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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Othello, Union Theatre – Review
Shakespeare’s tale of deceit and malice is not an easy one to stage. Even with an interesting re-contextualisation set in the British Raj in 1919, the production at the Union Theatre fails to fully own this mammoth play. The ‘green-eyed…
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We Know Now Snowmen Exist, The Space – Review
We Know Now Snowmen Exist takes its inspiration from real life, if very loosely. In 1959 nine people died during a trek in the Dyatlov Pass, Russia, in some very strange circumstances indeed. It’s an incident that has become so…
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In Basildon, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch – Review
“I am authentic Basildon, I am”, is the phrase with which we are welcomed to the regional premiere of In Basildon, the hit show by David Eldridge, that opened to critical acclaim at the Royal Court in 2012. Although the…
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The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton, Jack Studio Theatre – Review
The charming Jack Studio Theatre in South East London excels at historic drama productions, and the The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton is another fine string in their bow. Mark Farrelly plays the great English writer Patrick…
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Crown Dual, King’s Head Theatre – Review
So what do you do when Claire Foy steals your dream role? Well it’s obvious; you write and perform your own version of The Crown and get your agent to play the male parts. Well at least that’s the plan…
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Blood Knot, Orange Tree Theatre – Review
What can a play tell us about the world – more than half a century after its debut? I may as well ask why people still watch Shakespeare, but in the case of recent history, I always find myself wondering.…
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Romance Romance, Above The Stag Theatre – Review
This was my first visit to Above The Stag’s latest premises, and I think it’s the slickest building they’ve inhabited to date. It’s still under railway arches with regular distracting rumbles from the trains, but there’s a large bar area…
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Frankenstein: How To Make A Monster, Battersea Arts Centre – Review
Only last week I was writing “how adults can instil a sense of adventure into children”. Those words rung even more true tonight as a packed audience watched in pure delight this group of youths perform; a group so clearly…
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Pain(t), New Wimbledon Theatre – Review
Spectators expecting to receive an interpretation of Richard Foreman’s Pain(t) might be utterly disappointed, as this play is intended to be entirely devoid of meaning. This is by admission of Patrick Kennedy, the creative mind behind this European premiere of…
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Yamato – Passion, Peacock Theatre – Review
Formed in 1993, Yamato has performed shows every year, in 54 countries and carried out nine world tours. That should give an idea of their universal appeal and high standard of musicianship. For this show, the ten strong troupe performed…