Apparently, a sign above the stage read ‘A Future’ on occasion, although from my vantage point, there was only ever a sign reading ‘The Past’ - regardless, I take it none of the stage action was in anything that might possibly resemble the present. There was also a statement of some sort that was displayed on a large screen at the back of the stage in the closing moments of the show, but it wasn’t decipherable, which made me wonder why it was put up at all. Further, is it a metaphor for the … [Read more...]
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Operation Epsilon by Alan Brody at Southwark Playhouse
Alan Brody’s two-act drama about the 11 preeminent German nuclear scientists, including three Nobel laureates, who are detained in an English country manor following their country’s surrender (but just before the American atomic bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima) is no act of avant-garde theatre. Operation Epsilon is a decidedly conventional play - enacted entirely by and about men (save a fleeting but crucial offstage appearance from exiled Jewish physicist Lise Meitner). The story is told … [Read more...]
Beautiful Thing by Jonathan Harvey at Stratford East | Review
Celebrating its 30th year, Beautiful Thing written by Jonathan Harvey is currently running at Stratford East, before heading up to Leeds Playhouse and HOME in Manchester. I first saw the film Beautiful Thing in the late 90s, and immediately fell in love with the characters. I was fortunate to see it in Soho a few years ago and on Saturday I was in the audience to Anthony Simpson-Pike's directorial interpretation. From the moment the piece started I was hooked. This production is … [Read more...]
Jazz Dynamos featuring Lucy Randell at Ronnie Scott’s
I’ve been going to Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club for many years and back in the day, it wasn’t the salubrious, up-market venue it is today. Whilst it’s always had the top jazz performers appearing there, it had an edge that all of Soho had back then. From the ex-wrestler on the door whose job was to keep out the riff-raff – although at times he seemed to be failing miserably, to Ronnie Scott himself who introduced the acts and whose acerbic wit was part of the club’s fame. The iconic jazz club with … [Read more...]
Mlima’s Tale by Lynn Nottage at Kiln Theatre
I was lucky enough to see the New York premiere of Lynne Nottage’s tight mini-epic at The Public some five years ago. Maybe it was the jet lag, but in that experience, it took me a while to figure out that Mlima, the narrator who opens the play, is in fact an elephant - and not just any elephant but the last of the ‘great tuskers’ who are supposed to be protected but whose ivory remains in high demand in certain quarters - the economics of which are a dramatically complex force. In Miranda … [Read more...]