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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A Fool’s Proof, The Vaults – Review
A witty, refreshing production on the media’s emphasis on sensation over truth that beautifully combines acting with live music, movement and puppetry.
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Half A Person: My Life As Told By The Smiths, Kings Head Theatre – Review
Belying the show’s title, ‘Half a Person’ would appeal to not only Smiths fans, but also those not so familiar with their music.
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Doing the Business and Blind – A Double Bill, The Courtyard – Review
Visceral, angry monologues express strong points of view about money in the art world. Both plays are heartfelt and well-acted, but corner themselves in extremes.
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Shang-a-Lang, King’s Head Theatre – Review
A funny show with great acting and comic timing. Deals with coming to terms with ageing without sentimentality.
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We, Macbeth, Theatro Technis – Review
This is a play about the men behind the curtain. It gives an alternative, and deeply disturbing theory on events that have shaken American politics since the 60s. A must if you’re a fan of conspiracy theories, and the secret…
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Huis Clos (No Exit), Rosemary Branch Theatre – Review
This is a superb rendition of a classic philosophical drama.
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A World Elsewhere, Theatre503 – Review
An interesting play which captures a moment in history through the eyes of the privileged.
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The Keepers of Infinite Space, Park Theatre – Review
A play full of pathos, rage and loss; riveting to watch. If you want something both cerebral and dramatic with some polemic thrown in too, go and see it.
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The Ugly Sisters, Soho Theatre – Review
More than just a reinterpretation of a classic and familiar tale, this is a highly original and complex story of its own.
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One Festival 2014: Programme A, The Space – Review
Pieces vary in effectiveness, but all have their strengths. A good opportunity to see some emerging talent.