Theatre Reviews
Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner, Royal Court review - memes, memories and meaningsTuesday, 09 July 2019
Few theatres have done as much to promote new young talent as the Royal Court; few theatres have done as much to stage plays about the pains and pleasures of the digital world; few venues have tackled the themes of race and gender in contemporary society more effectively. Read more... |
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13-3/4, Ambassadors Theatre review - needs a chill pillSaturday, 06 July 2019
Time hasn't necessarily been kind to this slow-aborning West End transfer of a show first seen (and lauded) in its 2015 debut in Leicester and then again two years later for a summer run at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Read more... |
the end of history ..., Royal Court review - raises more questions than it answersThursday, 04 July 2019
An apocalyptic title proves somewhat of a red herring for a slight if intriguing play that returns the dream team behind Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to their erstwhile stomping ground at the Royal... Read more... |
Dark Sublime, Trafalgar Studios review – sci-fi tribute is less rocket, more Reliant RobinWednesday, 03 July 2019
This lovingly lo-tech visit to galaxies far far away is a curious proposition, which, while neither dark, nor sublime, does have its moments. Framed as a tribute to Seventies sci-fi in all its polyester-clad absurdity, it in fact reveals itself to be an exploration of the parallel emotional worlds we all inhabit, with hat-tips to Star Trek and Blake 7 along the way. Read more... |
Noises Off, Lyric Hammersmith review - farce doesn't catch fireWednesday, 03 July 2019
Michael Frayn's Noises Off is a modern classic, a backstage sex farce that pokes affectionate fun at a profession he loves. And now Jeremy Herrin, one of our most accomplished directors, revives it for Lyric Hammersmith, where the play was premiered in 1982. Read more... |
Rust, Bush Theatre review - slender yet invigoratingTuesday, 02 July 2019
The best kind of two-hander is the play about couples. And the most dramatic way of saying something about relationships is to show a couple who are in trouble, bad trouble. Crisis. Especially if they start off well together. Read more... |
Summer Rolls, Park Theatre review - racism laid bare to mixed resultsSaturday, 29 June 2019
There’s a moment in Summer Rolls, at the Nguyen family dinner table, when a veil is briefly pulled back on the ugly racism so many Asian immigrant communities must endure in the UK. Read more... |
Europe, Donmar Warehouse review - timely, tender, brutal and brilliantFriday, 28 June 2019
In the middle of the current decade, there was a mild vogue for reviving a handful of the great plays of the 1990s, such as Mark Ravenhill's Shopping and Fucking and Patrick Marber's Closer. Read more... |
On Your Feet!, London Coliseum review - Gloria Estefan bio-musical hits familiar notesFriday, 28 June 2019
This well-meaning biographical jukebox musical about icons Gloria and Emilio Estefan, which did two years on Broadway and a US tour, is good summer scheduling, what with its Latin-pop bangers, infectious dance routines and “Dreams come true” messaging. Read more... |
The Hunt, Almeida Theatre review - tense Scandinoirland dramaThursday, 27 June 2019
For a while, child abuse has been banished from our stages. After all, there is a limit, surely, to how much pain audiences can be put through. Read more... |
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