Category: Theatre

Posted in Cirque

Review: NoFit State Circus – Bianco, Winter Festival Big Top

“Here be dragons” As any regular reader will know, I don’t tend to see much cirque. But…

Posted in Lucy Kirkwood Royal Court Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2016

Review: The Children, Royal Court

“At our time of life, we simply cannot deal with this shit” It’s interesting to see the…

Posted in Jason Robert Brown Musicals The Other Palace Theatre

Re-review: The Last Five Years, St James Theatre

“First, a story” When The Last Five Years announced an extension of a week just after opening,…

Posted in Christmas Musicals News Not-London Shakespeare Theatre Yaël Farber

Round-up of news and treats and other interesting things

Marianne Elliott wasted no time in making headlines twice over last week – after the announcenement of…

Posted in Charlene James Evening Standard Theatre Awards Jack Thorne Musicals Theatre Theatre awards

Winners of the 2016 London Evening Standard Theatre Awards

Best actor Sir Kenneth Branagh The Entertainer, Garrick Theatre O-T Fagbenle Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, National Theatre, Lyttelton WINNER…

Posted in LGBTQ+ Theatre White Bear Theatre

Review: Top to Bottom, White Bear Theatre

“One night with your face down in the pillow doesn’t make you less of a man” Kennington’s…

Posted in Christmas Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

Review: Aladdin, Lyric Hammersmith

“You don’t get that quality of dance at Sadler’s Wells” There’s something wonderfully political about the Lyric…

Posted in Almeida Theatre Ella Hickson Theatre

Review: Oil, Almeida Theatre

  “I left a man I loved so much, I thought I was going to die. I…

Posted in Southwark Playhouse Theatre

Review: Orca, Southwark Playhouse

“One girl, against the happiness of the whole village. Can you not see it has to be…