Reviews

  • The Years – Review

    The Years – Review

    Annie Enaux’s Nobel Prize winning memoir The Years, is adapted for the stage by Eline Arbo, artistic director of International Theatre Amsterdam and is bought to life by five different actors of different ages. After a critically acclaimed run at the Almedia Theatre, The Years finally transfers to the West End and finds its home… Read more

  • The Good House – Review

    The Good House, written by Amy Jephta and directed by Nancy Medina, is a riveting exploration of neighbourly conflict, where personal grievances quickly give way to the deeper, more insidious issues of race and class. Originally co-commissioned by the Royal Court Theatre with the Fugard Theatre, South Africa, the play, reveals how these everyday disputes… Read more

  • Play On! – Review

    Play On! at the Bristol Old Vic reimagines Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night with a Harlem jazz club twist, creating a lively, toe-tapping celebration of music and romance. Featuring the timeless songs of Duke Ellington, this musical, conceived by Sheldon Epps with a book by Cheryl L. West, blends Shakespearean comedy with the infectious rhythms of jazz… Read more

  • Only Fools and Horses – Review

    Two nights ago, I had the pleasure of being invited down to the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith for the Gala Night of Only Fools and Horses. I had never watched any of Only Fools and Horses before all I knew was that my mum and dad thoroughly enjoyed the TV show and also had loved… Read more

  • Little Shop of Horrors – Review

    The world famous Sheffield Crucible’s choice of a Christmas musical this year is probably a slightly odd one but any revival of ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ always proves to be popular and this new redesigning is another winner. Read more

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Review

    The story of Benjamin Button may be a curious one, but after casting off at Southwark’s 8 years ago, Benjamin Button set sail for London’s West End, finally anchoring itself at The Ambassadors Theatre after a long 17-year voyage. Read more