This pair of stylistically different but equally affecting 50 minute pieces by Christopher Reid are well-pitched to straddle the interface between poetry and drama. The first, Scatterings, is an ode to a middle-aged man’s late wife. Tender and mournful, its poignancy is somehow elevated by an absence of rage. Robert Bathurst has just the right sonorous tones for the part, and when Rebecca Johnson joins him to enact reminiscences from a holiday in Crete, or later hospital episodes (there’s a ...
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A Westminster Story, Waterloo East Theatre – Review
Reeling from the death of their mother, Scottish musician Alannah (Natalie Allison) moves to London looking to support her troubled brother Tommy (Ryan Williams). A chance encounter with the idealistic leader of the Liberal Democrats, Christopher (Stephen Ashmore-Blakely) leads to a romance. On the other hand, his loveless marriage to his Lady Macbeth-Esq wife Helen (Stephanie Lane) begins to crumble around them as he begins to develop feelings for Alannah. So far, a meaty mix of emotional clout and sweeping ...
Read More »Zoo, VAULT Festival – Review
A beautiful, funny, epic piece of story-telling
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An entertaining and illuminating romp through astrophysics and humanity
Read More »Four Minutes Twelve Seconds, Oldham Coliseum – Review
examining consent and revenge porn in a surprisingly funny way.
Read More »Meat, Theatre503 – Review
Meat is a strongly performed but uneven portrait of a woman confronting past sexual trauma
Read More »In The Shadow Of The Black Dog, New Wimbledon Theatre Studio – Review
An emotional insight into being a man struggling to cope with the weight of the black dog
Read More »A Butterfly Effect, Studio, Bakehouse Theatre (Adelaide Fringe) – Review
A half-baked drama aiming to show the long-term consequences of our decisions.
Read More »Syndrome, Tristan Bates Theatre – Review
Pedestrian account of four soldiers serving together in Operation Desert Storm
Read More »The Nights, Holden Street Theatres, The Arch Theatre (Adelaide Fringe) – Review
A solid two-hander delves into the concept of right and wrong during the Iraqi war.
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