Hen and Chickens 27 Sept - 2 Oct

A play that seems to have everything right, from performance to sound to script

Sketchy portrait of a Bohemian legend.

Full of soft humour and insightful behaviour

Karen Hall asks what she would be without her cello.

We chat to Dominique Izabella Little about her new play, Sold By Mama

Katherine Stockton on her play Colloquium, playing as part of Camden Fringe

Radio interview with the show's director and producer

Pros: Worth watching, if just to see some of the more complex scenes played out. Cons: It could do with shortening by ten minutes or so. New, international London-based theatre company Starbound Theatre brings its tale of grief and ghosts to the cosy Hen and Chickens Theatre Bar above an Angel boozer. The troupe – whose brand is focused on identity – tackles the topic with plenty of dramatic irony, and even a Roomba robot to boot. Young Celeste, played ...

Pros: Some witty and perceptive writing, with a strong supporting cast Cons: A lacklustre central performance from the writer/director Amazon’s Alexa, Google Home and Apple’s HomePod have become a regular feature in our lives, ordering our Ubers, playing our music and reminding us to buy pet food. But what if these artificial intelligences could integrate even further into our existence? If you passed Dom in the street, with his square glasses, neat moustache and schoolboy haircut, you’d think he was a parody of ...