A powerful new play at Hampstead Downstairs Lotus Beauty is a play that takes the viewer by surprise. Written by Satinder Chohan, with strong direction by Pooja Ghai, it is playing at Hampstead Downstairs. The drama takes place in a beauty salon in Southall and initially seems to be a light comedy set in an […]
Everyday at the New Diorama Theatre
Deafinitely Theatre’s Everyday premieres at the New Diorama Theatre Marking Deafinitely Theatre’s 20th anniversary, Everyday highlights the true stories of non-binary people and deaf women surviving abuse. Four ‘witches’ come together and form a ritual of community and catharsis, combining British Sign Language and English in the company’s unique bilingual style as they share their […]
The Father And The Assassin at The National Theatre
Anupama Chandrasekhar’s Play Triumphs at The Olivier Theatre: Given the pitfalls in the education of British Colonial History, it’s no wonder that all most of us know about Mahatma Gandhi is that he led the peaceful protests for Indian Independence. Words like Satyagraha and Ahimsa are all but missing from the English vocabulary, and mentions […]
100 Paintings- The Hope Theatre – Review
A Tragic Comedy at The Hope Theatre Anyone facing a looming deadline will have sympathy for The Artist who has a mere three days in which to produce 100 paintings. Playing at The Hope Theatre, 100 Paintings is a tragic comedy, written by Jack Stacey (The Play That Goes Wrong, West End) and directed by […]
Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum
Dancing all night at the Coliseum If like me you grew up in the 1960s then the 1956 musical My Fair Lady will have made a profound impression on your youthful consciousness with the show playing in the West End for five and a half years and having the longest Broadway run of any musical […]
Patricia Gets Ready (for a date with a man that used to hit her) – Review
Fringe acclaimed production comes to Brixton and Beyond! There’s nothing wrong with an unambiguous play title, but even The Play That Goes Wrong has nothing on this one. If you’re sensing that I’m using obvious humour to deflect from the very serious subject matter of Martha Watson Allpress’s fringe success, you’d be right. But then […]
Andrea Bonaceto’s AB Infinite 1
Andrea Bonaceto launches AB Infinite 1 at Oxford street Don’t miss London’s latest Art installation. Italian contemporary artist and blockchain pioneer Andrea Bonaceto has launched a new interactive installation of his work titled AB Infinite 1 at the Flannels’ flagship store on Oxford Street. The artwork represents an interactive snapshot of Andrea Bonaceto’s life in […]
2:22 A Ghost Story – Review
Danny Robbin’s masterpiece of a play is set for another outstanding run: Do you believe in ghosts? This question could divide opinion at almost every dinner party, family get-together, or office social. Some bloke will inevitably mention that his nan’s best mate’s dog once saw a ghost, and was so shaken by the whole affair […]
The Breach
Friendship and betrayal on stage at Hampstead Theatre The Breach, written by Naomi Wallace and directed by Sarah Frankcom, is having its UK premiere at Hampstead Theatre, the first of a trilogy of plays that take place in an ‘imagined‘ Kentucky. It tells the story of three friends and a sister whose adolescent behaviour has […]
German Cornejo – Wild Tango
German Cornejo returns to the Peacock Theatre with Wild Tango Making its world premiere at the Peacock Theatre, Wild Tango is an absolute feast of Argentine Culture which features fresh and electrifying new work by internationally acclaimed Argentine tango champion German Cornejo. The spectacular show is inspired by the origins of tango when two men […]