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National Theatre Review: 'Ballet Shoes' Soars Above the Stage

Gillian Choy

Dec 123 min read

National Theatre Review: 'Ballet Shoes' Soars Above the Stage

The stellar performances from everyone in the cast are everything: moving, humorous, and uplifting.

“DON’T LOOK AT ME”: ‘The Other Place’, A Play That Begs You to Avert Your Eyes, Explained

Amy Calladine

Oct 125 min read

“DON’T LOOK AT ME”: ‘The Other Place’, A Play That Begs You to Avert Your Eyes, Explained

This play is a twisted and singular success, with echoes of Antigone's tragedy in its melodrama.

Reviewing The National's 'Coriolanus': Lay The Play and The Man to Rest

Gillian Choy

Oct 73 min read

Reviewing The National's 'Coriolanus': Lay The Play and The Man to Rest

While everyone has been itching to stage this play in the last decade, it takes work to make an exceptional adaptation.

Awe-Inspiring Puppetry for a Deeply Human Story: Reviewing 'War Horse', Galloping Across the UK on Tour

Georgia Gibson

Oct 23 min read

Awe-Inspiring Puppetry for a Deeply Human Story: Reviewing 'War Horse', Galloping Across the UK on Tour

At the heart of this play is an ode to the “little man”, as characters on both sides of the war are treated with compassion.

Meet Bridgerton's Lucas Aurelio: Discussing his LGBTQ+ Storyline, London Theatre, and All-Things-Acting

Georgia Gibson

Aug 2216 min read

Meet Bridgerton's Lucas Aurelio: Discussing his LGBTQ+ Storyline, London Theatre, and All-Things-Acting

Dearest Gentle Reader, there are spoilers for Bridgerton Season 3: Part 2 ahead... “The wine has made you rather charming,” says...

Juicy, Tender, and Packs a Punch: Reviewing 'The Hot Wing King' at the National Theatre

Georgia Gibson

Jul 224 min read

Juicy, Tender, and Packs a Punch: Reviewing 'The Hot Wing King' at the National Theatre

Characters are three-dimensional and credible, and they come alive under Weise’s direction and a highly talented cast.

Politics is Personal: Reviewing 'Nye' at the National Theatre

Roxy-Moon Dahal Hodson

Apr 53 min read

Politics is Personal: Reviewing 'Nye' at the National Theatre

Full of Welsh whimsy, political integrity and technicolour, Nye immerses you. Staged and Good Omens actor Michael Sheen is Aneurin Bevan,...

Vibrancy Swept the Stage: Reviewing 'The Odyssey: The Underworld' at the National Theatre

Georgia Gibson

Aug 31, 20234 min read

Vibrancy Swept the Stage: Reviewing 'The Odyssey: The Underworld' at the National Theatre

Vibrant is perhaps the best descriptor for the opening performance of The Odyssey: The Underworld, the play by Chris Bush that marks the...

The National Theatre's New Views Winner: 3.2.1 by Kiera Grierson

Georgia Gibson

Jul 14, 20234 min read

The National Theatre's New Views Winner: 3.2.1 by Kiera Grierson

It is a rare privilege to experience the work of a new generation of talented writers up-close, especially in an age of funding cuts for...

NT At Home Review: Nottingham Playhouse’s The Madness of George III

Natty Sae Jew

Aug 20, 20202 min read

NT At Home Review: Nottingham Playhouse’s The Madness of George III

In the introduction to the play’s text, Alan Bennett claimed that the eighteenth-century ‘was not an inspiring period’. Funnily enough,...

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