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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Review: NINA, Battersea Arts Centre
A fierce exploration of acting and misogyny featuring fabulous performances, theatrical chaos and dark comedy that’s perhaps overly constrained by conventional storytelling.
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Review: BROS, Pleasance Theatre
Silence is both dangerous and powerful in this study of male friendship and grief.
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Review: Halfway Home, Etcetera Theatre
Halfway Home is a strikingly simple drama that lays bare the tragedy of alcohol abuse and its aftermath. What it lacks in theatrical precision and poise, it makes up for in heart.
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Review: The Hungry Ghost, The Bush Theatre
The Hungry Ghost is a feat of excellence, expertly blending modernity and Chinese mythology...
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Review: Toy Soldier, Union Theatre
Toy Soldier is a powerful, well designed drama that uses multi-media to explore the human cost of the Falklands War, something which endures long after the last physical battle is over.
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Review: Drill Baby Drill, Club Silly
A chaotic production, told from the point of view of a polar bear, with an important message about the small actions we can take to help safeguard our future.
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Review: Maya Ricote: Ay Am!, Soho Theatre
Telenovela melodrama becomes inventive physical comedy, but the hour-long show could use a little more substance.
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Review: You Are All Resources, Bread and Roses Theatre
An HR nightmare you’ll absolutely want to be part of.
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Review: A Class of Your Own, Polka Theatre
Important, thoughtful and accessible.
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Review: Mr Moore’s Bizarre Secret Society, Bridewell Theatre
Based on a book by children’s writer Gloria Danili, Mr Moore’s Secret Society is on stage at the intimate black box Bridewell Theatre just off Fleet Street. Danili writes for children aged 4 to 11, although this show is better…