Simon Evans' cinematographic cut is imprinted in this fast-paced and strongly visual Hamlet.
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Adam & Eve, Jack Studio Theatre – Review
A fantastic and relatable piece of new writing, perfectly portrayed with intriguing and frustratingly good performances.
Read More »Window, Bread and Roses Theatre – Review
A thoughtful response to generation Gogglebox.
Read More »Hansel and Gretel and the Witch Baba Yaga, St Paul’s Church – Review
Pros: This is entertaining, creative, eye-catching and full of good moral values. Cons: The merging of two-well known stories adds a great deal of complication. As something of an Iris Theatre super-fan, I couldn’t wait to review their latest offering, a kid-friendly production of Hansel and Gretel and the Witch Baba Yaga, in the charming St. Paul’s Church in Covent Garden. The format matches their previous outstanding productions, as the audience is led through a wonderland of stages and scenes both ...
Read More »Eclipsed, The Space – Review
Pros: It is always important to share stories of suffering when the practice of the penitentiaries is still so recent. Cons: Lacking in story arc. FilthyCOW are an all female troupe driven to create theatre that explores the roles of women historically, culturally, socially and politically. They strive to strip away the male gaze and show womanhood at its truest, bravest, strongest, messiest, most flawed and most beautiful, embracing the diversity of women’s experiences around the world by exploring and ...
Read More »A Fox on the Fairway, The Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch – Review
Pretty set, actors give it all they’ve got, but limp writing and absence of humour means this is one farce that never truly makes an entrance.
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