Sunday, February 11, 2018
Even 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.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMAre we people of colour? Are we BME? Are we taking the space of those who need it more? Just hearing those thoughts expressed onstage in White at the Vault Festival, in a space I love and ch…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThe concept of The Thing That Came to Dinner at The Vaults is not bad and there can be something pleasurable in watching people be properly silly on stage, but what manifests on stage seems …
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Witty, laugh-out-loud, Irish brilliance: Erica Murray’s London debut of The Cat's Mother demonstrates how a female-centric production can truly be a hit.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThere are some real nuggets of gold hidden in The Internet Was Made for Adults, but nothing is quite in its rightful place. With such a huge creative team at Hitting the Wall Productions, it…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMIn Mary Stuart, at the Duke of York’s Theatre, Robert Icke has created an extraordinary retelling of a pivotal moment in British history, making it current and engaging, to an audience hun…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMThe Boring Room is something new, presented in a familiar light. A great way to start an evening at the Vault Festival.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMIf Nicholas Hytner’s concept for Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre was applied with as much thought and skill as the staging, this would be a truly fantastic production.
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Singing along to Madonna whilst intermittently judging bad male figures in politics that are still making disgustingly misogynistic comments openly and without proper punishment given their …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMIn Sacha Guitry, My Daughter & I, director Marianne Badrichani brings us a work inspired by Guitry, a 20th century playwright, actor and director. It includes short plays and extracts o…
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Overall The Breaks In You and I at the Vault Festival is an engaging and entertaining work proving that simplicity can be theatre’s best ally.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMWednesday, February 7, 2018
Lamplighters at the Vault Festival is a great way to spend a Saturday evening and I reckon an Edinburgh Fringe audience would eat it up.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AM60 Minutes from Feeling Sad at the Vault Festival subtly explores the acceptance of one’s self and refuses to apologise in any way for the state of the human mind.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AMTuesday, February 6, 2018
Ladyface at the Vault festival is a show for anyone who loves to laugh; it will have you not only loving these kooky characters, but rooting for them as well.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMOily Cart is without doubt a master of creating work for very young children. The incorporation of sensory stimulation is engaging and inclusive, and every element of Hush-A-Bye is executed …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMThe circumstances of someone coming home from jail, and being welcomed wholeheartedly, is not one that is often explored in theatre, and Shell and Davey at the Start and the End at The Vault…
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Cat Loud: To the End of the World! at the Vault Festival is unlike many at the festival and it’s a pleasure to spend the 60 minutes with Cat and hear this old soul bear herself to us.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 03:00PMJamie Saves the World 2: Save Harder at the Vault Festival will have you laughing yourself silly and soon have you forgetting whether you even saw the original.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMProvidence at the Vault Festival is a masterclass in physical comedy and the performers perfectly throw the weird life of HP Lovecraft into sharp, comic relief.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMA Girl in School Uniform (Walks Into a Bar) at the New Diorama Theatre may appear like a simple, dystopian thriller on the surface, but the commentary about life as a woman, and how people c…
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The Vault Festival can certainly be hit and miss, but Say Something Happened has failed trying to comment on any of the themes it addresses.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThe Grift at the Town Hall Hotel, Bethnal Green aims to stimulate your competitiveness, creativity and sense of purpose, and it definitely succeeds.
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Police Cops in Space at the Vault Festival is a brilliant low-budget lo-fi parody, performed by a likeable and engaging cast. Recommended.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 04:00AMFriday, February 2, 2018
Queen C*unt – Sacred or Profane? at Camden People’s Theatre is part of Calm Down Dear, a three-week festival of innovative feminist performance. Does it make me feel uncomfortable? Not r…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMOverall Wrecked at The Vaults is a pretty accomplished piece of theatre and makes for a memorable experience.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMThursday, February 1, 2018
Ken at The Bunker is a deliciously funny show, but it’s not all slapstick and close-to-the-bone sex jokes, Terry Johnson’s story about Ken Campbell is laden with spirit, chaos and love f…
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The accurate reflection of contemporary society in Beginning at the Ambassadors Theatre is certainly a case of holding a mirror up to nature and the clarity of this reflection means the play…
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With a more focused structure and additional context earlier in the work, Alien Land will draw in a wider audience base and more clearly communicate the rich stories and experiences underpin…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMAt it’s best The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha is one of the most ridiculously fun, liberating examples of interactive, ensemble storytelling.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMMonday, January 29, 2018
A same tired storyline is given a jolt of electricity in playwright Christopher Adams’ Tumulus at Vault Festival.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 02:00PMKneehigh’s distinctive approach to storytelling in The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk at Wilton’s Music Hall turns the tale into a visual and emotional feast that pays homage to a great artist…
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