'Ulster American' at Riverside Studios: An Uncomfortable Masterpiece
Content warning: the play contains references to suicide, sexual assault, racism and misogyny. Hebe Hancock considers these themes in the...
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Elizabeth Grace
Jan 2111 min read
In Conversation with Danny Kaan: The Theatre Photographer Fans Wish Upon for Backstage Photos of their Favourite Shows
Last October, Danny Kaan got to see his work displayed on a West End theatre, but it wasn’t too long ago that his parents suggested he do...
Freya Ross
Dec 21, 20234 min read
Reviewing ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’: London’s West End is Turned Upside Down
Smoke fills the awe-stricken auditorium in London’s Phoenix Theatre as the opening scene of Stranger Things: The First Shadow draws to a...
Roxy-Moon Dahal Hodson
Dec 15, 20233 min read
Reviewing ‘Lady Disdain’: A Y2K Dream Adaptation of 'Much Ado About Nothing’
The latest effervescent play from the King’s Shakespeare Company, Lady Disdain, is a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado...
Vaishnavi Reddy
Dec 14, 20233 min read
Reviewing 'The Mongol Khan': A Visually Stunning, Theatrical Spectacle
Lkhagvasuren Bavuu’s three-act tragedy The State Without a Seal is luridly and deftly brought to life in Hero Baatar’s stage adaptation...
Trisha Gupta
Dec 13, 20234 min read
'Dido and Aeneas' by King’s Opera Society: Our Review and Recognising the Role of the Orchestra
★★★★★ Writer Trisha Gupta reviews Mya Kelln’s recent production of Dido and Aeneas by King’s Opera Society, and discusses the vital role...
Sophie Cheung
Dec 13, 20233 min read
Reviewing 'Boy Parts' at Soho Theatre: A Tale of Twisted Power Dynamics
Dark and morbidly funny, Eliza Clark’s novel, Boy Parts, created shockwaves when it was released in 2020. The story follows Irina...
Georgia Gibson
Dec 10, 20234 min read
Reviewing 'The Homecoming' at the Young Vic: Impressive Performances yet Conceptually Lacklustre
★★★ Pinter is a hallowed name in theatre, one regularly followed by “oohs” and “I need to go see that production.” The Homecoming at the...
Georgia Gibson
Dec 1, 20235 min read
In Conversation with Actress Shawna Hamic: "I Want to Bring Who I Am to this Iconic Character."
As part of our Performer’s Corner series, Orange is the New Black's Shawna Hamic talks starring as Ursula in the upcoming musical...
Faye Elder
Nov 19, 20234 min read
‘7 Deaths of Maria Callas’ Review: A Fascinating Premise that Falls Short
★★★ Opera, short film, and performance art sound like an ambitious combination, no? Well, you would be right there. The English National...
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