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London theatre reviews written by Laura Thomas

The following London theatre reviews are written by Laura Thomas. Reviews include London West End and Off-West End. Read the latest West End and Off-West End reviews by all reviewers.

Conscious written and directed by Eve Ruck | Review

July 11, 2019 Last updated: July 11, 2019 5:29 pm By Laura Thomas

Cast of Conscious

A breath of fresh air and a London debut from a promising young writer and her Coventry based company. Predictable until it’s not, this darkly comedic morality fable draws heavily on Blade Runner and other sci-fi noir franchises. Set in a near future that is both dystopian and frighteningly real, the story is of the android Alice (Leonie Slater) and its exploration of morality and existential angst. Extrapolating a moral base from an empty hard drive, the giant intellect Alice is faced with … [Read more...]

Under the Umbrella by Amy Ng – Review

March 25, 2019 Last updated: May 8, 2019 6:29 pm By Laura Thomas

Charlotte Chiew and Mei Mac as Dong and Wei in Under the Umbrella – credit Robert Day.

At the age of 27, and in danger of crashing out of her master’s course at Coventry University, Wei (Mei Mac) has become disillusioned by a lifetime of academic endeavour, fulfilling the ambitions and dreams of her mother and controlling grandmother, in order to turn herself into the perfect wife. She has become westernised, led astray by her hard-partying flatmate Lucy (Laura Tipper). Frequently hungover, and neglectful of her research, she is given an ultimatum by Ph.D. supervisor Dr Zhang … [Read more...]

Review of Little Echoes at Hope Theatre, London

February 22, 2019 Last updated: May 8, 2019 7:04 pm By Laura Thomas

Little Echoes by Tom Powell at The Hope Theatre

A painful and difficult work from an emerging writer with a growing reputation, given its first outing. Three contemporary Londoners, each touched by evil. Three narratives woven together, slowly building in an escalation of horror that unfolds over 90 minutes. Like most 16-year olds, Danielle (Maisie Preston) knows it all, unlike her frankly embarrassing parents. She finds her way into the VIP area of a pop concert via a borrowed credit card and discovers a hitherto unsuspected gift for … [Read more...]

VIOLET at The Bunker Theatre | Review

December 6, 2018 Last updated: December 21, 2018 4:04 pm By Laura Thomas

Violet, The Bunker (Bebe Sanders) - courtesy of Sam Donnelly

Twenty-seven-year-old Bertie is lost, adrift in the chaos that is the modern metropolitan existence. She flees the city and takes refuge in a sleepy seaside resort, house-sitting for her cousin, where she indulges in a depressive spiral, with enough self-awareness to identify the narcissistic indulgence of the privileged millennial, but too little to escape. Until one day, out of the mist, looms the elderly and enigmatic Violet. The play is the story of the unlikely friendship that follows, … [Read more...]

Flotsam by Claire Erasmus at Canal Cafe | Review

November 17, 2018 Last updated: November 19, 2018 10:35 am By Laura Thomas

Flotsam

This is the story of two women with little in common, and the formation of an unlikely bond, as their tales converge and combine. We first meet the damaged Jo (Jennifer Aries), desperate and alone on a beach, haunted by an ancient evil, shuffling a deck of precisely no cards. Aries gives a performance of agonising emptiness, director Barry wringing out the Pinteresque pauses until they drip despair. Her face and body shapes shout, in a voice of splintered mayhem, of the end of hope, and bear … [Read more...]

Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell at The Olivier Theatre | Review

November 15, 2018 Last updated: November 15, 2018 11:57 am By Laura Thomas

Reeve Carney (Orpheus) and Eva Noblezada (Eurydice) in Hadestown at National Theatre (c) Helen Maybanks

The set is a multi-layered cacophony of Americana. A seven-piece band casually slip into their places as the house lights dim. Hermes the messenger (Andre De Shields) saunters on stage with reptilian grace and, flaunting a bejewelled waistcoat, greets the audience. The massive room shrinks, becomes intimate, as a congregation forms. Trombone (Nathaniel Cross) strikes up a jazzy riff as the ‘The Road to Hell’ introduces the company and the tale starts to unfold. The bucolic Persephone (Amber … [Read more...]

Say My Name! – The Unauthorised ‘Breaking Bad’ Parody Musical

October 17, 2018 Last updated: May 8, 2019 3:03 pm By Laura Thomas

Say My Name (c) Rob Gathercole

The 60 plus hours of Breaking Bad sets a new standard for epic drama, and Walter White is the iconic tragic figure of the early 21 st century. He and the damaged, beautiful Jessie Pinkman are the Lear and Cordelia of our age. Reimagined as a musical comedy by Rob Gathercole, one of a talented band of mostly Rose Bruford alumni, the show manages to combine the breathless power or the original with a comedy homage that respects and enhances its dramatic punch. The work oozes craftsmanship … [Read more...]

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