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"We Need to Look at It So That We Don’t Let It Happen Again": Robyn Orlin on Choreography About the Apartheid
By all accounts, Robyn Orlin appears to be yet another dancer from a long lineage of dancers. “My mother was a dancer, my aunt was a...

Rose de t’Serclaes
Mar 143 min read


Re-interpreting 'The Seagull' for the 21st Century with Broken Wings and Billy Bragg: Barbican Theatre Review
Cate Blanchett’s Arkadina upholds equal parts grace and comedy and captures our respect. She wields absolute command over the stage.
Ashley New
Mar 146 min read


Choosing Change in This Journey to the 'Otherland': An Almeida Theatre Review
Bush delves into the complexity and breadth of experiences that exist within womanhood itself; this is a deeply affective watch.
Ashley New
Mar 75 min read


Reviewing 'Alterations' at the National: This Tailor Shop Comedy Has Audiences in Stitches
This show excellently weaves in light-heartedness alongside the more profound, so the NT's added spectacle to abstract it feels unnecessary.
Amy Calladine
Mar 44 min read


Rebecca Frecknall Makes a Little Temporary Magic: Reviewing A Streetcar Named Desire's Outstanding West End Transfer
Frecknall tethers us to Blanche’s psyche in an acute way. It is as though the other characters can see the new world while Blanche cannot.
Amy Calladine
Feb 244 min read


Budding Choreographic Stars: A Dancer's Retrospective of the Bloom Prize Finalists
Both pieces were crafted, edited, and perfected with an attention to detail that experienced choreographers lose over time.

Rose de t’Serclaes
Feb 226 min read


'The Years' Review: Five Women Triumph in a Biography for the Ages
An incredible script is only as good as the actors who perform it. Here, 'The Years'Â soars, as all five women deliver masterclasses.
Arianna Muñoz
Feb 84 min read


A Play Devoid of Playfulness? 'Barcelona' at the Duke of York's Explained
A keen sense of relatability propels 'Barcelona' forward, for comedy thrives on real-world relatability and is redundant in its absence.
Hannah Sugars
Feb 85 min read


'Second Best' Review: Play About Fame and Fate Fails to Shine at Riverside Studios, But Leaves Food for Thought
This monologue only allows a few moments of true reflection to shine through, but Butterfield does good work with the material he's given.
Gillian Choy
Feb 73 min read


Reviewing 'Birdsong' at the Birmingham Rep: Songs of Praise for This Wartime Tale
Rachel Wagstaff’s writing shines in this adaptation that expertly blends theatre with a classic wartime story.
Rowan McDonnell
Feb 53 min read
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