Eugene O’Hare’s latest production, Sydney and the Old Girl, is about an ill-tempered old woman and her miserable son, living together in an East London flat. The pair despise each other but also depend on each other. Nell (Miriam Margoyles) claims that her son, Sydney (Mark Hadfield), makes her skin crawl, while Sydney refers to his mother as a ‘deaf old snatch’. The hatred between them is palpable, hilarious, and occasionally bordering on the depressing. The entrance of Nell’s carer, ...
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I Do! I Do!, Upstairs at The Gatehouse – Review
Worth checking out for charming performances in a great venue and lovely pub.
Read More »Germ Free Adolescent, The Bunker – Review
A lively script in a well-structured two-hander.
Read More »Soho Cinders, Charing Cross Theatre – Review
Exuberant and funny musical based on the Cinderella fairy tale
Read More »On Bear Ridge, Royal Court Thatre – Review
A one act play that could be a modern-day Kafka
Read More »Beryl, Arcola Theatre – Review
The story of the original rebel girl
Read More »Little Baby Jesus, Orange Three Theatre – Review
Full of sass and dripping in attitude
Read More »Dangerous Liaisons, Bridewell Theatre – Review
An original dance adaptation of a classic French novel
Read More »Youthquake, Stratford Circus Arts Centre – Review
totally irresistible and genuinely moving whatever your age
Read More »The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps, Wilton’s Music Hall – Review
Exuberant spoken word is brought to even greater life with charming, quirky performances
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