Jasmine (Lilac Yosiphon) has lived in London for some time now, and clearly loves it. But circumstances in Jericho’s Rose arise that means she can only stay for so long, and when her visa doesn’t get renewed, well, there’s a reason why there’s a battered green suitcase on stage. I haven’t a clue … [Read more...]
The Incident at Canada Water Theatre | Review
The Incident needs to decide what it wants to be as a play. Does it want to say something about what happens in a cross-border relationship where Jan Larsson (David Weiss) and Monica Moyo (Cassandra Hercules) must get used to not only living with one another but accommodating each other’s … [Read more...]
On Your Head Be It: A Cautionary Tale at the Old Red Lion Theatre
The thing about seeing a production presented as part of the London Horror Festival is that there are certain connotations associated with the umbrella title. On Your Head Be It: A Cautionary Tale falls under ‘horror’, but mostly – if not entirely – in its narrative rather than any special effects … [Read more...]
Liza Pulman Sings Streisand at The Other Palace | Review
It’s a bit of a giveaway, really, calling a show Liza Pulman Sings Streisand – lo and behold, Liza “lie-sah not lee-sah” Pulman does sing Streisand, and quite a lot of it, though as she points out, there’s no point even attempting to go through the entire back catalogue – there’s simply volumes and … [Read more...]
The Enemies: An Experimentorium Production | Review
I’ve never seen (to the best of my knowledge) a production of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, on which The Enemies has been adapted. But that didn’t seem to matter: I could follow what was going on quite sufficiently, and whatever references there may or may not have been in this production to the … [Read more...]
The Inheritance at the Noel Coward Theatre | Review
“The script is over four hundred pages!” complains the agent (Robert Boulter) to writer and playwright Toby Darling (Andrew Burnap), before pointing out that nobody would sit through a play that long. Cue knowing smiles and giggles in the audience. Does The Inheritance need to be six and a half … [Read more...]
Measure For Measure at Donmar Warehouse | Review
There are parallels to be found in Shakespeare plays with events in the modern world - sometimes that’s simply because things like love and romance are pretty much universal. But this production of Measure For Measure goes further than that, in considering where the balance of power lies within both … [Read more...]