Murder most foul: Amy Borsuk reviews Creation Theatre’s Zoom production of John Webster’s revenge tragedy, which successfully walks a tightrope between camp and gore.
Amy Borsuk
Articles by Amy Borsuk
16 October 2020
Reviews
Review: Macbeth, Big Telly Theatre
14th - 31st October
By Amy Borsuk
‘I hope it works’: Amy Borsuk writes on Zoe Seaton’s playful, interactive online production of Macbeth, which combines theatre and horror film aesthetics through impressive special effects.
11 December 2019
Reviews
Review: Ravens at Hampstead Theatre
By Amy Borsuk
Set pieces: Amy Borsuk writes on a chess drama which offers a striking but dense perspective on the Cold War.
21 November 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Canterville Ghost at Unicorn Theatre
By Amy Borsuk
Not-so-seriously spooky: Amy Borsuk writes on a witty, magic-trick filled take on Oscar Wilde’s ghost story.
8 November 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Taming of the Shrew at Barbican
By Amy Borsuk
“A surface-level solution”:Amy Borsuk finds that a gender-swap doesn’t fix the problems posed by Shakespeare’s play.
6 September 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Falsettos at The Other Palace Theatre
By Amy Borsuk
“Are we laughing with them? At them? What exactly is so funny?” Amy Borsuk writes on the awkward humour of Selladoor’s revival of Falsettos.
12 July 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Jellyfish at National Theatre
By Amy Borsuk
Deciding for yourself: Amy Borsuk writes on Ben Weatherill’s tender, inclusive love story.
8 March 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Richard II at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
22 February - 21 April
By Amy Borsuk
‘What kind of nation have we created?’: Amy Borsuk reviews Adjoa Andoh and Lynette Linton’s ‘landmark’ production of Shakespeare’s history play.
24 February 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Animals and Children Took to the Streets, at Lyric Hammersmith
19th February - 16th March
By Amy Borsuk
Amy Borsuk reviews 1927’s mixed media show, in which ‘playful, exaggerated human acting’ meets ‘the absurdities conjured into life onscreen’.
17 November 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe
7th November - 2nd February 2019
By Amy Borsuk
Flickering flames: Amy Borsuk writes on a production of Shakespeare’s tragedy that makes artful use of candlelight.
16 November 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Courage Everywhere – ‘And Others’ at National Theatre
By Amy Borsuk
Courage Everywhere, the NT’s celebration of 100 years since (partial) womens’ suffrage, begins with a powerful new play from Graeae.
11 October 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: othellomacbeth at Lyric Hammersmith
5th October - 3rd November
By Amy Borsuk
‘a jumble – not necessarily in a constructive, interesting or interrogative way’: Amy Borsuk reviews Jude Christian’s mashup of Shakespearean tragedies
19 July 2018
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: Sounds and Sorcery at The Vaults
July 3 - September 30
By Amy Borsuk
Weighed down by human logistics: this immersive homage to Disney’s Fantasia is good fun, but limited by technology.
29 June 2018
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: The Tempest at St Paul’s Church
June 20 - July 28
By Amy Borsuk
Be not afeared: Iris Theatre’s promenade production is fun, if you take the rough with the smooth.
27 April 2018
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: Tumble Tuck at the King’s Head Theatre
April 24 - May 12
By Amy Borsuk
Going for a dip: Sarah Milton’s solo show dives deep into one woman’s relationship with swimming.