Pros: If this were a gig I would have been impressed; the three piece band can really play. Cons: There is no real tension or emotional involvement to make you feel part of the show, and the whole style failed to connect with me. Billed as part theatre, part gig, Medea Electronica felt like it should be perfect for someone who divides his time between theatre and music. The promise of a live band experience to complement one of the classic Greek tragedies. ...
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How to Win Against History, Young Vic – Review
A fresh, funny and fantastic new comedy musical that shines amongst London’s theatre
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 Secret Keeper, The Ovalhouse – Review
The Secret Keeper is worth your while, it is just such a shame that the dark and gothic isn’t given centre stage enough to make it something brilliant.
Read More »An Injury, Ovalhouse – Review
A trivial depiction of mass violence, presented with a self-indulgent script and a muddled direction.
Read More »Landmines, Ovalhouse – Review
Refreshing dissection of serious subject matter by a talented young cast.
Read More »My World Has Exploded A Little Bit, Ovalhouse – Review
Pros: A refreshingly original production, perfectly balanced and completely absorbing. Cons: You’re probably going to cry. You are going to die. A morbid start to any review, I know, but it feels appropriate when writing about a show which so unflinchingly confronts mortality in the way that this one does. Not only that, but during the early stages of My World Has Exploded a Little Bit I was asked to turn to my neighbour and remind them of this inevitable truth (and the same was ...
Read More »Identity Crisis, Ovalhouse – Review
A one-woman vanity project that suffers from its own identity crisis.
Read More »Home, Ovalhouse – Review
Fresh and thoughtful multi-sensory production, designed for those with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their carers, that is just as magical as theatre should always be.
Read More »Phina Oruche on Writing Her Own ‘Identity Crisis’
'Identity Crisis' creator Phina Oruche on identity, the limits placed on black performers and speaking her own truth through a one-woman show.
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