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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Stop! The Play, Trafalgar Studios – Review
An ode to that one awful play that every theatre practitioner or goer has been involved in or seen and hated,but has great stories to tell in the aftermath to make everyone laugh. A collation of all those stories for…
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Signor Baffo’s Restaurant,The Watermans Centre – Review
Some enjoyable moments of silliness, but there’s not much more to this children’s show.
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Fatherland & Until You Hear That Bell, The Place – Review
Two autobiographical studies, featuring very different approaches to narrative structure.
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City Stories, St James Theatre – Review
Good music doesn’t make up for storytelling which is tedious and portentous.
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The Flannelettes, King’s Head Theatre – Review
Although some potentially “hard-hitting” moments don’t quite hit the spot, when they do it is devastating.
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The Dogs of War, Old Red Lion Theatre – Review
An absorbing study of a family in decline and the strain that mental health puts on their relationships, but not enough of a meaty story at its core.
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The Tragedy of King Edward II, St Bartholomew the Great – Review
A sometimes surprising but solid production with a lot of strong performances.
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Oh Democracy, Theatro Technis – Review
An energetic idea with a lot of potential - but unfortunately lacks in delivery.
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Sense of an Ending, Theatre503 – Review
A sensitive, sophisticated and thought-provoking exploration of the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide.
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An Evening with Lucian Freud, Leicester Square Theatre – Review
A fascinating story of a young woman’s meeting with one of the 20th century’s greatest artists.