Reviews
Reviewing is at the heart of what we do. Here you’ll find all the reviews that our wonderful team have written. If you want to find something more specific, why not pick a genre of show instead from the menu.
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Sherlock Holmes and The Invisible Thing, Rudolf Steiner Theatre – Review
The world isn’t short of new Sherlock Holmes stories. Several hundred have been written since Conan Doyle hung up his pen, and in the main they stick closely to the character of the original stories. So why is it that,…
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Games For Lovers, The Vaults – Review
Was it ever thus? Horny humans playing every trick in the book to win some love, or at least satisfy their lust? Well, yes, probably, but the eternal quest makes for brilliant entertainment in this smart and exuberant four-hander from…
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Mr Stink, Chickenshed – Review
With theatre access and diversity issues continually in the headlines lately, it’s worth remembering Chickenshed has been blazing a trail for inclusiveness for over forty years now. As well as championing the under-represented on stage, they have clearly learned a…
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The Unholy Marriage of Slice and Sweetly – St Matthews Church – Review
ImmerCity’s lastest immersive murder mystery takes place in and around St Matthews Church in Bethnal Green. It’s 1955, and memories of the war still resonate. You’re present at the wedding of Jim Slice, son of East End gangster Micky, to…
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Fiver, Southwark Playhouse – Review
Have you ever wondered how long a £5 note survives in circulation? Experts suggest the polymer note introduced in 2016 can last up to five years. But who might take ownership of the said note during its lifetime. What impact…
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Dark Sublime, Trafalgar Studios – Review
Star power shines in an otherwise heavy-handed tale of aging, unrequited love and Sci-Fi.
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Bare: A Pop Musical, The Vaults – Review
Originally performed in 2000, Bare: a Pop Opera is starting to show its age. Set in the senior year of a private Catholic school somewhere in North America, it is centred around a relationship between two teenage boys Peter (Daniel…
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Sh!tfaced Shakespeare: Hamlet, Leicester Square Theatre – Review
Pre show, I grabbed a flyer for Sh!tfaced Shakespeare. The early signs were not promising; according to said blurb the show features a cast of professional Shakespearian actors; each night one lucky victim is selected and carefully intoxicated for up…
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What Was Left, Southwark Playhouse – Review
As we walk into the theatre, set up like a dingy apartment, the lights yellow and humid, the three characters are sitting on the furniture, looking at their phones. Soph gets her sister, Dex, and brother, Sim, up, and they…
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Afterglow, Southwark Playhouse – Review
Superb gay drama about relationships and polygamy.