Brutalist brilliance: Francesca Peschier reviews Chris Bush and Richard Hawley’s sweeping musical ode to Sheffield’s Park Hill housing estate.
Francesca Peschier
Articles by Francesca Peschier
19 March 2019
Features
The Extraordinary Bodies of Aerial Circus
By Francesca Peschier
“So how do we talk about the flying body, this body in space?”: Francesca Peschier interviews two female circus artists about objectification, challenging beauty norms, and soaring through the air.
28 February 2019
Features
Vaults Odyssey: Goths Underground
By Francesca Peschier
“Bats! Gay bats! Bats in a freaking tunnel!” – Francesca Peschier heads underground in search of the campest, eeriest, and most shiver-inducing shows at Vault Festival.
25 February 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: And the Rest of Me Floats at Bush Theatre
20 Feb - 16 March
By Francesca Peschier
‘a beautiful messy dance of instructions, rule breaking and expectations’: Francesca Peschier writes on the stage directions in Outbox theatre’s gloriously queer show, devised from the experiences of its non-binary, trans and queer performers.
23 February 2019
Features
Vaults Odyssey: Girlhood
By Francesca Peschier
Francesca Peschier dives into Vault Festival to find shows that explore girlhood, “like cutting through life with blunted scissors”.
18 February 2019
Reviews
Review: 9 to 5 – The Musical at Savoy Theatre
By Francesca Peschier
Diamonds in a rhinestone world: Francesca Peschier writes on Dolly Parton’s musical theatre extravaganza.
28 January 2019
Features
Paula Varjack’s Retail Theatre
By Francesca Peschier
As Marie Kondo fever sets in, Paula Varjack explains how her new show The Cult of K*nzo explores the performativeness of shopping.
22 October 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Wise Children at Old Vic Theatre
Until 10th November
By Francesca Peschier
Graft, grit and glitter: Francesca Peschier writes on the shifting layers of Emma Rice’s retelling of Angela Carter’s story.
13 September 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Holy Sh!t at Kiln Theatre
By Francesca Peschier
Middle class problems: Francesca Peschier writes on Alexis Zegerman’s exploration of rules, religion, and cultural legacy.
22 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Attrape Moi at Assembly Main Hall
Until 27 August 2018
By Francesca Peschier
A group of mates getting together to frolic in the manner of some seriously gymnastic puppies: Francesca Peschier reviews French-Canadian circus group Flip Fabrique.
21 August 2018
Reviews
Edinburgh Review: The Artist at the Assembly Roxy
By Francesca Peschier
The Artist doesn’t quite meet Francesca Peschier’s very high expectations for ‘one of the very, very best’ clowns.
17 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Colin Cloud Psycho(Logical) at Pleasance Grand
Until 27 August 2018
By Francesca Peschier
There is a serious gap in the magic circle regarding Slytherin representation: Francesca Peschier reviews a show by the Sherlock Holmes of magicians.
6 July 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The King and I at Palladium Theatre
Until 29th September
By Francesca Peschier
Francesca Peschier writes on the swooshing skirts and sumptuous spectacle of this “commendably self-aware” revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic.
2 July 2018
Features • Q&A and Interviews
Bechdel Theatre: Fighting Inequality With Data
By Francesca Peschier
Francesca Peschier interviews the duo behind Bechdel Theatre about industry inequality, representation, and sexy, sexy data.
20 June 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Legally Blonde at New Wimbledon Theatre
Until 23 June 2018, then touring
By Francesca Peschier
‘Margot didn’t lend Elle her lucky scrunchie to be almost entirely written out of the narrative’: Francesca Peschier reviews the stage version of the classic (CLASSIC) film.