Pantomime in East London – Aladdin: Love it or hate it, pantomime season is well and truly upon us…. Panto is a quintessentially British institution, but it was in fact developed from the Italian street theatre of the commedia dell’arte in the 16th Century. Here in Britain, we have made it a very Christmassy tradition […]
The Night Before Christmas – Review
The Night Before Christmas at the Southwark Playhouse: Are you already feeling jaded by all the marketing hype that Christmas brings? Had enough of Wham!? Seen A Christmas Carol umpteen times? Or just not ‘feeling it’? We may have found the perfect little pick-you-up play now on at the Southwark Playhouse. Written by […]
Hadestown at the National Theatre – review
Hades is coming to town… Hamilton eat your hat, Hades is coming to town. If Hades is king of the Underworld, Hermes is the king of Soul. And Soul is what this play exudes, in bucket loads. From the moment Hermes (the brilliant Andre De Shields) walks on stage in his 70’s silver grey shiny […]
Drowned or Saved?
Review – Drowned or Saved by Geoffrey Williams: Drowned or Saved?, a new play written and directed by Geoffrey Williams, was the most harrowing 75 minutes I have spent in the theatre in many years. A play of visceral and psychic pain, it depicts Primo Levi’s attempt to complete a new story while he struggles […]
Macbeth at the Barbican – Review:
Royal Shakespeare Company production of Macbeth – Barbican Arts Centre: Macbeth is a startlingly gruesome play. It begins with the ending of a war but the slaying of the great and the good, adults, families and children alike, continues throughout. By the bloody end of the play, both the actors and the audience are exhausted […]
Wicked at the Apollo Theatre – Review
Wicked continues to defy gravity in London’s West End The Tony Award-winning production of Wicked has just celebrated its 12th successful year at the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End, where it has been selling out to enthusiastic audiences night after night, defying all expectations and proving beyond doubt that the public has an insatiable […]
I’m Not Running – The Lyttelton, National Theatre – Review
David Hare’s sharp new political drama – I’m Not Running: David Hare’s sharp new political drama, I’m Not Running, is the 17th play he has written for the National Theatre. This complex, contemporary plot addresses the state of the Labour Party in 2018, placing a strong female protagonist in the lead – and highlighting the […]
Watermans Arts Centre, Brentford West London
Friday Nights Go Live at Watermans this Autumn! The Watermans Art Centre in Brentford, West London, is set on the banks of the River Thames, right opposite Kew Gardens. It’s a great destination all year round to discover the wealth of culture on offer and relax in their large riverside café bar and restaurant. About […]
Chamäleon Theatre Berlin – Peepshow by Circa:
Contemporary Circus at the Chamäleon Theatre Berlin In the heart of East Berlin, in the historic Hackesche Höfe, you will find the Chamäleon Theatre. The building is glorious; Art Nouveau, built in 1906 and restored to its original splendour after decades of Soviet-era neglect. Hackesche Höfe was occupied and revitalized by the artistic community soon after […]
Battersea Arts Centre – BAC to its best
‘’Loved. Lost. Reborn’’ Theatre intervals are usually only long enough to drink some warm white wine and go to the loo, but given nearly three and half years, the BAC has shown us what can really be done if you have plenty of time, with the official reopening of its aptly named Grand Hall, destroyed […]