex workers hit the stage with a performance that is hard to forget.
Read More »The Butch Monologues, Soho Theatre – Review
Pros: As blunt as it can possibly get. Cons: The delivery was affected by some of the readers being more nervous than others. Do you remember that time you had a double take to establish whether someone was a man or a woman? It has happened to me a number of times, but if you don’t know what I’m talking about, good for you. You might be one of those rare, and very lucky, people who are free from gender preconceptions ...
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