The Tricycle, originally El Triciclo, written in 1952 by Fernando Arrabal, is an absurdist take on the themes of poverty, murder and ethics, exploring the way in which personal situations can affect moral viewpoints. In the guise of a light-hearted black comedy, it holds up a mirror to society, challenging received notions and preconceptions. None […]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Saint Paul’s Church, Covent Garden
In choosing to perform The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Iris Theatre set themselves two not insignificant challenges. The first – how to turn a tragic tale into a family-friendly night of entertainment. Quite simply, as it turns out, by writing out the more harrowing passages, minimising the grisly deaths and inventing a new ending which […]
Review of Improvengers: Pretendgame at the Museum of Comedy
Following their epic success with fantasy show Lord of The Game Of The Ring Of Thrones, Hivemind are back – and this time they’re taking on the high-octane world of Superheroes. The concept remains largely the same; the young cast courageously invite the happy, slightly tipsy audience to suggest a concept, and then, apparently undaunted […]
Flabbergast Theatre’s immersive production of The Swell Mob
An evening spent in the company of a gang of ruthless Victorian cutpurses – what could possibly be better? Sarcasm aside, the answer is – not much. For Flabbergast Theatre’s immersive production of The Swell Mob is so much more than just a play about pick-pockets. To begin with, when they say immersive, they really […]
Review of Class at the Bush Theatre, London
Schools are very evocative places. Walking into a classroom, smelling the chalk dust and PVC glue, seeing the brightly coloured poster paint artworks, hearing the scrape of a small chair being pulled out from under a small desk, most of us would be hit by a powerful wave of memories; some good, some bad. For […]