Author: Ian

Posted in Annie Baker Bijan Sheibani Not-London Theatre Theatre review UK

Review: Circle Mirror Transformation, Home

Director Bijan Sheibani works wonders on Annie Baker’s Circle Mirror Transformation at Home in Manchester “Slow down…

Posted in April De Angelis Not-London Royal Exchange Theatre Theatre review UK

Review: Frankenstein, Royal Exchange

Frankenstein gets taken around the block one more time at the Royal Exchange in Manchester – Sun readers…

Lock and Key, VAULT Festival
Posted in Musicals Theatre Theatre review VAULT Festival

Review: Lock and Key, VAULT Festival

A bitesize new musical from Barlow & Smith at the VAULT Festival, Lock and Key asks how bloody…

Things that do not count, VAULT Festival
Posted in Theatre Theatre review VAULT Festival

Review: Things That Do Not C(o)unt, VAULT Festival

An uncompromising look at a personal feminist odyssey, Things That Do Not C(o)unt plays the final week…

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Unmasled
Posted in Albums Andrew Lloyd Webber Music Musicals

Album Review: Andrew Lloyd Webber Unmasked: The Platinum Collection

Andrew Lloyd Webber marks his 70th birthday with a new musical anthology –  Unmasked: The Platinum Collection…

Posted in Theatre Theatre review

Review: Suffragette City, London Pavilion

Do you believe in equality? Would you use violence to achieve your aims? Can you make a…

Posted in Bola Agbaje Ella Hickson Old Vic Theatre Theatre review

Review: One Hand Tied Behind Us, Old Vic

A stirring and compelling evening of monologues exploring women’s rights – Maxine Peake curates One Hand Tied…

Posted in Greenwich Theatre Theatre Theatre review

Review: One Last Waltz, Greenwich Theatre

A delicate dance around the emotive subject of Alzheimer’s – One Last Waltz skips the light fantastic at…

Posted in Jermyn Street Theatre Theatre Theatre review

Review: The Dog Beneath The Skin, Jermyn Street Theatre

Who knew that fascists could rhyme? WH Auden and Christopher Isherwood tackle inter-war Europe in The Dog…