Pros: Delicately written and superbly acted, Wish List brings a difficult subject matter to life with heart-breaking reality. Cons: An overly domineering set that occasionally distracts from the subtlety of the script. Wish List is painfully relevant. The play follows Tamsin, a young lady laden with the responsibility of being the breadwinner for herself and her brother Dean, who, due to his OCD, is stuck in an endless war of paperwork, trying to get benefits and be declared unfit to ...

A good watch if you’re disillusioned about romantic relationships and want to feel validated about that breakup you just went through.

The transfer of this play from Theatre503 is well deserved, allowing BU21 to shine even brighter to a whole new audience.

An intelligent and at times, raucously funny tale of a boy discovering his sexuality.

A good adaptation of the book, but the limitations of the stage do not allow room for the emotive intricacies of the story to develop.

Pros: An engaging, visceral and aggressive play with contemporary relevance. Strong themes, tackled with sensitivity and intelligence by very capable actors. Cons: The theatre was very hot. The play suffers slightly from wearing another production’s clothes, and could maybe do more with a larger budget. Has an American directness that may lack subtlety to some. Veterans Day is an excellent play that everyone should see. What’s that? You want more context? Well, OK then. This was my first visit to ...

Skilfully evokes the plight of homosexual men in 1900s America.

An honest and thought-provoking comedy about gentrification that stands out despite its low budget.

Pros: A voyeuristic Chekhov. Clear and easy to follow with no extraneous detail. Staged well with intricate use of sound. Some audience members loved it. Cons: It lacks the weight required by the text. Character is often diluted to serve the pace of the storytelling. A short jaunt through the rain from Southwark Tube, the new locale of the Union Theatre is a stone’s throw from its previous spot, albeit on the other side of the road. With its cosy bar, ...

The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus is an amusing, albeit slightly odd, play. This production gives audiences an opportunity to get ‘up close and personal’ with satyrs and Greek gods.