Original and enjoyable show by one man (and two speakers!) which offers an interesting view on self-reflection and the play-within-the-play theme.
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Crazy Gary’s Mobile Disco, Landor Theatre – Review
Pros: Gary Owen’s witty script and the actors’ fine performances. Cons: Depiction of the women in the play as universally Machiavellian and abusive. Thursday night at the Boar’s Head is disco night: Gary’s disco night. Except that this Thursday, the pub’s landlord has decided to replace Gary’s disco night for karaoke night – or as Gary says, outraged, “kara-fuckin-oke”. Gary, being the thug and bully that he is, won’t tolerate this flagrant invasion of his territory, so he gives the ...
Read More »Ruthless! The Musical, Arts Theatre – Review
A funny, irreverent and beautifully designed musical that pokes fun at other musicals.
Read More »Songs For Nobodies, Wilton’s Music Hall – Review
A delight of an evening; entertaining monologues interspersed with powerfully performed songs.
Read More »Love Me Now, Tristan Bates Theatre – Review
An of-the-moment piece that feels true to the state of modern dating and intertwined issues around consent, truth and power.
Read More »Trainspotting Live, The Vaults – Review
Loud. Obnoxious. Intense. Disgusting. And bloody brilliant.
Read More »Interview: Siobhan McMillan on ‘Mirrors’
'Mirrors' writer and performer Siobhan McMillan shares her recipe for happiness and success.
Read More »Loop, Gerry’s Stratford East – Review
A delightful and sweet play about three different generations, their ambitions and struggles, and the music that inspired their youth.
Read More »Richard Alston Dance Company – Mid Century Modern, Sadler’s Wells- Review
Pros: A programme of finely tuned and fast-paced choreography which elicits technical and musical prowess. Cons: A characteristic as much as a con, but a little too repetitive in movement terms. This programme marks Richard Alston’s fiftieth year as a choreographer, so what better to way to celebrate than by presenting an evening which combines new work alongside extracts of that which spans the last five decades. We start with the new Cut and Run by Associate Choreographer and ...
Read More »Windrush Square, OSO Arts Centre – Review
A captivating show about the racial tensions lived in London during the first half of the 80’s.
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