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Amelia Forsbrook


Amelia Forsbrook

As a Wales Arts International critic, Amelia toured India with National Dance Company Wales to discover whether national identity abroad could ever amount to more than dragons, sausages and leeks. After moving to London in early 2012, Amelia has continued working as a critic and arts commentator. With particular interests in regional arts, South Asian performance, twentieth century European theatre and quirky little numbers involving improvisation, emotional outburst and abandoned buildings, Amelia writes for a number of publications, as well as being a Super Assessor for the Off West End Awards (The Offies) and Associate Editor at Bare Fiction.


Articles by Amelia Forsbrook


Review: Elizabeth at Barbican
21 May 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: Elizabeth at Barbican

16 - 19 May 2018
By Amelia Forsbrook

‘Bed-ridden with everything except a husband’: Amelia Forsbrook reviews the ROH’s ballet about the last Tudor on the throne.


Review: Showtime from the Frontline at Theatre Royal Stratford East
15 April 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: Showtime from the Frontline at Theatre Royal Stratford East

10 - 21 April 2018
By Amelia Forsbrook

An Englishman walks into a refugee camp… Amelia Forsbrook reviews Mark Thomas’s show based on his time setting up a comedy club in Palestine.


Review: Our Big Love Story at The Hope Theatre
26 March 2018
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews

Review: Our Big Love Story at The Hope Theatre

March 20 - April 7
By Amelia Forsbrook

Love and hate: Stephanie Silver’s play explores the impact of the 7/7 bombings on a group of teenage Londoners.


Review: Smile Upon Us, Lord at Barbican Centre
4 March 2018
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: Smile Upon Us, Lord at Barbican Centre

28 February - 3 March 2018
By Amelia Forsbrook

Pilgrimage and existential doubt: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre of Russia at the Barbican


Review: Harold and Maude at Charing Cross Theatre
3 March 2018
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: Harold and Maude at Charing Cross Theatre

19 February - 31 March 2018
By Amelia Forsbrook

Mother and lover: Amelia Forsbrook reviews the new stage adaptation of Colin Higgins’ cult classic film


Review: B-Hybrid Dance / Yu-Hsien Wu / Gibbon at Resolution 2018
28 February 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: B-Hybrid Dance / Yu-Hsien Wu / Gibbon at Resolution 2018

23 February 2018
By Amelia Forsbrook

Sculptural contortion, poise, balance and strength: Amelia Forsbrook reviews a final triple bill of shows at The Place’s annual festival of new dance


Review: Out of Order / Sara Augieras / Joss Carter at Resolution 2018
26 February 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: Out of Order / Sara Augieras / Joss Carter at Resolution 2018

20 February 2018
By Amelia Forsbrook

A new year’s resolution well kept: Amelia Forsbrook reviews a triple bill of works at The Place’s annual festival of new dance.


Review: The Birthday Party at The Harold Pinter Theatre
23 January 2018
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: The Birthday Party at The Harold Pinter Theatre

Until 14 April 2018
By Amelia Forsbrook

Power play: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Ian Rickson’s production of Pinter.


Review: Ovo at the Royal Albert Hall
16 January 2018
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: Ovo at the Royal Albert Hall

7 January - 4 March 2018
By Amelia Forsbrook

A hyperactive primary-coloured tale: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Cirque du Soleil’s new show.


Review: Marnie at the London Coliseum 
23 November 2017
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: Marnie at the London Coliseum 

18 November - 3 December 2017
By Amelia Forsbrook

Identity crisis: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Nico Muhly’s ‘non-committal’ opera.


Review: Inside Pussy Riot at the Saatchi Gallery
20 November 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: Inside Pussy Riot at the Saatchi Gallery

14 November - 24 December 2017
By Amelia Forsbrook

“As this is a piece of immersive theatre, it doesn’t work unless you follow the rules”: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Les Enfants Terrible’s staging of the story of Pussy Riot.


Dance Umbrella 2017
24 October 2017
Features

Dance Umbrella 2017

By Amelia Forsbrook

Escaping definition: Amelia Forsbrook rounds-up three female-led shows at Dance Umbrella 2017.


Review: DeadClub at The Place
26 September 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: DeadClub at The Place

Until 30th September 2017
By Amelia Forsbrook

Requardt and Rosenberg’s Deadclub “clashes a children’s party with the ticking timebomb of our own inevitable demise”.


Review: The Mentor at Vaudeville Theatre
8 July 2017
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: The Mentor at Vaudeville Theatre

Until 2 September 2017
By Amelia Forsbrook

Thrown MacBooks and fragile male egos: Amelia Forsbrook reviews the London transfer of The Mentor.


Review: Barber Shop Chronicles at the National Theatre
11 June 2017
Reviews • West End & Central

Review: Barber Shop Chronicles at the National Theatre

7 June - 8 July 2017
By Amelia Forsbrook

Throw a finger up to the single-phrase casting breakdown: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Inua Ellams’ “electrifying” new work at the National Theatre.


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