Drama
A staple for us and for many if you fancy a more traditional play. When we first started Everything Theatre it was specifically to review drama. We’ve branched out over the years, but it will always be a favourite of ours.
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Review: Asylum King, Collective Theatre
A sensitive and insightful piece that carries us on a journey from sensationalism, to denial, indignation and utter resignation.
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Review: Jennie & The Cockroach, The Hope Theatre
At the end of the world, a trans girl finds an unlikely confidant in a cockroach. Oscar Reynolds delivers a complex, moving performance in an intimate meditation on self-acceptance and mortality.
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Review: Death of Gesualdo, St Martin-in-the-Fields
The otherworldly, hauntingly beautiful music of Gesualdo underscores a fascinating and impassioned presentation of his life story,
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Review: Drunk Girls Cry Here, The Hope Theatre
An emotional interrogation of female camaraderie.
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Review: Mother.Dad, Omnibus Theatre
Two distinct stories with one overlapping moment makes Mother.Dad interesting whilst never really doing more to draw us into their lives.
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Review: The Olive Boy, Southwark Playhouse
Powerful, poignant and piquant; an outrageously funny yet heartbreakingly moving exploration of the universal experiences of adolescence and grief.
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Review: Imposed, The Hope Theatre
A well-intentioned but ultimately underdeveloped new play tackling incel culture and the issue of explicit AI deepfakes
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Review: Our American Queen, Bridewell Theatre
An elegant, poised and often striking story of restrained passions that only superficially reveals its titular character.
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Review: Strategic Love Play, LAMDA
An impressive rollercoaster, conjured from a table, two chairs and two people.
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Review: Orphans, Jermyn Street Theatre
The intimate basement space helps Kessler’s three-hander to build tension and claustrophobia.