A deft and engaging script, Tiger explores the individual and universal nature of grief, and cathartic kindness in a tale that deliberately blurs reality.
Read More »Tag Archives: Omnibus Clapham
Review: Drum, Omnibus
An uplifting and infectious performance
Read More »Review: Try Harder, Omnibus Theatre
An excitingly strange premise that shows potential for an impactful and resonant performance.
Read More »Review: Estella, Clapham Omnibus
Underwhelming attempt to reinterpret Great Expectations
Read More »Review: We Were Having A Perfectly Nice Time, Omnibus Theatre
a dissection of our foibles worthy of the autopsy table.
Read More »The importance of being… Earnest, Omnibus Theatre – Review
Take a classic play, throw in a few amateurs and let the beautiful chaos unfold.
Read More »The Apologists, Omnibus Theatre – Review
Three shorts which examine how and why we apologise.
Read More »Flights, Omnibus Theatre – Review
A beautiful play exploring growing up, friendship and loss, and the need to move on in life.
Read More »The Pit and the Pendulum, Omnibus Theatre – Review
Pros: The original twist of a Poe horror classic. Cons: Too much focus on how the play is delivered (headphones, projections) and less on the content of the play itself, which feels overloaded. There are many things in common between the Spanish Inquisition and the Guidance Patrol of Iran. Both were created to maintain religious orthodoxy and police people’s morals. Neither was particularly keen on women. Edgar Allan Poe’s short horror story The Pit and the Pendulum recreates the torments of ...
Read More »Blood Wedding, Omnibus Theatre – Review
Pro’s: Intensely dramatic and beautiful adaptation of classic; not one to miss. Con’s: Anything that wasn’t quite up-to-scratch was forgiveable, and more than made up for. Lorca’s classic is given the modern-day London treatment by a multinational, multi-talented cast. Boldly and subtly adapted into the 21st Century, this production of Blood Wedding seamlessly weaves the everyday of 2018 into the grand and timeless themes presented first in Madrid 85 years ago. This adaptation of what is, at its simplest, a ...
Read More »