Saturday, February 24, 2018
by Laura Kressly Alice and her husband moved house from a bustling city to sleepy Berkhamsted just 6 weeks ago. She can’t wait to make new friends and get stuck into all that village l…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMParty Skills for the End of the World balances on the slack line between fun and danger with skill and precision, making for a complex and provocative evening.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMFriday, February 23, 2018
In The House of Bernarda Alba at Cervantes Theatre, Lorquian language is beautifully used and the production showcases bright and powerful actresses on stage.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AM“Remember me; I sparkled.” Philip Ridley’s ability to write about the most grotesque scenarios with the most beautiful language will never cease to amaze. His latest offering is Angry …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMThursday, February 22, 2018
There’s a lot to like about Napoleon Disrobed at the Arcola Theatre, but its focus on getting laughs in individual moments means the narrative arc is neglected. Only a little work is neede…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWednesday, February 21, 2018
Tiger strikes a great balance between highly emotional drama and the comedy of a man dressed as a tiger, doing yoga.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMThe night before Parliament votes on Section 28, an amendment to the Local Government Act which prevents schools or similar local authorities from promoting homosexuality, Margaret Thatcher …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMWith bolder, physical choices and more exploration of the theatrical material, Breakfast has a lot of potential.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMTuesday, February 20, 2018
There is a an interesting story to be told here, but Consumables needs further research and development. Despite its charm, it is far too bland.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00PMNarrating the colourful conversations and interactions Elsa encounters, enhanced by the beautiful transitions of lighting states, Rogers brings magic to our everyday moments with her musical…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:00PMBy the time A Serious Play About World War II hits Edinburgh, it may well have enough about it to prove a hit. However, it currently needs a fair amount of work before the company can call i…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMMark Wilson’s two-hander You is constantly shifting with Kathryn O’Reilly and Stephen Myatt-Meadows slipping from one character to another, circling each other, sometimes with love, some…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMMad as Hell is the story of little known Eletha Barrett (Vanessa Donovan), a Jamaican woman who was married to film star Peter Finch (Stephen Hogan), for his final 12 years.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThe punches just keep coming in The B*easts. It’s one of those “grab a friend and discuss endlessly” productions, and the more we do chat with each other, hopefully the more we can avo…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMMonday, February 19, 2018
I can appreciate the effort made by the company in I Have a Mouth & I Will Scream to address the fundamental difficulty of being a contemporary feminist, but I am left a little wanting.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMSurprise! feels incredibly original and defies genre. It also touched on the issue of mental health in such a poignant way, that once Silver had spoken honestly and directly about how much t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMGirls & Boys at the Royal Court Theatre is a necessary contribution to mainstream subsidised theatre and unquestionably deserving of a place in contemporary feminist theatre’s canon.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSunday, February 18, 2018
Therese Ramstedt’s Mission Abort shares a personal experience of abortion which she clearly holds very close to her heart. She sheds a punchy and humorous take on something that needs to b…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMSaturday, February 17, 2018
If We Got Some More Cocaine I Could Show You How I Love You at The Vaults, on the other hand, is an excellent example of theatre which explores gay love and queer identity from an unfamiliar…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMAI Love You, part of the Vault Festival, holds up a mirror to the technological challenges facing society in a way similar to the Netflix hit series Black Mirror and asks the question: “Is…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThe poor script and production fails to serve the impact of PTSD underlying Gold Coast at Theatre503, a significant overhaul is needed to give it potency.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThursday, February 15, 2018
Catherine Lucie’s play The Moor is performed in a murder mystery style as we try to figure out, along with the central character, what exactly happened on the night of a party where a pote…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWednesday, February 14, 2018
The Drill is a compelling work from this young company quickly establishing themselves as one of the country’s leading company of theatremakers.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMTuesday, February 13, 2018
Assmonkey: In Conversation at The Vaults is a show full of stand-up comedy, songs, dance and yoga and it will move you when you least expect it.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:00PMLike many recent Medea revivals, Pecho Mama has tried to make the audience understand Medea’s actions, but here, like with others, they fail in articulating this huge moment in the play. T…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMGundog at the Royal Court Theatre joins other plays in recent years about farming and rural life, standing out in its bleakness, thematic complexity and disarming poetry. This small play has…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMMonday, February 12, 2018
Stephanie Jacob’s new play Again at the Trafalgar Studios could be a traditional comedy-drama about the trials and tribulations of a family, but the writer employs a clever dramaturgical d…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00PMAll Good Artists Are Dead returns with its second show as a collective: Joy is a wide-ranging and stretchy exploration of diaspora and sex. Dina Gordon performs as Joy, a woman who contains …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:30AMIt’s hard to know how to reframe the complexities of envy and irrational hate in youthful terms for Othello at the Union Theatre, but though Cornelissen doesn’t always quite manage it, t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMSunday, February 11, 2018
Boys at The Vaults is exploration of manhood, of masculinity, of what it means to be a man of colour in the UK today.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMEven though Blackout at The Vaults isn’t a piece of forum theatre, we feel invited to really explore the situation as if we are one of the characters.
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