Reviews
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Review: The Maids, Donmar Warehouse
A visually stylish The Maids that captures Genet’s obsession with image, but loses the dark tension that makes his play truly unsettling.
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Review: Black Sabbath – The Ballet, Sadler’s Wells Theatre
A heavy metal ballet that is a fan-pleasing tribute.
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Review: Made you Look, Theatre Peckham
Theatre Peckham’s Young, Gifted and Black season celebrating young Black artists opens explosively, with acerbic writing and feverish performance from Ty’rone Haughton.
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Review: H.P. Lovecraft’s From Beyond, Old Red Lion Theatre
This darkly atmospheric drama keeps up the suspense as threats from both the human world and beyond are revealed.
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Review: Frankenstein, Bridge House Theatre
This ambitious, impressive gothic tale offers drama, humanity and authenticity, portraying a monster just like Mary Shelley envisaged.
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Review: The Summoned, Etcetera Theatre
A pyschological horror that's packed with great performances but overstuffed with too many ideas.
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Review: Fawlty Towers: The Play, New Wimbledon Theatre
A nostalgic treat for admirers of the 70s sitcom
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Review: Dear England, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
A slickly choreographed production which feels authentic, with wonderful staging and engaging performances.
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Review: Death Belles, Old Red Lion Theatre
An anthology of fascinating, dark stories full of drama and tragedy, where the rotating cast completely draws you into four distinct, vivid, brought-to-life worlds.
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Review: The Constant Cold, Barons Court Theatre
It’s great to see GrimFest spread its wings further this year. From its humble start as a week-long run at Old Red Lion Theatre to celebrate the spooky season, its third year sees it now running across three venues for…