Alastair Ball

Alastair JR Ball is a writer, podcaster and filmmaker based in London. He is co-host of the Moderate Fantasy Violence podcast, chief editor for SolarPunk Stories and editor of the Red Train Blog. His main interests are politics in writing, theatre, film, art and buildings. When not writing, he can usually be found in a live music venue or a pub.

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Alastair Ball2 weeks ago

Review: We Wild Things, Old Red Lion Theatre

Civilisation and wildness clash in this vivid show that uses all the elements of theatre craft to transport the audience…
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Alastair Ball2 weeks ago

Review: Chicken Dropping, Etcetera Theatre

In this tense and intimate drama, a ‘chicken war’ puts pressure on the marriage of a young couple in Qingdao,…
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Alastair Ball27 June 2026

Review: Teeth, Playhouse East

A heartfelt story about loneliness, confidence and the need for human connection.
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Alastair Ball12 June 2026

Review: Under the Shadow, Almeida Theatre

Leila Farzad is outstanding in this Iranian horror story set during the Iran-Iraq War which captures the tension of living…
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Alastair Ball21 May 2026

Review: Debt Meat, Drayton Arms Theatre

Human flesh is currency in this disturbing dystopian drama that is a political allegory with echoes of Brazil and 1984
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Alastair Ball19 May 2026

Review: Nonsense and Sensibility, Etcetera Theatre

Two actors fall out and then must stage Jane Austen’s classic novel entirely on their own, in a hilarious, slapstick…
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Alastair Ball1 April 2026

Review: In The Print, King’s Head Theatre

The fight between Rupert Murdoch and Brenda Dean over the future of the British newspaper industry is vividly brought to…
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Alastair Ball17 February 2026

Review: The Vertical Hour, The Questors Theatre

A revival that brings its conflict to life through great performances, but time has dulled the impact...
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Alastair Ball3 December 2025

Review: Below the Treeline, The Space

A tale of a student love triangle goes deep into personal relationships and explores big questions about how we relate…
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Alastair Ball30 October 2025

Review: Kindling, Park Theatre

Five women are brought together on a camping trip to scatter their mutual friend’s ashes, which leads to personality clashes…
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