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Reviews by Amy Stow

Reviews of productions in London's West End and Off-West End. London theatre reviews in London's West End and Off-West End venues.

Review of Strange Fruit at the Bush Theatre

June 18, 2019 Last updated: June 18, 2019 3:01 pm By Amy Stow

Jonathan Ajayi as Errol and Tilly Steele as Shelley in 'Strange Fruit' at the Bush Theatre. Photo credit Helen Murray.

Family relationships are never easy; tied together by blood, kinship, marriage or choice, family members can take one another for granted, disguise difficult truths, hold one another to account, and feel betrayal and loss keenly. In Caryl Phillips' Strange Fruit, set in 1980s Britain, Vivian and her two sons arguably experience greater obstacles than most, as they attempt to navigate their Afro-Caribbean heritage in a largely intolerant, white society. Having moved from the Caribbean many … [Read more...]

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Armadillo by Sarah Kosar at the Yard Theatre | Review

June 5, 2019 Last updated: June 5, 2019 11:29 pm By Amy Stow

Armadillo

Have you ever held a gun? A real one? A trip to the Yard to catch Sarah Kosar’s new play Armadillo may make you feel as though you had, for guns are everywhere - they permeate the very fabric of this piece. Set in America, the play centres on married couple Sam (Michelle Fox) and John (Mark Quartley). Both hedging 30, their addiction to guns is apparent from the off, sparking and escalating their sexual relationship until Sam is accidentally shot in the arm, leaving a symbolic hole in her bicep … [Read more...]

The Amber Trap written by Tabitha Mortiboy at Theatre 503 | review

May 1, 2019 Last updated: May 8, 2019 6:20 pm By Amy Stow

Olivia Rose Smith as Katie and Fanta Barrie as Hope in The Amber Trap by Tabitha Mortiboy - Photo by The Other Richard.

The corner shop in a bustling Northern town is often featured on the likes of Coronation Street and other popular television programmes; it has become a cultural cornerstone, a place that feels both homely and familiar, and yet not quite home, given the sinister goings-on that can occur at your local 7-Eleven. The Amber Trap by Tabitha Mortiboy is no exception to this rule; it fits nicely within the canon of corner shop storylines to date, offering an interesting LGBTQ take on an ostensibly … [Read more...]

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Scary Bikers at Trafalgar Studios | Review

April 5, 2019 Last updated: October 7, 2019 7:17 pm By Amy Stow

Jane Thornton (Carol) and John Godber (Don).

One might wonder what cycling and Brexit have in common; well, truth be told, not a lot - but both are intimately woven into the fabric of John Godber’s latest endeavour, Scary Bikers. This two-hander, written, directed and starring Godber himself, alongside Jane Thornton, drills down to the heart of the decision most Yorkshire-dwelling folk took to vote leave in the EU Referendum, explored through the guise of a cycling trip around Europe. Jam-packed with gags and emotion, Scary Bikers - … [Read more...]

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Holly Morgan: Is A Witch, Get Her! at the Vault Festival

March 1, 2019 Last updated: May 8, 2019 7:01 pm By Amy Stow

Holly Morgan: Is A Witch, Get Her!

Holly Morgan’s third venture at the Vaults Festival offers an informed and terribly amusing look at the history of witches, charting their inception in the middle ages to the modern witch of today. The premise is simple - travel through time to unpick how witches (and the practice of witchcraft in general) have morphed from their original depiction of herbalists (healers - arguably an all-round selfless kind of person, no?) into the somewhat more sinister embodiment of evil. Where did this idea … [Read more...]

Review of Cougar at the Orange Tree Theatre

February 6, 2019 Last updated: February 12, 2019 6:36 pm By Amy Stow

Cougar - Mike Noble and Charlotte Randle - Orange Tree Theatre - ETT - photo by The Other Richard.

Rose Lewenstein’s new two-hander, Cougar, is neatly staged in a series of hotel rooms, delineating the relationship between John (an earthy Mike Noble) and Leila (a sultry, mincing Charlotte Randle). What begins as a random encounter after a conference within the hosting hotel, unfolds into a lengthy liaison as Leila (a high- powered environmental expert) invites John (an out of work waiter) to accompany her around the world on a multitude of ‘very important’ business trips. John agrees, … [Read more...]

Dealing with Clair by Martin Crimp at The Orange Tree Theatre | Review

October 31, 2018 Last updated: October 31, 2018 1:19 pm By Amy Stow

Michael Gould and Lizzy Watts in DEALING WITH CLAIR – Orange Tree Theatre and ETT – photo by The Other Richard

Martin Crimp’s breakthrough play, Dealing with Clair, opened in 1988 on the back of the well-documented disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh, a West London estate agent whose last known whereabouts included meeting a mysterious client scheduled in Lamplugh’s work diary as ‘Mr Kipper’. Now, ironically coinciding with the re-opening of the Lamplugh case, Richard Twyman directs Crimp’s satirical foray into the London housing market, highlighting how little we have learned since the housing boom (and … [Read more...]

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