A hilarious take on human foibles and the stories we tell ourselves about the world, Still No Idea will jolt you out of complacency just when you are crying with laughter.
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The Memoir Club, Bloomsbury Hotel – Review
The Bloomsbury Group was known for its wit and sparkle, both of which are sadly missing here.
Read More »Shrödinger’s Dog, White Bear Theatre – Review
Pros: This is a full-throttle production by a contemporary theatre company oozing with confidence. Cons: The action is distractingly far-fetched, to the point of total implausibility, while the characters are never developed much beyond surface-level. It’s also about 45 minutes too long. Shrödinger’s Dog, the second production from young theatre company Break the Verse, is presented as “a black comedy about the epidemic of male suicide with an LGBTQ+ twist”. It also features a cast of nine, and touches on ...
Read More »Pickle Jar, Soho Theatre Upstairs – Review
An enjoyable show that tries to address serious topics in the #MeToo era, but it's hard to judge how well that message is received.
Read More »Jake, Drayton Arms Theatre – Review
Pros: It’s not often you can say that an office chair put in a sterling performance, but here it almost steals the whole show. Cons: Still very much a work in progress, and there is an imbalance that will need addressing. Roddy Frame’s ‘Loneliness and being alone don’t always mean the same’ has always been a song line that plays in my head regularly. But it wasn’t a line I expected to come to mind whilst watching Jake, the debut show from ...
Read More »Parents’ Evening, Jermyn Street Theatre – Review
Strong performances illuminate a script that promises more than it delivers.
Read More »Liberty Rides Forth!, Waterloo East Theatre – Review
A show with strong bouncing tunes, a warm heart and some sly wit. Quirky and original, but it doesn't embrace its full wackiness.
Read More »A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit …, Finborough Theatre – Review
Pros: A great comic turn from Cariad Lloyd, bouncing (sometimes literally) off an equally fine Rob Crouch. Cons: It’s not a title that slips of the tongue is it! And if the title offends, then so will the play. So let’s start by getting that title out of the way. I mean really, why would any sane person call a play A funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Gynecologic Oncology Unit At Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Of New York? Perhaps ...
Read More »Drip Feed, Soho Theatre – Review
Witty and truly enjoyable play about the vicissitudes of being a gay woman in an Irish town. Whereas the serious subjects are not talked about in-depth, they are hinted at and hopefully leave the audience with some food for thought
Read More »Little by Little, Etcetera Theatre Camden – Review
Pros: Beautiful music and singing, hilariously relatable moments. Cons: A space simply not suited to a musical. Little by Little, performed by Three Barks and a Bite theatre company, is a three handed musical about ‘mates, dates and love triangles’. As such it’s hard to see that the story is really doing anything we haven’t seen many times before. The basic plot follows three childhood friends, two girls and one guy, who, stumbling blindly into the confusing world of adolescence, complicate the friendship ...
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