People go to university for many reasons. For the majority, the main one is to get a degree and, following that, a good job. However, along with the educational aspects, university is also a place to make life-long friendships and maybe even meet your one true love. But what happens afterwards? A question that is addressed in Jake Brunger’s Four Play at the Above the … [Read more...]
Falling in Love Again at King’s Head Theatre | Review
What would you give up for love? I know people that have given up their job, the family and their friends, even moving to another country all in the name of love. But few people would give up everything they have worked and been trained for since birth. However, in the early part of the twentieth century, one man did, and his story forms the backbone of Ron Elisha’s … [Read more...]
Jew…ish at the King’s Head Theatre | Review
My first show of 2020 sees me, once again Islington bound, to the fabled King’s Head for Unleash the Llama’s production JEW...ish. This is the story of TJ (Edie Newman) and Max (Saul Boyer) two millennials that met at university, were members of the polyamory society and shared many experiences together. Now they have left Uni and are in the real world - Max is a … [Read more...]
Jack And His Giant Bigstalk at Karma Sanctum Hotel | Review
Up at the Palladium, you will find the ultimate in family Christmas entertainment. With a huge budget, huge sets, an orchestra and more stars than there are in the heavens. Yes, it's panto timer and Goldilocks and the Three Bears are safely ensconced until January. However, a stone’s throw from the LP, is another panto. It's smaller, has fewer star names and, as they … [Read more...]
The Invisible Man at the Jack Studio Theatre | Review
You can get overwhelmed by the amount of Christmas themed shows currently in theatreland, so it's quite nice when a venue decides not to mount a traditional style production for their festive offering. So, it was with great pleasure I headed off to the Jack Studio Theatre for The Invisible Man. A mysterious stranger (Shaun Chambers) has arrived in the quiet English … [Read more...]
The Nativity Panto at The King’s Head Theatre | Review
One of the highlights of the festive season is the annual trip to Islington to the King’s Head Theatre for the latest Charles Court Opera Christmas production. This year, CCO present their thirteenth festive boutique pantomime and have decided to pull out all the stops by tackling the story that started it all with The Nativity Panto. I’m not going to go into too … [Read more...]
My Brilliant Friend at the Olivier Theatre – National Theatre | Review
Some stories cannot be told in a single sitting. Think Harry Potter. The last book was made into two films and the ‘The Cursed Child’ is two plays. The reason I’m mentioning this is because after seeing My Brilliant Friend Parts 1 and 2, at the National Theatre, it struck me that making one book into two plays is hard enough but April De Angelis must have really had … [Read more...]
Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost at the Unicorn Theatre
Halloween may be over, but the festive season is often a time for a haunting or two - think Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’. One story of things that go bump in the night is Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost currently having a spooky outing at the Unicorn Theatre. American diplomat Hiram Otis (Nana Amoo-Gottfried) is a happy man. He works for the US State Department … [Read more...]
Crisis? What Crisis? at The Colab Factory | Review
1979 was a pivotal year in the life of British politics. Following what has become known as the Winter of Discontent, Margaret Thatcher tabled a vote of no confidence in the Labour government under Prime Minister James Callaghan. The government lost the vote, there was a general election which swept the Conservatives into power for the next 18 years. One has to … [Read more...]