For some unknown reason and despite having 10 years worth of chances I have never made it along to the Duchess Theatre to see The Play That Goes Wrong in the West End, well luckily I managed to put this right this week for their media night to celebrate their new cast joining the show. Mischief Comedy are now a
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Stereophonic has arrived in London following a huge amount of critical acclaim in New York, including the title of being the most Tony award nominated play of all times and winning the Tony itself for best new play along with a Drama Desk award and many other awards. I was therefore thrilled to hear it was making its way to
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream returns to the Bridge Theatre after what feels like a mere blink of an eye but in reality is 6 years! I missed it back in 2019 so I was determined not to let that happen this time. Shakespeare’s play transports us to a world of fairies and lovers and the Bridge Theatre is transformed into
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A story of inter-weaving plots that skip through time and sinister happenings, ‘The Croft’ is not a play for the faint of heart. This story covers a multitude of themes from discovering your sexuality, spiritual beliefs, the significance of family and the overwhelm of grief. It’s important to note that there are hints and themes around suicide and cancer, should
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Up until last night I felt that I had a gaping hole in my viewing history having never seen (or even read) An Inspector Calls. A play that is still being studied now and discussed in classrooms seems like a glaring omission so I was delighted to be able to put it right. If, like me, you have never seen
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Radiant Boy is a new piece of work by writer Nancy Netherwood. It tells of Russell who has returned to his mother in the North East from a conservatoire in London as ‘its started happening again.’ Whilst we never find out exactly what ‘it’ is but we do learn that his mother, Maud’s approach to the problem is to hire
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An intriguing stew of dating anecdotes, Buddhist teachings and medical horror, The Society for New Cuisine has morsels of creative genius but overall hasn’t quite worked out what sort of play it wants to be. Written and performed by Chris Fung, this 70-minute one hander bursts into the black box space with a chaotic menu; serving up a lost man
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A poignant portrayal of love, marriage, sexuality, growing old and finding yourself. Heaven hits all the right notes, asking what really is the meaning of it all. Presented in the intimate Southwark Playhouse, Mairead and Mal narrate a day in their life, after twenty years of marriage returning to the Irish village where it all began for a family wedding
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Firebird is a new play based on the the memoirs of Sergey Fetisov who met and fell in love with a young fighter pilot whilst he was undertaking his 2 years conscription to the Russian military during the height of the Cold War. The memoirs have been adapted into a film and now a play by Richard Hough. The play
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For a first time reviewer this was a joy to witness. “The Last Days of Liz Truss” by Oxia Theatre company was a success. The show is set on her last morning as Prime Minister and Truss addresses the audience, talking about her life and time in politics with interjections from an offstage voice as she waits for the fateful
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