Heartbeats: Louise Jones writes on an intimate physical theatre dissection of a break up.
Louise Jones
Articles by Louise Jones
17 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: Lovely Girls by The Hiccup Project
By Louise Jones
Cosmetic expectations: Louise Jones writes on The Hiccup Project’s dance exploration of the pressures on women to be ‘lovely’.
14 August 2019
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2019
Edinburgh fringe review: Cyst-er Act by Catherine Hoffmann
By Louise Jones
Raw and clandestine: Louise Jones writes on Catherine Hoffmann’s musical about under-discussed gynaecological conditions.
21 July 2019
Reviews • National • York
Review: Birth at York Theatre Royal
17 July, then touring
By Louise Jones
A matter of life and death: Louise Jones writes on the emotional mechanics of Theatre Re’s lyrical piece of physical theatre.
15 April 2019
Reviews • National • York
Review: Tensile Strength (or How To Survive at Your Wit’s End) at York Theatre Royal
11 April, then touring
By Louise Jones
‘Life’s metaphorical bucket’: Louise Jones reviews Holly Gallagher’s solo storytelling show about the three Millennials under stress.
6 April 2019
Reviews • Leeds • National
Review: Glory at Albion Electric Warehouse, Leeds
1-6 April, then touring
By Louise Jones
Tensions in the ring: Louise Jones on plot and character in a wrestling ring-set co-production between Red Ladder and The Dukes, Lancaster.
22 March 2019
Reviews • National • York
Review: The Remains of the Day at York Theatre Royal
19-23 March, then touring
By Louise Jones
Ringing hollow: Louise Jones writes on the subtleties lost in adaptation in Out of Joint and Royal and Derngate’s co-production of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel.
25 February 2019
Reviews • National • York
Review: Fat Girl Singing at York Theatre Royal
By Louise Jones
Singing her song: Louise Jones reviews Emma Geraghty’s solo show exploring fatness and queerness through music.
18 December 2018
Reviews • National • York
Review: The Grand Old Dame of York at York Theatre Royal
13 December - 2 February
By Louise Jones
Hanging up his wig: Louise Jones writes on the 40th and final panto helmed by legendary York dame Berwick Kaler.
10 November 2018
Reviews • National • York
Review: Sense and Sensibility at York Theatre Royal
6-10 November
By Louise Jones
A broad brush: Louise Jones finds this adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel yields uneven results.
4 November 2018
Reviews • National • York
Review: Windrush: Movement of the People at York Theatre Royal
1-2 November
By Louise Jones
‘Joy in solidarity’: Louise Jones writes on Phoenix Dance Theatre’s celebration of the human stories of the Windrush generation.
15 May 2018
Reviews • York
Review: The Be All and End All at York Theatre Royal
4 - 19 May 2018
By Louise Jones
Louise Jones submits her examination paper for Jonathan Lewis’ play. (And promises she didn’t cheat.)
15 May 2018
Reviews • York
Review: Half Breed at York Theatre Royal
UK tour 16 April- 9 June 2018
By Louise Jones
Chrysalis-like: Louise Jones reviews Natasha Marshall’s semi-autobiographical solo show
11 April 2018
Reviews • York
Review: Little Mermaid at York Theatre Royal
By Louise Jones
Like stumbling over poetry written as a lovelorn teen: Louise Jones reviews Metta Theatre’s adaptation of the underwater fairytale
9 October 2017
Reviews • York
Review: Pride and Prejudice at York Theatre Royal
4 - 14 October 2017
By Louise Jones
A brilliant tongue in cheek look at the life of a woman in the 1800s: Louise Jones reviews Sara Pascoe’s version of Jane Austen.