Review by Marina Funcasta ★★★ Memoirs proving all the rage in recent years, the magic of the genre often resides in the stories themselves, not necessarily the form through which they are told. Luke Wright is the exception. In this spoken word performance, Wright selects extracts from his memoir, Later Life Letter, and strings them … Continue reading Review: Luke Wright: Later Life Letter – Southbank Centre, London
Co-directed by Katherine Lyle & Andrew Friedman Review by Marina Funcasta Drayton Arms Theatre ★★★★ Petit Léopard takes its time to charm, but much like a guarded cat, once let in by Capucine Earle’s performance, we are caught by her defiance - hook, line and sinker. Anchored in the beloved, post-feminist ‘Messy Woman’ genre, Earle’s … Continue reading Review: Petit Léopard – Drayton Arms Theatre, London
Written by Penelope Skinner Directed by Tate Jackson and Rex Elliot Review by Gabriel Rogers ★★★★ Penelope Skinner’s Eigengrau focuses on the lives and relationships of four young Londoners living in separate flats. Mark (Nial O’Mara) is a male manipulator in marketing, of course, who shares his flat with Tim (Finn Elliot), a grief-induced slob … Continue reading Review: Eigengrau – Putney Arts Centre, London
Written by Emer Dineen Directed by Phillip McMahon Review by Jack Quinn Tickets from £13.00 ★★★★ If you’re looking for a night of hilarity, heart, and sheer absurdity, 0800 Cupid at Soho Theatre is the show for you. Created by and starring Emer Dineen, this wild and wonderfully camp production takes the audience on a chaotic ride … Continue reading Review: 0800 CUPID – Soho Theatre, London
Written by Ins Choi Directed by Esther Jun Review by Greta Abbey Riverside Studios: Tickets ★★★ Kim’s Convenience, written by and starring Ins Choi, is a brisk and cheering eighty minutes that touches on themes of racial stereotypes, biases, and parent-child relationships. It is told through the lens of the Korean-Canadian Kim family. It focuses … Continue reading Review: Kim’s Convenience – Riverside Studios, London
Written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss Directed by Lucy Moss Review by Annie Aslett Garrick Theatre: Tickets ★★★★ For Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, creators of the veritable musical phenomenon Six, the difficult second musical fear was intense. Why Am I So Single? is the sophomore offering from the writing pair, a self-aware show … Continue reading Review: Why Am I So Single? – Garrick Theatre, London
https://youtu.be/5WyBz9UlYHI Based on the Film by Hayao Miyazaki Adapted and Directed by John Caird Co-Adapted by Maoko Imai Tickets: £28.00 ★★★★ The guise of gods and myths take unique forms in limitless manners over countless cultures. But no matter what – we share stories of selflessness, fear, and the intricacies of growing up. And where we in the UK … Continue reading Review: Spirited Away – The London Collessium
Written by Ben Weatherill Directed by Sean Mathias Review by Dominic Corr ★★ The two-hander park-bench show, where drama and comedy belay a more personal narrative of self-discovery, is far from a ground-breaking concept. However, if done right with solid performances and enticing hooks, they can pry open unexplored avenues. Frank and Percy, despite its stage-legacy casting … Continue reading Review: Frank and Percy – The Other Palace, London
https://youtu.be/63Kl3gpEjzY Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Larner Music by Frederick Loewe Directed by Bartlett Sher ★★★★ Twinkling in the moonlight, this festooned production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s comforting and classical musical gala draws out the festive spirit with a deeply engaging night at the Edinburgh Playhouse. Traversing through a stylistic view … Continue reading My Fair Lady – Edinburgh Playhouse
Written by Rona Munro Directed by Michael Duke ★★★★ From Cumbernauld to the Lothians to the borough of Camden – Scottish playwright Rona Munro’s exceptional talents are spreading across the country as James IV has its world-premiere this week in Edinburgh at the Festival Theatre, with Mary set to open towards the end of October at Hampstead Theatre. But … Continue reading Bold Girls – Cumbernauld Lanternhouse
