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The Brothers Fall, But The Epic Play Rises Triumphantly: Reviewing The Lehman Trilogy's West End Return

Arianna Muñoz

Oct 114 min read

The Brothers Fall, But The Epic Play Rises Triumphantly: Reviewing The Lehman Trilogy's West End Return

This sweeping, if somewhat flawed, epic tells a grand tale of change and a corrupting American dream.

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.

This Comedy Has No Errors: Reviewing 'Comedy of Errors' at The Globe

Anwesh Banerjee

Sep 114 min read

This Comedy Has No Errors: Reviewing 'Comedy of Errors' at The Globe

This tale of mistaken identities is a thoroughly enjoyable production of unadulterated theatrical joy.

Fleshing Out The Historical: Katherine Moar on Writing, History and 'Farm Hall'

Anwesh Banerjee

Aug 135 min read

Fleshing Out The Historical: Katherine Moar on Writing, History and 'Farm Hall'

"What I am trying to write now is personal. The interest in history came in later," she reveals.

Good Intentions Do Not Make For Compelling Drama: Reviewing "I Love You, Now What?"

Anwesh Banerjee

Aug 74 min read

Good Intentions Do Not Make For Compelling Drama: Reviewing "I Love You, Now What?"

In a rare moment of mundanity, Sophie Craig finds an unsullied sense of beauty that is grounded and moving.

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.

Minimalist Theatre at its Most Seductive: Reviewing 'Hedda Gabler'

Georgia Gibson

Jul 128 min read

Minimalist Theatre at its Most Seductive: Reviewing 'Hedda Gabler'

As you step into the intimate Bread and Roses’ theatre to take your seat, you walk past Hedda Gabler, played by Eliza Cameron, as she...

Immersive Theatre and Found Spaces: 'Still Lives' at the Old Waiting Room, Peckham Rye Station

Faye Elder

Jul 92 min read

Immersive Theatre and Found Spaces: 'Still Lives' at the Old Waiting Room, Peckham Rye Station

Still Lives, adapted from a 1930’s play by Noel Coward and later inspiring the film Brief Encounter, is intertwined with another of Coward’s

Do You Ever Feel Like A Fish Out of Water?: Reviewing 'Birthday Fish' at Wandsworth Arts Fringe Festival

Georgia Gibson

Jun 254 min read

Do You Ever Feel Like A Fish Out of Water?: Reviewing 'Birthday Fish' at Wandsworth Arts Fringe Festival

Try to picture a hangover after a big night out or a hectic house party; you're laying on your bedroom floor while the world spins,...

Ballsy But Limp: Reviewing ‘Stop Trying To Look At My D**k’ at the Canal Cafe Theatre

Roxy-Moon Dahal Hodson

Jun 112 min read

Ballsy But Limp: Reviewing ‘Stop Trying To Look At My D**k’ at the Canal Cafe Theatre

Stop Trying To Look At My D**k is a deeply personal venture which strips the psyche of twenty-four year old Jacob Grunberger bare....

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