Experience two years of Russian injustice and imprisonment in just 60 minutes.
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The End of Hope – Soho Theatre – Review
Pros: A hilarious, touching, emotional ride through contemporary social and sexual mores Cons: None A bare, carpeted stage with a circular bed dead centre. As the lights go up, a couple are having energetic, enthusiastic sex beneath a pink satin eiderdown. All we can see of him are his lower legs, his underpants dangling from an ankle; all we can see of her as she sits astride him is the giant mouse costume that covers her from head to foot. ...
Read More »Man to Man, Wilton’s Music Hall – Review
A magnificent depiction of crossdressing for survival in war-torn Germany, brought to life in a scintillating performance.
Read More »The English Heart, Etcetera Theatre – Review
Pros: An entertaining and witty script, with energetic performances and wry political insight Cons: Too many weak political gags, and unconvincing regional localisation The English Heart is a play about love, lust, trust and relationships. But it’s also about the heart of England – Boston, Lincolnshire, the home of Brexitland and location of UKIP leader Paul Nuttall’s final bid for power. The opening scene is set just after the referendum, and Marie (in a strong performance by Anya Williams) is ...
Read More »Vixen, The Vaults – Review
The best opera I've seen in years. Unmissable.
Read More »Oh Yes Oh No, Camden People’s Theatre – Review
A frank and frequently uncomfortable examination of rape and rape fantasies.
Read More »Spill: A Verbatim Show About Sex, Camden People’s Theatre – Review
Pros: Hilarious, touching, revelatory and perfectly performed Cons: Three songs isn’t enough, especially when they’re of this quality Performed by a cast of eleven young actors, Spill is a verbatim enactment of interviews with dozens of young people about their experiences of sex. Devised by the cast, it’s part of Hotbed, the Camden People’s Theatre’s season of plays about sex. Spill is set during a so-called “sex party”, at which the guests arrive sometimes singly and sometimes in groups, each relating their stories ...
Read More »She Wears Scented Rose, Theatro Technis – Review
An intricate thriller that keeps you guessing – but half an hour too long.
Read More »Montagues and Capulets, CoLab Theatre -Review
Great for under-25 fans of rushing about and 90s rave culture.
Read More »Diary of a Teenage Girl, Southwark Playhouse – Review
Sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll in a coming of age drama that’s performed to perfection
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