An overused storyline of thirtysomething Londoners linked by a dating app doesn't go anywhere meaningful.
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For King and Country, The Colab Factory – Review
A good cast and attention to detail make this a decent piece of immersive theatre, but the threads need pulling together to strengthen the plot.
Read More »Strictly Ballroom The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre – Review
Pros: Great comedy and a cracking list of musical numbers. Cons: There is a lot of set and sometimes the action feels a little cramped. First off, I should say that I enjoyed every minute of Strictly Ballroom The Musical; it is tip tip, non-stop entertainment. But there’s a small caveat, because if this show were a dancer it would be Tina Sparkle, not Scott Hastings; it is as much a slave to the original film as Tina and her acolytes are slaves to the Federation rules. Like the most unhinged of the ballroom dancers it so gleefully ...
Read More »Moormaid, Arcola Theatre – Review
An alluring premise involving mental health, art and terrorism, but one that is never fully explored.
Read More »PERSUASION at The Playground Theatre- Review
Workmanlike adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel
Read More »Meeting Mojo: The Power of Puppetry
Ahead of its final performances, we met 'The Grinning Man''s powerful wolf and learned how its puppeteers bring the hulking creature to life.
Read More »Sh*t-faced Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice, Leicester Square Theatre – Review
The funniest thing in London right now. One of those have-to-be-there experiences, so I urge you: go be there.
Read More »The Gulf, Tristan Bates Theatre – Review
An atmospheric, slow-paced look at a dysfunctional relationship.
Read More »Significant Other Inc. The Vaults- Review
A nostalgic and romanticised portrait of factory life in the North of England in the 1980's, which successfully attempts to present pretty much all the roles one would find in an industrialised workplace.
Read More »What the F*minist?!, Katzpace – Review
With music, dance and comedy, a group of LAMDA fresh grads hit the most common feminist-related arguments right on the head.
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