Written by Neil LaBute Directed by James Haddrell Review by Marina Funcasta The King's Head Theatre ★★★★ While entering the King’s Head Theatre, I wonder whether I am alone in sensing an immediate paradox upon hearing the words ‘America’ and ‘beauty’ in the same sentence. I blame Sam Mendes’ 1999 film. But the more I … Continue reading Review: America The Beautiful: Chapter 1 – The King’s Head Theatre, London
Written and Performed by She Goat (Shamira Turner and Eugénie Pastor). Review by Marina Funcasta Soho Theatre ★★★ She Goat’s new production, Iron Fantasy, is a didactic mosaic of female strength. Shamira Turner and Eugenie Pastor carve out a world of 90s fantasy warriors and French personal trainers, displaying the several attempts they made in … Continue reading Review: Iron Fantasy – Soho Theatre, London
Written by Gary Wilmot Directed by Sydney Stevenson Review by Marina Funcasta The Gatehouse ★★★ When writing a play about the act of waiting, boredom is almost an inevitable attribute. To wait is to test endurance; it demands a level of patience. This doesn’t have to be a limitation. Beckett sought its fertility; as did … Continue reading Review: While They Were Waiting – Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London
