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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The Pirates of Penzance, Wilton’s Music Hall – Review
After several years of clashing diaries and missed opportunities, I finally made it to the legendary Wilton’s Music Hall in Whitechapel. John Wilton’s magnificent music hall was opened in 1859, and has survived the obligatory fire and demolition notice on…
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There Is A Field, Theatre503 – Review
Mark (Sam Frenchum) is from a typical East End family, working class to the core. Except Mark has gone off the rails with too many drugs, and has been kicked out of the family home. After the death of his…
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The First Modern Man, Hen & Chickens Theatre – Review
Michel de Montaigne, the 16th century writer and philosopher, was a complex character. He invented the essay form – his ‘essais’ being ‘tryouts’, as he explains – to set down his thoughts on a vast range of topics. He wrote…
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monolog 2, Chickenshed – Review
Have you ever moved to a new house or workplace and gone past the place you left, soon after? It’s something like feeling your phone vibrate in your pocket, but finding it’s not there. These feelings struck me as I…
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Call Me Vicky, Pleasance Theatre – Review
I wanted to love this show so much, because of the subject matter. And certainly, the bravery of real Vicky in the hateful climate of the 80s, and the support she received in her journey is stirring stuff! But a…
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Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train, The Young Vic Theatre – Review
Certain theatres have a mystique, a marque of quality that sets them apart; an assumption that a play must be good if it’s running there. The National Theatre, Royal Court and Shakespeare’s Globe are three such examples. Add to that…
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Fame – The Musical, New Wimbledon Theatre – Review
In Italy, where I grew up, the TV series Fame was broadcast in the afternoon, when families would enjoy it gathered after lunch. As a young child, I wouldn’t pay much attention to the topics, but rather enjoy the musical…
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The Paper Man, Soho Theatre – Review
The inventive, social-change focused company Improbable present The Paper Man at one of London’s most vibrant venues for new theatre and comedy. It’s the true story of Matthias Sindelar, an Austrian football star who refused to throw a match against…
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All in a Row, Southwark Playhouse – Review
With a small cast, the action takes place in the modest kitchen-living room of dysfunctional husband and wife Tam (Charlie Brooks) and Martin (Simon Lipkin), as they struggle to care for their severely autistic and non-verbal child, Laurence. Also in…
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The Problem With Fletcher Mott, Drayton Arms Theatre – Review
There is something exhilarating about seeing a work in progress, especially when it’s from a team surely only just out of their teens! There’s an energy created you just don’t get at normal press nights. Ok, so that’s because the…