Reviewer's Rating Elephant Tim Hochstrasser 24/10/2023Anoushka Lucas is a highly talented composer and performer in different genres. Fresh from her success as Laurie in the...
Antisemitism: a (((musical))) Adi Ginat 22/10/2023Entering a musical about the complex theme of Antisemitism, one doesn’t really know what to expect. Is it a concept-driven...
Reviewer’s Rating Dear England Hal Wooliscroft 20/10/2023The huge, illuminated oval of the stadium lights hangs over the Dear England stage from the very first moments of...
The Silence of Snow Jad Adams 20/10/2023On a black stage a single figure dressed in a white clinical gown is leaning over, a bottle of spirits...
Reviewer's rating Hamnet Rivka Jacobson 20/10/2023In Shakespeare Unbound Professor René Weis noted that in Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon the names of Hamnet and Hamlet were interchangeable. In...
Reviewer's Rating The Flea Tim Hochstrasser 19/10/2023Productions at The Yard have developed a strong reputation for alternative riffs on traditional tales, and this post-modern, punk take...
Reviewer's rating Farm Hall Mel Cooper 18/10/2023I saw Katherine Moar’s excellent debut play, Farm Hall, when this touring production reached Oxford. It’s inspired by the true...
Hedda Gabler Jad Adams 13/10/2023I was surprised to see Hedda Gabler played straight through. It is, after all, a masterfully-wrought four act play, without...
Reviewer's Rating Opera Night with James Laing Tim Hochstrasser 13/10/2023‘Divas & Scholars’ organises musical events to spread knowledge and enthusiasm for opera by giving an audience direct experience in...
Reviewer's rating I, Daniel Blake Mel Cooper 13/10/2023I really wanted to like I, Daniel Blake more than I did. That said, there are many good things about...