A more than fine cast do their best, and for a certain audience, this may be a great night out, but for those after a more modern show, this really isn’t for you.
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The Secret Keeper, The Ovalhouse – Review
The Secret Keeper is worth your while, it is just such a shame that the dark and gothic isn’t given centre stage enough to make it something brilliant.
Read More »Dante’s Divine Comedy, Barons Court Theatre – Review
A young theatre group showing what a little imagination and risk-taking can do. This is theatre that should be appealing to both young and old and that needs a wider audience.
Read More »The Sword and the Dope, Waterloo East Theatre – Review
Fine performances are let down by a total mess of a show that can’t decide if it’s satire or pantomime and ends up being a sum of little parts that just can’t work together.
Read More »Agent of Influence, Drayton Arms Theatre – Review
A show that seems to have all the correct elements: acting, character, staging, premise. It just needs to be better balanced.
Read More »Windows, Finborough Theatre – Review
Windows is a fascinating, sweet-natured and yet socially-aware play. It flows smoothly between its three scenes, rarely flagging and with enough soft humour that a smile is never far away.
Read More »Boom, Theatre503 – Review
A well-written piece of laugh-out-loud theatre that isn’t as deep as it might want to be, but is funny enough that that really doesn’t matter.
Read More »Continuity, Finborough Theatre – Review
A masterful one-man performance of a play that examines the Irish troubles in a thought provoking and heart wrenching way.
Read More »Food, Finborough Theatre – Review
Food is a lovely starter and delicate main course, it just needed a sweet dessert to make it the perfect three course meal.
Read More »The Enchanted – The Bunker – Review
Pros: A compelling central performance from Corey Montague-Sholay who gives feeling and depth to his role as narrator, and a story that grips when allowed space to do so. Cons: Too much distracts from the central story, for the sake of cleverness. Heading to the Bunker tonight just felt so surreal that it surely had to affect my views on this show. For those who are unaware of this highly unique theatre in a converted underground car park: it ...
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