Reviewer’s Rating Richard II Aleksandra Sakowska 20/12/2018In his adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard II, Joe Hill-Gibbins channels Beckettian grotesque with great results by focusing on exaggeration and...
Reviewer's Rating The Convert Nicholas Potter 20/12/2018The Convert is a historical play that explores Africa’s fraught colonial past. Jekesai (Letitia Wright) seeks refuge from her uncle...
Reviewer's Rating Aladdin Richard McKee 19/12/2018“Everything you could wish for in a panto” is what the blurb says and, no doubt about it, that’s absolutely...
Reviewer's Rating Anthony and Cleopatra Nicholas Potter 16/12/2018Simon Godwin’s Antony and Cleopatra is an intricate masterpiece that makes good use of heavy-hitting actors while also boasting a...
Reviewer’s Rating Murder for Two Richard Voyce 16/12/2018Much is made in the programme for Murder for Two – the show which has just ensconced itself for Christmas...
Reviewer's Rating The Double Dealer Emily Louizou 14/12/2018The Double Dealer is one of those plays that you rarely have the chance to see on stage. Written in...
Reviewer's Rating Sleeping Beauty Hafiza Butt 14/12/2018Theatre Royal Stratford East’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’ is a roaring, gorgeous piece of work, balancing the gaudy license of traditional panto...
Reviewer's Rating Club Briefs Richard McKee 06/12/2018The disreputable cousin of Briefs : Close Encounters, this late night show is an even less likely venue to take...
Reviewer's Rating The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale Agnes Carrington-Windo 03/12/2018Walking into Haley McGee’s Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale, we are asked to put a value on the items on stage (a...
Reviewer's Rating Carmen Aleksandra Sakowska 03/12/2018Barrie Kosky’s adaptation of Carmen is a bit hit-and-miss. There is plenty to enjoy, but aesthetically it is a crazy...