Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Arcola, LondonAl Smith’s searching, sad play is revived to mark the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing
Here’s a play to enjoy with your eyes closed. It’s not that Radio isn’t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMMonday, June 24, 2019
Jessie Cave’s intimate standup, a beatbox Frankenstein and a twist on the star-crossed lovers are among the Edinburgh shows we’ve previously reviewed. Here’s what we said …
Pleasance…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48AMFriday, June 7, 2019
Yard theatre, LondonMichelle Fox is electric as a kidnapping survivor glued to the news in a twisted production with hints of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Fifteen years ago, Sam was abd…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PMWednesday, June 5, 2019
Three shows in Ipswich reflect on childhood and innocence lost – including a tribute to the 90s TV star that recalls a vanished era of light entertainment
Jade Byrne gives us glasses that …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PMWednesday, May 29, 2019
Little Angel theatre, LondonA hard-to-stomach character with a horrible voice and a nasty catchphrase leaves little for kids to latch on to in this loud, brash production
There’s a buzz in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PMMonday, May 20, 2019
A new Horrible Histories show celebrates the achievements of deaf figures, while Mathilda and the Orange Balloon also makes creative use of British Sign Language
Inspiration hit while theatr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMFriday, May 17, 2019
From Birds of Passage to Rita Ora, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMMonday, May 13, 2019
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonA couple confront impending death with bawdy humour and burgeoning sadness in Ridiculusmus’s unsettling two-hander
Let’s call this endurance clowning. Like a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:33AMFriday, May 10, 2019
From High Life to Joy for Ever, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMCamden People’s theatre, London The community railroaded by Britain’s high-speed transport project turn their ire into a sparky protest show
Sixty-three thousand. That’s how many bodie…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMFriday, May 3, 2019
From Vox Lux to Stanley Kubrick, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMThursday, May 2, 2019
Orange Tree, RichmondThe nature of identity is explored with compassion in Cooper’s play which features brilliant performances
Whatever it is that distinguishes rare writing talent, Zoe Co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18PMTuesday, April 30, 2019
Theatre 503, LondonThe peaceful behind-the-counter romance of two young women is disturbed by the arrival of an outsider
The shelves are crammed with wine bottles, colourful tins, cereal box…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48PMFriday, April 26, 2019
From Avengers: Endgame to Mary Quant, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMFriday, April 19, 2019
From Loro to Stealing Sheep, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMFriday, April 12, 2019
From Mid90s to Dave, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMTuesday, April 9, 2019
Bush theatre, LondonThis gently uplifting play about child migration – performed in English and beautifully signed – delights in language
Child migration might sound like a difficult sub…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMThursday, April 4, 2019
Hampstead Downstairs, LondonThe crumbling set mirrors the failed relationship of a couple in Kellie Smith’s heavy-going drama
Dilapidated walls fill the stage, with great big holes punctu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PMWednesday, April 3, 2019
The Yard, LondonJay Miller’s reworking of Arthur Miller’s classic delivers tender chemistry, clever characters and a female John Proctor, but its quest for novelty loses focus
Arthur Mil…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMFriday, March 22, 2019
Four Women and Frankenstein are among the mindblowing highlights of Homegrown festival’s four-week creative carnival
There’s always a festival vibe at BAC; a sense that young talent is n…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00PMThursday, March 21, 2019
Old Fire Station, OxfordNear catastrophe in a back garden sparks up this heartfelt if over-signposted play strongly influenced by children’s theatre
A black hole is engulfing Claire and he…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00PMFriday, March 15, 2019
With their coke-fuelled visions and weaponised guitars, these productions put a new spin on Shakespeare’s tragedy
Two new versions of Macbeth march to a very different beat but music pulse…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:29PMFriday, March 8, 2019
From Captain Marvel to Henry Moore, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMTuesday, February 19, 2019
Southwark Playhouse, LondonGood puppetry lends rich humanity to the central character of this subtle if controversial production about a boy set to leave home for a residential schoolPlenty …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMFriday, February 15, 2019
From Notting Hill to Fatboy Slim, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:04PMBristol Old Vic As the British civil rights movement gathers momentum, racial tensions threaten a family in 1960s Bristol in this locally-gestated new playAn angry mob surges forward, banner…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMThursday, February 7, 2019
Ross, who has died aged 40, left two new plays – The Shy Manifesto and The Good Landlord – which are full of compassion and dark comedyThe news last month that the playwright Michael Ros…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PMTuesday, January 15, 2019
Arcola, LondonGabriel Gbadamosi’s oblique new play follows three encounters, but too many layers of intrigue throw it off courseThe title is misleading: this isn’t really a play about po…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32AMMonday, January 14, 2019
Oxford PlayhouseSparky performances and multisensory skits make Oily Cart’s singing, dancing and rhyming show feel cheekyOily Cart barely miss a beat in Hippity Hop, a sensory theatrical p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PMMonday, December 17, 2018
Curve, LeicesterStorytelling is secondary to spectacle in this chaotic retelling that features cakes, wigs and a fraught balancing actBefore Dr Seuss’s infamous Cat has made his entrance, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMDerby theatreThe classic tale plays out on a lusciously crafted eco-friendly set by a company gently pushing the boundaries of kids’ theatreWe’re deep in the woods and inside the three b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AM 
