top of page
strand


Good Intentions Do Not Make For Compelling Drama: Reviewing "I Love You, Now What?"
In a rare moment of mundanity, Sophie Craig finds an unsullied sense of beauty that is grounded and moving.
Anwesh Banerjee
Aug 7, 20244 min read


Verona-and-Venice vs Southend-on-Sea: Reviewing 'The Improvised Shakespeare Show' at The Other Palace
An electric 2-hour-long show that is ingenious and fully improvised, you won't want to miss this.
Cerys Devane
Jul 31, 20242 min read


How A Suffragette, A Painter, and An Explorer Create An Explosion of Joy: 'Fantastically Great Women' Review
Elena Breschi is having an absolute blast on that TOP stage, and so do we get a rip-roaring experience.
Elizabeth Grace
Jul 26, 20244 min read


When A Joyous Celebration of Fan Culture Goes Too Far: Reviewing 'Fangirls' at the Lyric Hammersmith
It took the central plot device of an unhinged fanfiction to extremes, detracting from the joyous energy and pure passion of before.
Rowan McDonnell
Jul 24, 20244 min read


Juicy, Tender, and Packs a Punch: Reviewing 'The Hot Wing King' at the National Theatre
Characters are three-dimensional and credible, and they come alive under Weise’s direction and a highly talented cast.
Georgia Gibson
Jul 22, 20244 min read


Celebrating An Oft-Overlooked Genre: Reviewing 'Crazy Smooth: In My Body' at the Southbank Centre
Moments of vulnerability offer personal accounts of the problems that embroil a dance career: ageing, motherhood, and injury.
Faye Elder
Jul 20, 20242 min read


Minimalist Theatre at its Most Seductive: Reviewing 'Hedda Gabler'
As you step into the intimate Bread and Roses’ theatre to take your seat, you walk past Hedda Gabler, played by Eliza Cameron, as she...
Georgia Gibson
Jul 12, 20248 min read


‘The Secret Garden’ Review: Despite a Few Misses, This Adaptation Hits Home
★★★ | If my memory serves me right, I was somewhere in the early years of middle-school when I first read Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The...
Anwesh Banerjee
Jul 8, 20245 min read


Meet Mya Kelln: The ‘Hedda Gabler’ Director and King’s Student Debuting her First Off-West End Play this July.
From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, a city in the Canadian prairies, twenty-year-old Mya Kelln is a creative force to be reckoned with. Having...
Georgia Gibson
Jul 4, 20249 min read


God They're Brilliant: Reviewing The Fortune Theatre's New 'Mincemeat' Five
Operation Mincemeat's Sean Carey makes us not only root for him but also celebrate with him – few performers have the ability to do this.
Rachel Pantrey and Rachel Annette
Jul 2, 20245 min read
bottom of page