A Truly Shocking Tale Fanny & Stella is the latest show to open at Vauxhall’s Above the Stag, an Off-West End theatre on the Albert Embankment which focuses on producing LGBT-themed shows. It’s an intimate venue underneath the arches, with a remarkably capacious theatre, a friendly, comfortable bar and foyer area – and the authentic […]
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – Apollo Theatre
Here’s why Everybody’s Talking about Jamie. Jamie’s been on my radar for some time now, so I was delighted to finally get along and see for myself what Everybody’s Been Talking About! I took my daughter as I thought it might be rather up her street (she is completely consumed with watching Netflix’s ‘RuPaul’s Drag […]
Small Island at the National Theatre – Review
Andrea Levy’s epic story, Small Island, comes to life on the Olivier stage. The Olivier’s sweeping stage is the perfect setting for Rufus Norris’s latest production at the National Theatre. Andrea Levy’s much-loved, award-winning 2004 novel about Jamaica’s Windrush generation has been brilliantly adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson. Tragically Levy died in February […]
Mexico’s iconic masked superheroes return to the UK
The Greatest Show of Lucha Libre, Roundhouse, Camden: Wrestling, of any sort, may not seem like the typical interest of The London Unattached team. But I have to admit to secretly rather enjoying a bit of camp, flamboyant and theatrical wrestling. I’ve accompanied my fanatic son to Progress Wrestling, billed as Punk Rock wrestling, several […]
Latitude 2019 – Preview
Looking forward to the 2019 Latitude Arts Festival: I have to admit that we’ve rather fallen in love with Latitude. It’s an easy thing to do; the festival takes place beautiful Suffolk, it’s arty, quirky, fun, and packed with activities for young and not-so-young alike. For music lovers, like us, the line-up this year […]
La Fiesta at Sadler’s Wells – Preview
Party Time at Sadler’s Wells – La Fiesta with Israel Galván: We’re looking forward to seeing Israel Galván, one of the world’s most celebrated contemporary flamenco dancers, appearing at Sadler’s Wells on 27th April and 28th April. La Fiesta was inspired by Galván childhood, when he would stay up late to join in the ‘fin […]
A Simple Space – Underbelly Festival South Bank
Contemporary Circus – Gravity & Other Myths at Underbelly A Simple Space is the wonderful new show from Australian contemporary circus company Gravity & Other Myths (GOM), who won the 2015 Australian Dance Award for Best Physical Theatre. GOM explores the limits of human strength and daring through charming, disarming and deceptively accomplished ensemble works. […]
Top Girls Review, National Theatre
Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls: It was 1982, a society in the throes of Thatcherism, when Caryl Churchill’s groundbreaking feminist tour-de-force ‘Top Girls’ first played at the Royal Court Theatre, with just seven actors taking on multiple roles. Thirty-seven years later this iconic play opens at the National Theatre on the Lyttelton ’s sweeping stage. Lindsey Turner’s […]
Memories of Fools at the Chamäleon Theatre, Berlin
The Fairy Tale of Circus – Chamäleon Theatre, Memories of Fools: This was my seventh visit to Chamäleon Theatre, a Berlin company dedicated to producing innovative New Circus and this year celebrating its 15th anniversary. I have come to know and love its work, and with each visit, I look forward to discovering a new […]
Myristica by Michelle Trusselle
Myristica Supper Club: Eating dinner out on a Saturday night does not usually take place on the 9th floor of an office block near Liverpool Street Station, so as mysterious venues go, Myristica supper club had me guessing. The chef was less of a mystery – as fans of Masterchef will know, Michelle Trusselle was […]