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Sh!t-faced Showtime Review: A "Pissedmas" Cocktail of Fun and Giggles, But It's Not Quite There

Dec 162 min read

Sh!t-faced Showtime Review: A "Pissedmas" Cocktail of Fun and Giggles, But It's Not Quite There

Admittedly, there are some hilarious moments, but the joke gets old fast.

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

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.

‘The Real Thing’ at the Old Vic Explained: A Play For The Times or Of Its Time?

Dec 37 min read

‘The Real Thing’ at the Old Vic Explained: A Play For The Times or Of Its Time?

Tom Stoppard's encrypted word games sing of an ingenious thesis on love and its different forms.

Old Vic Review: This Mince Pies- and Snow-Filled 'A Christmas Carol' Is A Feast For the Soul

Nov 285 min read

Old Vic Review: This Mince Pies- and Snow-Filled 'A Christmas Carol' Is A Feast For the Soul

The production itself is a gift to the senses, packed to the brim with old-school theatre magic.

Birmingham Rep Review: This Delightfully Surprising 'Christmas Carol' Has Puppets, Projections, and a Narrator

Rowan McDonnell

Nov 254 min read

Birmingham Rep Review: This Delightfully Surprising 'Christmas Carol' Has Puppets, Projections, and a Narrator

These video projections are second to none and unlike anything I have ever seen from the Rep.

'Barcelona' at the Duke of York's Review: It Doesn’t Just Sightsee, But Leaves A Permanent Mark

Oct 315 min read

'Barcelona' at the Duke of York's Review: It Doesn’t Just Sightsee, But Leaves A Permanent Mark

This is an evocative play about the past, present, and future; one word for Collins and Morte’s performances: brilliant.

An Ageing Tale, Finally Interrogated: 'The Taming of the Shrew' at the Globe, Explained

Sophie-May Ward-Marchbank

Oct 224 min read

An Ageing Tale, Finally Interrogated: 'The Taming of the Shrew' at the Globe, Explained

So hysterical was the acting that it was easy to forget that the thematic undercurrents driving this story are less than comedic.

Performance and History Collide at the Southwark Playhouse: 'Land of the Free' Review

Oct 213 min read

Performance and History Collide at the Southwark Playhouse: 'Land of the Free' Review

The cast must be applauded for breathing life into the best elements of this play.

It's What Really Happened To Him: Reviewing 'The Fear of 13' at the Donmar

Oct 154 min read

It's What Really Happened To Him: Reviewing 'The Fear of 13' at the Donmar

An emotive and narratively-driven account of a wrongful convict's life story, told with extraordinary candour and humanity.

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

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.

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