Reviews

  • Ottilie – Review

    The Barn Theatre continues to prove itself as one of those rare venues that gets it right. Small in scale but consistently high in quality, it’s a welcome change from perching in the gods, half watching a show while debating whether you’ve got enough change left for those slightly tragic seat back binoculars. Here, there’s… Read more

  • Hadestown – Review

    The new West End cast of Hadestown is nothing short of electrifying — a production that feels both deeply rooted in its storytelling and thrillingly alive through its sensational performances. Read more

  • Loot – Review

    A revival of Joe Orton’s famous farce ‘Loot’ is the latest offering from The Queen’s Theatre in Hornchurch. Orton’s 1965 dark comedy remains a sharp swipe at authority, religion and respectability and this production embraces the play’s anarchic spirit — even if it sadly doesn’t always land its punches cleanly. Read more

  • Pete Firman: ‘Tricks & Giggles’ – Review

    On a lively Friday evening at Tunbridge Wells’ intimate Trinity Theatre, Pete Firman’s latest tour ‘Tricks and Giggles’ delivered exactly what its title promises – a blend of jaw-dropping magic and good-natured cheekiness.  Read more

  • Here There Are Blueberries – Review

    There are evenings in the theatre when applause feels almost inappropriate — not because the work has been ineffective, but because clapping seems too tidy a response to what you’ve just absorbed. Here There Are Blueberries at Theatre Royal Stratford East is one of those evenings. Read more

  • Shadowlands – Review

    Shadowlands – Review

    At the Aldwych Theatre, Shadowlands unfolds with a quiet confidence that feels almost radical. There is no spectacle here, no emotional overstatement. Read more