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: Armour, Hen and Chickens
Where a therapy room feels like a repair shop, does the Armour remain intact?
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Review: Managed Approach, Riverside Studios
This semi-verbatim production is playful, heartfelt and excellently performed – an aptly nuanced and compassionate tribute to the UK's only legal red-light district.
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Review: Lambslaughter, King’s Head Theatre
Following the stories of two sixth-formers and their interactions with each other and their English teacher, Lambslaughter explores the influence of social media and the pressure of adolescence. What begins as harmless banter and complaints on Twitter (now X.com) rapidly…
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Review: Heart Wall, Bush Theatre
Grief, family and unfolding home truths.
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Review: What Fatima Did…, Tara Theatre
A groundbreaking, fresh piece highlighting the right to a religious identity, by Tara Theatre Young Company’s new and very talented performers.
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Review: Gush, Traverse Theatre
An intriguing premise which starts off strong but finishes feeling cut off mid-stream.
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Review: The Other Mozart, Omnibus Theatre
Visually arresting, it’s a sweeping emotional account of how the equally talented sister of Mozart was almost written out of classical musical history – until now that is!
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Review: Quiet Light, Baron’s Court
A ghost story with excellent bones, but also some rough edges.
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Review: TR[IA]L, White Bear Theatre
A timely sci-fi thriller with a clever twist and sharp design, though the show occasionally prioritises atmosphere for character development
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Review: Steel Magnolias, OSO Arts Centre
This textbook rendition of an eighties classic charms and engages even if it does not offer anything new.