Year: 2016

Alternative

A Girl & A Gun, Pleasance Theatre – Review

Pros: A powerful, charged work featuring a strong central character Cons: The second performer appears awkward, never having seen the…

Off West End

Baddies: The Musical, Unicorn Theatre – Review

Pros: An enjoyable, fun show.  Excellent cast and venue. Cons: Will not work if you are not familiar with the…

Alternative

The Rising Cost of Cabbage, Soho Theatre – Review

A relaxing evening of storytelling for grown-ups. Entertaining but bland.

Musicals

Disaster!: A 70s Disaster Movie Musical, Charing Cross Theatre – Review

A brilliantly entertaining send up of disaster movies.

Dance

Dido & Aeneas: Remixed, Redbridge Drama Centre – Review

Perfect theatre for those who enjoy hauntingly beautiful love stories.

Dance

Quint-Essential, Peacock Theatre – Review

Pros: Striking design, beautiful dancing and a focus on building new audiences Cons: Sometimes felt more like a PR stunt…

Dance

Princess, Lost Theatre – Review

Pros: Well-executed choreography Cons: The ‘princess’ failed to connect with the audience Do not be fooled by the title –…

Musicals

Rumpy Pumpy, Union Theatre – Review

Pros: A high-energy cast kept up the pace with talent and panache. Cons: The syrupy storyline oversimplified the serious and…

Drama

I Call My Brothers, Gate Theatre – Review

A play about terrorism that approaches a hot topic with lukewarm arguments.

Interviews

Interview: Producer Andrea Leoncini on ‘Her Aching Heart’

Ahead of the revival of Her Aching Heart at The Hope Theatre, producer Andrea Leoncini talks risk, reinvention, and putting…

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