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Politics is Personal: Reviewing 'Nye' at the National Theatre
Full of Welsh whimsy, political integrity and technicolour, Nye immerses you. Staged and Good Omens actor Michael Sheen is Aneurin Bevan,...
Roxy-Moon Dahal Hodson
Apr 5, 20243 min read


'The Greatest Play Of All Time' Review: A Blistering Love-Letter To Theatre and Greatness
"A 75-minute long blistering take-down of theatre culture in the UK." I remember reading Pirandello’s Six Characters In Search Of An...
Anwesh Banerjee
Apr 2, 20244 min read


Reviewing 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by King's Shakespeare Society
"When the opportunity to see King’s Shakespeare Company arises again, I will seize it with both hands." Despite having studied A...
Hannah Sugars
Apr 2, 20243 min read


Reviewing 'How To Flirt: The TED XXX Talk' at The Box, Soho: Missing Notes but Electric in its Bones
Daisy Doris May took the stage at The Box as drag king persona Steve Porter for one night only, before the show debuts at Edinburgh...
Georgia Gibson
Mar 20, 20244 min read


Reviewing 'Macbeth' at Dock X London: More 'Trope' than 'Transfixing'
★★★ A a decent enough achievement, but one that made my mind wander throughout. I tend to associate Shakespeare with army fatigues,...
Barney Nuttall
Feb 21, 20244 min read


The Handmaid's Wail: Reviewing 'The Handmaid's Tale' at the English National Opera
★★★ A timely revival that doesn’t quite hit the right notes. 'I wish my story was about love or sunsets or snow’ sings protagonist...
K. A. Thickett
Feb 10, 20243 min read


Powerful, Playful, Pertinent: Reviewing ‘Blood On Your Hands’ at Southwark Playhouse
I went in entirely blind to see Blood On Your Hands. I had done no research in advance of the evening, so I scarcely had any idea what to...
Hannah Sugars
Jan 27, 20243 min read


Theatre (Reprise): Why does Theatre Still Matter?
Editor's Note: This article was originally written for Strand's 2023 Spring printed edition, based on the theme of 'New Beginnings'. The...
Georgia Gibson
Jan 25, 20244 min read


‘Macbeth’ at the Donmar Warehouse: An Immaculate Reimagining of the Feared Scottish Play
Spoilers ahead for Macbeth. Although you have had 418 years to catch up… Max Webster’s Macbeth is as much a feast for the eyes as it is...
Dan Ramos Lay
Jan 25, 20247 min read


'Ulster American' at Riverside Studios: An Uncomfortable Masterpiece
Content warning: the play contains references to suicide, sexual assault, racism and misogyny. Hebe Hancock considers these themes in the...
Hebe Hancock
Jan 25, 20243 min read
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