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Review: One Night Records, London Bridge Vaults
a varied line-up and a friendly atmosphere
Read More »Review: Snake Oil, London Bridge Vaults
stripped of everything that made Lockdown Town unmissable.
Read More »Review: Lockdown Town, London Bridge
There are three ways in which theatre companies can respond to the current crisis. They can furlough as many staff as they’re allowed and squint down the tunnel hoping desperately for a glint of light at the end. They can reopen with a socially distanced audience, paring back productions to match the reduced income. Or they can produce something genuinely innovative: this is the approach taken by One Night Records, whose immersive promenade performance sees the audience admitted in groups ...
Read More »The Vanishing Man, Pleasance Courtyard (Pleasance Two) – Review
Pros: Simon Evans’s close-up magic tricks are brilliant. Cons: Those who are led to believe that there will be a vanishing act performed on stage might feel disappointed. Drawing from the life of Edwardian magician Hugo Cedar, theatre veterans Simon Evans and David Aula try to deconstruct on stage with The Vanishing Man the greatest magic trick ever performed and never revealed. In the early morning of June 20th 1930, Cedar stood silent and motionless on London Bridge for over ...
Read More »The Enchanted – The Bunker – Review
Pros: A compelling central performance from Corey Montague-Sholay who gives feeling and depth to his role as narrator, and a story that grips when allowed space to do so. Cons: Too much distracts from the central story, for the sake of cleverness. Heading to the Bunker tonight just felt so surreal that it surely had to affect my views on this show. For those who are unaware of this highly unique theatre in a converted underground car park: it ...
Read More »Interview: Joshua McTaggart & Joel Fisher on The Bunker
Artistic Director Joshua McTaggart and Executive Producer Joel Fisher of The Bunker tell us more about what to expect from this ambitious new theatre.
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