This adaptation is a great way to experience Kafka’s famous novel with writer Howard Colyer doing it every bit of justice. The text is simply but brilliantly dramatised and O’Rourke is a must see.
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The Comedy of Errors, Gray’s Inn Hall – Review
Pros: Excellent performers, ingenious design and impeccable direction. Cons: The period setting is sometimes confused. The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare’s earliest works and certainly his shortest. Significantly influenced by Plautus’ Latin comedy Menaechmi, it is the story of two pairs of twins who fall victim to a series of mishaps related to their ambiguous identity. Egeon (Paul Croft) is a merchant from Syracuse who heads to Ephesus in search of one of his twin sons, lost twenty-five ...
Read More »Thlides, Lion and Unicorn Theatre – Review
A touching, funny and unapologetically absurd exploration of a troubled mind, full of waterslides, Jaffa Cakes and nice one-liners.
Read More »Romeo and Juliet, Steiner Theatre – Review
Pros: An enjoyable version of the play at a reasonable price, in comfortable surroundings. Cons: Sometimes difficult to hear what was being said. I feel sure that just about everyone likely to read this is aware of the Romeo and Juliet story, so I will not go into any great plot detail (Spoiler Alert – they both die at the end). This production is an enjoyable and solid performance of the play without any messing about with the script (why ...
Read More »Sally’s Alright, Etcetera Theatre, Camden Fringe – Review
A delicious mix of stand-up, cabaret and monologue delivered with real style.
Read More »Jungle Book, London Wonderground – Review
A unique, enjoyable show for families in the heart of London.
Read More »Macbeth, The Courtyard Theatre – Review
A valiant effort on this take of Shakespeare’s thriller that intensely scares but falls short emotionally.
Read More »Screens, Theatre503 – Review
Highly enjoyable, funny, thought-provoking and well written, this play is justly housed at one of London's leading fringe theatres for new writing. It's clear there is more to come from both cast and writer.
Read More »Dark Vanilla Jungle, The Cockpit – Review
Harrowing
Read More »Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, National Theatre – Review
Pros: Energetic cast, strong vocals and an abundance of crass language Cons: Perhaps a tad too long with no interval I’m a proud Scot. I’m an even prouder Scot after seeing this wonderful show. Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, named after the convent school that its characters attend, is an award winning musical based on Alan Warner’s award winning ’90s novel, The Sopranos. The only way I can think of describing this show is as History Boys, but a Scottish ...
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