Tapping into Theatre Peckham’s remit to produce work that showcases emerging writers and performances that resonate social realism whilst illuminating local emerging talent, bukilwa's work is a deep dive into a fractured mother-daughter relationship where mental health and disassociation is rife. ... cake is a kitchen sink drama for the 21st century; Set in South London in the noughties; bukilwa has created their work with an Afrocentric, queer lens, however, there are many universal … [Read more...]
LAD by Alan Mahon and Rhys Dunlop at the Vault Festival | Review
Have you ever wondered what that little voice in your head looks like? Maybe it's a small child, a 'devil-like' figure? Some would have you believe it's a chimp! Well, One Duck Theatre have the answer, and in Lad, the lastest production from writer-performer duo Rhys Dunlop and Alan Mahon, that voice in your head is a twentysomething manchild!, attired in an oversized patterned shirt, very tight cycling shorts and in possession of an oh-so seductive Irish accent! His primal aim in life is to … [Read more...]
Review of Sticky Door starring Katie Arnstein at the Vault Festival
The final installment of the It's a Girl Trilogy - Sticky Door is currently showing at the Vault Festival. Following on from Bicycles and Fish and Sexy Lamp, Katie Arnstein's Sticky Door is a self-penned one-woman show true to its original form; raw, intelligent, funny, emotional and empowering. As with her previous two productions, Arnstein's show comes with free sweets for the audience, monologues that amplify her comedic talent and firmly places her in my top ten list of female storytellers, … [Read more...]
Tryst by Karoline Leach at Chiswick Playhouse | Review
"There are two kinds of people in this world, those who take and those who are taken" says actor Fred Perry as he reprises his role of Mr George Love in Tryst. Love is one of two characters we meet in Karoline Leach’s reinvigorated production currently playing at the revamped Chiswick Playhouse in Turnham Green. The play itself is based on real-life events that took place in the UK in Edwardian London, without giving too much away (and I beg you not to read ahead and research the piece before … [Read more...]
Feeling Lonely at Parties at The Space | Review
Feeling Lonely at Parties is back and this time it's playing at The Space Arts Centre near Canary Wharf. The production is a devised piece of physical theatre, just shy of 60 minutes in length. It's an ensemble piece with a cast of 9 emerging artists from Middlesex University. The show is promoted as a production where "five broken individuals seek love in the face of oppression." I'm not sure that I interpreted the production in the way it was meant to be received, neither did my +1. I was … [Read more...]