As part of Vault Festival 2019, Network Theatre Company presents; Ringmaster. Described as “electrifying work that reflects the highs and lows of our human connections” and being roughly based on Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde. 2018 saw a host of La Ronde re-boots including several with a strong LGBT+ theme so on the face of it Ringmaster’s USP wasn’t entirely apparent. However, having had the pleasure of seeing their previous piece Work Makes You Free, I had faith the Network Theatre Company … [Read more...]
LUCY PEARMAN: FRUIT LOOP at Soho Theatre | Review
Energetic, surprising and (of course) incredibly funny, Lucy Pearman’s new show Fruit Loop is simply excellent. A far cry from a traditional stand-up of quickfire jokes or observational storytelling, Pearman offers us something ‘off the wall’ and completely different. A smorgasbord of quirky characters and surreal situations, it’s the story of a little worm’s desire to fly and the discovery of whether she ever will. In true road-trip style we meet helpers and hinderers along the way; some … [Read more...]
I and You at Hampstead Theatre | Review
Even without doing any prior research, the first thing you’ll notice about I and You is that it’s American. The stage is fully set up as the kind of bedroom that you just don’t get very often in the UK – if at all – but is considerably more recognisable from the huge expansive properties you see in the US. Spacious, beautiful coloured floorboards, huge skylight, floor space to spare, and so on. Of course, this is an American production so happily the first impression is an accurate one. … [Read more...]
TEDx Royal Central School: Re:Act 2
The almost unheard-of act; leaving the house before midday on a Saturday. Not many things can inspire such a move but a day of intellectual discussion and inspiration with TEDx at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama is something I consider well worth the ‘early’ start. Notebook in hand and wondering if staying up until 1.00am drinking Belgian beer and putting the world rights with my other half had been strictly tactical, I wended my way to Swiss Cottage. The first thing I noticed … [Read more...]
One Night With… Carrie Hope Fletcher and Jodie Steele
Down a side street in Leicester Square, behind a very unassuming entrance, past more guards and security checks than an airport lies Studio 88, the venue for the ‘One Night With’ series of events bringing us, the audience, closer to the people we see onstage in the West End so frequently. Once past the rather intimidating entrance rigmarole the strains of ‘Sweet Child of Mine’ by Guns ’n’ Roses floats up the stairs and it’s clear the house band have already warmed up and started their first … [Read more...]