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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The Sweet Science of Bruising, Wilton’s Music Hall – Review
A delightfully raucous tale of women making their mark in prize fighting London.
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In Loyal Company, Alexandra Palace – Review
An outstanding one-man show about an ordinary solider’s wartime experiences.
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The Glass Menagerie, Arcola Theatre – Review
I love the metaphor at the heart of The Glass Menagerie. Laura, the daughter of the play, overwhelmed by the expectations of the world, treats her collection of tiny glass animals with such care lest they break. To stage this…
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Bullet Tongue Reloaded, The Big House – Review
Intense and vivid account of the Catch 22 of gang life in disadvantaged communities.
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Look At Your Palm, Ovalhouse – Review
There is a song, Angles, by Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, about how nothing is as clear cut and simple as it might seem. In just three minutes and 56 seconds it speeds through four characters, all connected by…
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Everything today is the same, Katzpace – Review
A smart, fresh take on a modern dystopian setting
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The Talented Mr Ripley, Wilton’s Music Hall – Review
Because film is such a powerful medium it naturally becomes a reference point for any stage adaptation. The Talented Mr Ripley is a perfect example, coming twenty years after the big screen version starring Matt Damon and Jude Law. Here…
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Does My Bomb Look Big in This, Soho Theatre – Review
Does My Bomb Look Big in This? was born from actor Nyla Levy’s dissatisfaction with being typecast as a ‘jihadi bride’. It deals with teenager Yasmin’s (played by Levy) slow enticement into, what she thinks, is a hopeful new life…
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Othello, Brunel Museum, Rotherhithe – Review
The hierarchy between Othello (Peace Oseyenum) and the sneaky network of unfaithfuls beneath him/her (although the actors are female, the characters are still their original gender) is set up around the stairs, at the outset of the play, which wouldn’t…
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LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS, Barons Court Theatre – Review
A funny, prescient and revealing drama that cleverly spins a big tale