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.
Amelia Forsbrook
Articles by Amelia Forsbrook
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
24 October 2017
Features
Dance Umbrella 2017
By Amelia Forsbrook
Escaping definition: Amelia Forsbrook rounds-up three female-led shows at Dance Umbrella 2017.
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”.
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.
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.
5 June 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: 887 at the Barbican
1 - 10 June 2017
By Amelia Forsbrook
Creating a memory palace: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Robert Lepage’s play about the act of remembering.