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Review: How It Is (Part 2), The Coronet Theatre
This production will deliver for you in spades
Read More »Book Review: 100 Plays to Save the World
A brutally honest collection
Read More »Review: Footfalls and Rockaby, Jermyn Street Theatre
Beckett’s writing always brings rewards
Read More »Review: Happy Days, Riverside Studios
This haunting and powerful production left me reeling
Read More »Beckett Triple Bill, Jermyn Street Theatre – Review
A great evening of Beckett – intense, emotional, poignant and humorous
Read More »Footfalls & Plays, Jack Studio Theatre – Review
For Plays, three identical urns contain a man, his wife and his mistress as they relive their perspectives of the affair in rapid and eccentric fashion. It’s quirky, and so off the wall, but also captivating and charming. Three actors hide inside futuristic yet simple egg-pod like compost bins, with only their heads visible as they reel off Play’s dialogue. That everyone is covered in dusky blue paint, with unexplained aquatic-type scales adhering to their skin, provides an unplaceable yet otherworldly ...
Read More »Stiffs, The Space on North Bridge (Perth Theatre) – Review
Pros: It’s fun and makes time go fast. Cons: The storyline can be enriched with more comedic material. Two lads wake up in an unfamiliar room lit in violet, dressed only with an hospital gown and covered up to their faces with a white sheet. One of them (Mark Olszewski) sneezes, as the room is visibly chilly. When he gets up, he notices a paper tag tied around his big toe, which reads “Vince Parker”. ‘Am I a birthday present?’ ...
Read More »Win a pair of tickets to Waiting For Godot @ The Arts Theatre
Are you one of those people who know the name of the play, appreciate it is clearly an iconic piece of theatre, but really have no idea what it is all about. Well, worry no more, because with the assistance of Everything Theatre, you now have the chance to appreciate Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece and learn what all the fuss has been about. If you want the chance to see what has been thrilling audiences for over 60 years with two ...
Read More »Noh Time Like The Present, LSO St Luke’s – Review
Pros: A rare opportunity to appreciate a form of theatre which has been performed without interruption since the 14th century. Cons: As with anything out of the ordinary, this show can be quite challenging to follow, due to the lack of clear narrative elements. In the wonderful world of performing arts there is a theatrical discipline that has been kept alive from the 14th century to this day. Its name is Noh, or Nogaku, and it is a form of classical ...
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