“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony” (Mahatma Gandhi). How To Make Me Happy is a piece of creative, alternative and playful theatre that deals with, as the title suggests, our methods and techniques for remaining happy in sticky situations. This concept has, quite literally, been taken by Hatch it Theatre who present their three performers stuck on stage - unable to move or communicate. Through a series of familiar games, improvisation and physical … [Read more...]
Don’t Cha Wish Your Scouser Was Boss Like Me? | Kings Head Theatre
“The boys and girls in the clique. The awful names that they stick. You're never gonna fit in much kid, but if you're troubled and hurt, what you've got under your shirt will make them pay for the things that they did!” (Gerard Way, My Chemical Romance). Don’t Cha Wish Your Scouser Was Boss Like Me? (Don’t cha), is a small glimpse into the life of 17-year-old Kate - an egocentric, confused and desperate teenager who wants to win over her crush, Jay, with the help of her imaginary friend Mabel … [Read more...]
Review of Richard Canal’s Cry, Blueberry at Brighton Fringe
“No clowns were funny. That was the whole purpose of a clown. People laughed at clowns, but only out of nervousness. The point of clowns was that, after watching them, anything else that happened seemed enjoyable.” (Terry Pratchett). Richard Canal’s Cry, Blueberry is a journey into the man behind the mask of vaudeville clown, Blueberry, from 1920s Broadway in America. As a one-man show, Canal takes his audience back in time to explore the relationship between the performer and their lives away … [Read more...]
Review of A Doll’s House – A new adaptation by Theatrical Niche
“You have never loved me. You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me” (Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House). One of the most recognisable and relevant phrases delivered by Ibsen, A Doll’s House explores the entrapment of Nora Helmer by the men around her. It is, therefore, a fitting addition to the Tara Arts Theatre season entitled, ‘I’ll say it again’ - a series of work from women artists. Ibsen’s characters, how they develop and how they are treated is a message that, unfortunately, and … [Read more...]
Review of Big Bad at Vault Festival – London
“We all like an excuse to be bad”: the tagline of this new production by Jodi Gray at the ever impressive Vault Festival in Waterloo. Big Bad explores the pressing issues surrounding gender, sexuality, femininity and empowerment. This one-woman show places its audience inside our storyteller’s cage, as she attempts to explain both the situation she has found herself in and try to understand it at the same time. A gruesome, bloody, beautiful depiction of the animal within us all soon unlocks our … [Read more...]
Cooking with Juniper at the Vault Festival – Review
It is very rare these days that one ventures on to social media without being confronted with a variety of cooking, recipe or meal-based videos. Cooking with Juniper is a satirical look at this type of footage and mocks the way we fantasise about the perfect dinner and how to prepare it. The performance is presented as a live filming of a cooking programme, with the audience taking a peek into how Juniper makes these short videos for her fans. “Juniper Berry invites you into her kitchen … [Read more...]