A funny and touching two-hander about serial killers, would you believe it!
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The Wild Party, The Other Palace – Review
If you like 1920s musicals, you'll enjoy this homage to the Jazz Age.
Read More »A Girl & A Gun, Pleasance Theatre – Review
Pros: A powerful, charged work featuring a strong central character Cons: The second performer appears awkward, never having seen the script before; neither actor produces emotional engagement A man and a woman stand in front of microphones on a largely bare stage, their actions filmed from two angles and projected onto a screen behind them. She’s confident and authoritative, as well she might be, for she both devised and wrote this play. He’s nervous, unsure of himself; he’s never seen ...
Read More »Follow Suit, Camden People’s Theatre -Review
The failings of big business are exposed without a word of polemic in this subtle, hilarious and ultimately shocking exposé of the world of high finance.
Read More »Spiral, Bread and Roses Theatre – Review
A ragbag assembly of seven short plays results in a genuinely entertaining evening, veering between comedy and pathos while presenting fresh new ideas.
Read More »The Complete Deaths, Shoreditch Town Hall – Review
A hilarious display of morbid clowning.
Read More »Drawn In, King’s Head Theatre – Review
A hilarious one-man mime transforms seamlessly into a poignant two-hander about creation, power and dominance in this thought-provoking, ingenious production.
Read More »Matter, Etcetera Theatre – Review
A dull and pointless evening.
Read More »Gertrude – The Cry, Theatre N16 – Review
A rare chance to see an accomplished revival of a significant work, but be prepared for an uncomfortable evening - both physically and emotionally.
Read More »Hamlet, The Rose Playhouse – Review
A powerful abbreviated Hamlet, set in the haunting (yet chilly!) archaeological dig of the Rose Playhouse.
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