A humorous and entertaining display of acrobatics by skilled performers who make it look deceptively easy.
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The Misanthrope, Theatro Technis – Review
Acting Gymnasium deserves top marks for their commitment to inclusion and diversity, but the performance lacks skill and structure.
Read More »Island Song, Nursery Theatre – Review
Five young lives intertwine in the streets of New York. Our characters long for love, independence and self-affirmation in this musical production that is palatable but not memorable.
Read More »Eurohouse and Palmyra, Battersea Arts Centre – Review
Pros: The original and effective approach to two well known political situations. Both actors can be truly hysterical with their clownish acting. Cons: Although successful at exposing situations, there’s no real analysis and the shows don’t go into much detail on the problems. Bertrand (Bert) Lesca and Nasi Voutsas have a special chemistry. They have been working together only since 2015, yet to see them on stage you would think they had known each other since nursery school. A talented duo ...
Read More »Twang!!, Union Theatre – Review
Pros: Fun choreography, daft puppetry, huge energy. Cons: Heavy on smut, light on good songs. When Much the Miller’s son gets lost in Sherwood Forest, salvation comes at a price: the ragtag bunch of men who come to his rescue have a tiresome habit of breaking into song and dance. Because this is Nottingham, where life is a musical and everyone knows their lines, their steps and their place. Anyway, a few escapades later, and having won the hand of ...
Read More »Cream Tea and Incest, The Hope Theatre – Review
A masterpiece of inventiveness where a visionary comic style is complemented by an out of the box design.
Read More »Gauhar Jaan – The Datia Incident, Omnibus Theatre – Review
Shining a light on India’s pre-Bollywood queen of entertainment, Gauhar Jaan is an original, funny and exciting debut play, albeit with a rushed ending and some scene change issues. It has rightly sold out its entire run already.
Read More »Sophie, Ben and Other Problems, Tabard Theatre – Review
The After School Club showcase serious potential that should be nurtured and encouraged in this funny and big hearted play about love.
Read More »Mark Thomas: Showtime from the Frontline at Theatre Royal Stratford East – Review
Extremely entertaining, hilarious and interesting show about the struggles of setting a comedy workshop in the heart of the Jenin refugee camp in Palestine.
Read More »Coconut, Ovalhouse Theatre – Review
Pros: Kuran Dohil’s professional stage debut is brilliant and side-splittingly funny. She captivates the audience with her powerful stage presence. Cons: Does well to avoid sweeping generalisations, but includes some religious stereotypes, especially in the portrayal of convert Simon. Guleraana Mir’s play Coconut tells the story of twenty-something Rumi, a Muslim ‘coconut’, brown on the outside, white on the inside. Rumi is a pork-scratchings-and-vodka kind of girl, instead of the modest girl her family and community want her to be. Just when she thinks she’ll never find ...
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