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, […]
Armadillo by Sarah Kosar at the Yard Theatre | Review
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 […]
The Amber Trap written by Tabitha Mortiboy at Theatre 503 | review
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 […]
Scary Bikers at Trafalgar Studios | Review
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 […]
Holly Morgan: Is A Witch, Get Her! at the Vault Festival
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 […]