The old faithful A Christmas Carol from Mr Charles Dickens - just with a slight twist here and there. If you’re not familiar with the premise Shitfaced Showtime (previously Shitfaced Shakespeare) use here’s a quick run down; they trim down the play to an hour or so. These actors get in early and one of them drinks whilst the rest slowly watch their fellow thespian get progressively drunk. Once the show starts, the compere, the one and only Charles Dickens in this production, hands out a couple … [Read more...]
Death Suits You at Theatro Technis | Camden Fringe | Review
Death comes to us all, but do any of us appreciate the work, or should that actually be artistry, that goes into making the inevitable happen!? A little temptation here, a broken home there, the possibilities are endless and can be in the planning for decades. That’s the basic premise to this new 55-minute piece of work. Death, played by Sam Hooper, recants a few cases to demonstrate the planning and patience that goes into the first death - should you want to know what the second death is … [Read more...]
Nigel Slater’s Toast at The Other Palace | Review
Food is more than something to sustain, it can be intrinsically linked with stories throughout your life. That is what runs through the centre of Nigel Slater’s Toast. Nigel, played by Giles Cooper, starting as a 9-year-old boy helps his mum, played by Lizzie Muncey, to bake in their kitchen. Fueled by the toast she makes for him, it is after all “impossible to not love someone who makes toast for you” he tells us, even the always charred kind his mum gives him. Nigel switches between acting the … [Read more...]
Michael Starring Ben at the London Palladium
I was never lucky enough to see Michael Jackson perform live and to give an opinion of his performance. I enjoy his music and think he was an incredible performer and the “King of Pop” title seems to be well deserved, however I am not a diehard fan who knows all the words to every song or be able to identify every dance routine. Michael Starring Ben is a concert production and having seen it you can understand why it is billed as the largest touring tribute to Michael Jackson in the UK … [Read more...]
Sh*t-faced Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet | Review
Romeo and Juliet from the Bard himself, just with a twist or two. The tale of Romeo and Juliet is trimmed down to just around the hour with a cast of 6 actors. These actors get in early for a party but only one of them drinks. For the rest, it is to slowly watch their fellow thespian get progressively drunk. Once the show starts, the compere hands out a couple of attention seeking tools so two members of the audience can decide when the actor who's drinking requires a top-up! This can happen at … [Read more...]
Review of 3Women at Trafalgar Studios London | Starring Anita Dobson
Katy Brand’s first foray into scriptwriting gives us 3Women, a well-written, funny and emotional delight. Across three generations, three women come together on the eve of Suzanne’s (Debbie Chazen) wedding. Suzanne’s mother Eleanor (Anita Dobson) and daughter Laurie (Maisie Richardson-Sellers) join Suzanne in the posh hotel suite that her husband-to-be has laid on so the ladies can bond and have some family time together before the big day. Needless to say, this evening is somewhat of a … [Read more...]
Review of Turkey at The Hope Theatre
As you enter the intimate 50 seat theatre you’re greeted with an open set. Madeline - Peyvand Sadeghian, and Toni - Harriet Green are sleeping on the stage. There isn’t much to the staging, just four double boxes in each corner but nothing else was needed. The journey through cheating, happiness, betrayal and manipulation starts immediately with it being revealed Madeline has just cheated on her boyfriend with Toni - but she’s not a lesbian! The play deals with their relationship and how they … [Read more...]