A thoughtful examination of the modern marriage crisis and the effects of traditional gender roles.
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The O.S. Map Fan Club, Etcetera Theatre – Review
Pros: Endearing, sincere, wholesome and zany. Cons: As of yet no news of a sequel. You may think that an hour-long solo performance about O.S. maps might be a little on the dull side – but oh no, you couldn’t be more wrong! This play has everything – nostalgia, laughs, dread, and sexual politics, even featuring a segment that borders on map-based sexual innuendo, complete with plenty of role-play dotted throughout. Comedy performer Helen is no stranger to the ...
Read More »Good Girl, Trafalgar Studios – Review
Pros: Cathartically brilliant! Cons: The only downside would be missing out on this performance. Following a winning streak at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017, Good Girl finally comes to London’s West End. Written and performed by Naomi Sheldon, this debut play is unmissable. Trafalgar Studios is in the heart of London, a stone’s throw from Trafalgar Square. There are two studio spaces at basement level and a conjoining bar. I made my way into Studio 2 and settled into my cosy seat. A circular ...
Read More »The Forecast, The Place – Review
Pros: Funny, witty, and beautifully performed Cons: A couple of sections felt too long Perhaps it’s a cliché, but they do say the English love to talk about the weather. However, they’re not so keen on discussing sexual matters, so Amy Bell’s pairing of these themes in The Forecast might seem a little unusual at first. It works beautifully. Over the course of an hour she navigated issues around gender, identity and sexuality the way one might travel though high ...
Read More »Hilda and Virginia, Jermyn Street Theatre – Review
Both plays are sharply observed and well written but thank god for St. Hilda who lightened an otherwise sombre mood.
Read More »Checkpoint Chana, Finborough Theatre – Review
An interesting play about free speech that starts and ends well, but needs to narrow its focus.
Read More »Stardust, The Vaults – Review
An immensely moving production that addresses the topic of the narcotics trade with honesty, minus the usual side of false glamour.
Read More »Das Fest, The Vaults – Review
Promises a lot, but the audience is never rewarded with a big enough payoff. I left feeling hoodwinked rather than dazzled.
Read More »Treading Water, The Vaults – Review
An inconsequential and tedious view of life.
Read More »Macbeth, Wilton’s Music Hall – Review
Well performed and beautifully designed, but it was style over substance with no new insights into this familiar play.
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