theatre | STRAND Magazine 3/12

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

Meet Mya Kelln: The ‘Hedda Gabler’ Director and King’s Student Debuting her First Off-West End Play this July.

Georgia Gibson

Jul 49 min read

Meet Mya Kelln: The ‘Hedda Gabler’ Director and King’s Student Debuting her First Off-West End Play this July.

From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, a city in the Canadian prairies, twenty-year-old Mya Kelln is a creative force to be reckoned with. Having...

God They're Brilliant: Reviewing The Fortune Theatre's New 'Mincemeat' Five

Rachel Pantrey and Rachel Annette

Jul 25 min read

God They're Brilliant: Reviewing The Fortune Theatre's New 'Mincemeat' Five

Operation Mincemeat's Sean Carey makes us not only root for him but also celebrate with him – few performers have the ability to do this.

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....

‘Twelfth Night’ Review: A Climactic Twist of Shakespeare’s Classic

Anwesh Banerjee

May 254 min read

‘Twelfth Night’ Review: A Climactic Twist of Shakespeare’s Classic

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s timeless comedy, Twelfth Night, places the Bard’s text in a coastal bar, and...

'A Streetcar Named Desire' by Scottish Ballet Review: A Mesmerising Take on a Classic

Faye Elder

May 174 min read

'A Streetcar Named Desire' by Scottish Ballet Review: A Mesmerising Take on a Classic

★★★★★ On May 16th, the Sadler’s Wells theatre stage was graced with the Scottish Ballet for their opening night performance of ‘A...

Reviewing 'Legally Blonde' by KMTS: "If there ever was a perfect musical, this one qualifies!"

Dan Ramos Lay

May 13 min read

Reviewing 'Legally Blonde' by KMTS: "If there ever was a perfect musical, this one qualifies!"

The King’s Musical Theatre Society’s run of Legally Blonde, directed by Bea Watts and produced by Zelenie Luk , opened last week at the...

Gory Glory á Lucia: Reviewing 'Lucia de Lammermoor' at Royal Opera House

K A Thickett

Apr 203 min read

Gory Glory á Lucia: Reviewing 'Lucia de Lammermoor' at Royal Opera House

★★★★ Returning for its second revival at Covent Garden, Katie Mitchell’s infamous production of Lucia di Lammermoor has lost some of its...

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