Gripping documentary-style theatre unpacks Nazi photo album revelations Not just a casual bucolic scene, the title Here There Are Blueberries is a translated caption from a genuine Nazi photo album: Hier gibt es Blaubeeren. The grainy black and white snap depicted a picnic of SS officers and female Helferinnen support staff relaxing at a chalet […]
KENREX, The Other Palace Theatre
Jack Holden Thrills Again in Small Town Americana True Crime Rerun Retro-American true crime play sensation, KENREX returns to The Other Palace Theatre for a new London run. Enjoying successes already at Sheffield Theatres’ Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse and Southwark Playhouse in 2024-2025, KENREX is a one man show, co-written by its star performer, Jack Holden, […]
End at The Dorfman Theatre
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life Last night I was in the recently refurbished Dorfman Theatre at the National for End, the final part of David Eldridge’s trilogy of plays about love in the context of relationships. Beginning, the first of the three plays, was set in November 2015, Middle in February 2016 and […]
Paper Swans, Soho Theatre
A parkkeeper patrols a closed park on a winter’s night when he stumbles across a mysterious woman in a white ballet dress. She refuses to leave, insisting she must make enough paper swans to cover the frozen lake before morning. A dreamlike sequence between the pair repeats in a loop, each time slightly different, with symbolism ripe for the audience to form their own understanding of events.
A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson, Soho Theatre
Xhloe and Natasha show the type of chemistry where you can imagine them still working together in three decades’ time. Don’t wait that long!
Animal Farm, Snouts in the Trough, Stratford East
Every aspect of this production of Animal Farm, from acting, sets, costumes, lights, sound etc etc was excellent. It’s a shame it’s only on at Stratford East for three more weeks, but the show will move on to Leeds and Nottingham Playhouses in the rest of March and April. Animal Farm is intelligent and packs an emotional punch from beginning to end. A stampede for tickets is in order!