Month: June 2015

Dance

Fatherland & Until You Hear That Bell, The Place – Review

Two autobiographical studies, featuring very different approaches to narrative structure.

Drama

City Stories, St James Theatre – Review

Good music doesn’t make up for storytelling which is tedious and portentous.

Musicals

The Clockmaker’s Daughter, Landor Theatre – Review

A genuinely original new musical with an eye-catching set design and a superstar lead.

Drama

The Flannelettes, King’s Head Theatre – Review

Although some potentially “hard-hitting” moments don’t quite hit the spot, when they do it is devastating.

Features

Richard Alston Dance Company: Looking to the future

As his eponymous dance company celebrates its 20th anniversary, Richard Alston CBE reflects on the road travelled and the road…

Alternative

Like Mother, Like Daughter, Battersea Arts Centre – Review

Innovative reality theatre that blurs the boundary between public and personal to look at the relationship between mothers and daughters…

Musicals

The Theory of Relativity, Drayton Arms Theatre – Review

A brilliant show, you’ll leave the theatre with a big grin on your face.

Drama

The Dogs of War, Old Red Lion Theatre – Review

An absorbing study of a family in decline and the strain that mental health puts on their relationships, but not…

Off West End

Bedtime Stories, Stratford Circus Arts Centre – Review

An inventive, thoughtful story told with great visual expression.

Reviews

Son of Man, Bread and Roses Theatre – Review

A detailed dissection of the biblical setting, but over-long and too polemical.

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