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Maddy Costa


Maddy Costa is a writer, dramaturg, researcher into socially engaged/participatory/community arts, daydreamer and fan of dogs. She works in collaboration with other artists/writers, including Andy Field on the Tiny Letter project Criticism and Love, and Mary Paterson and Diana Damian Martin on Something Other and The Department of Feminist Conversations. Things she likes making include zines, prints, spaces for conversation, cakes and 1950s-style frocks. She hosts a pop-up “book group for performance” called Theatre Club where she has all her best conversations about theatre.


Articles by Maddy Costa


Review: Unreachable at the Royal Court
12 July 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central

Review: Unreachable at the Royal Court

Royal Court, Jerwood Downstairs ⋄ 2nd July - 6th August 2016
By Maddy Costa

“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard / Are sweeter;” Maddy Costa reviews Anthony Neilson’s latest work at the Royal Court.


Review: Minefield at the Royal Court
8 June 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central

Review: Minefield at the Royal Court

Royal Court, Jerwood Downstairs ⋄ 2nd - 11th June 2016
By Maddy Costa

Sharing a language of trauma: Maddy Costa reviews Lola Arias’s production with veterans of the Falklands War, as part of LIFT 2016.


Review: The Forbidden Zone at Barbican
30 May 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • West End & Central

Review: The Forbidden Zone at Barbican

Barbican Theatre ⋄ 26th - 29th May 2016
By Maddy Costa

it is a cry fully a century long colon a review by Maddy Costa comma at the Barbican stop


Review: Sans Objet at Norwich Theatre Royal
19 May 2016
Reviews • National • Norwich • Reviews

Review: Sans Objet at Norwich Theatre Royal

Theatre Royal Norwich ⋄ 17th - 18th May 2016
By Maddy Costa

When the machines come….Maddy Costa reviews Aurélien Bory’s dance piece at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival 2016.


Review: The Castle Builder at Trinity Centre
16 May 2016
Reviews • Bristol • National • Reviews

Review: The Castle Builder at Trinity Centre

Trinity Centre ⋄ 12th - 14th May 2016
By Maddy Costa

“It’s shonky, disjointed, random pieces bolted together, rough and ready – but it’s beautiful.” Maddy Costa reviews Vic Llewellyn and Kid Carpet at Mayfest 2016.


Review: Castle Rock at Bristol Old Vic Studio
16 May 2016
Reviews • Bristol • National • Reviews

Review: Castle Rock at Bristol Old Vic Studio

Bristol Old Vic Studio ⋄ 14th - 15th May 2016
By Maddy Costa

Maddy Costa reviews Massive Owl’s journey into the “coming-of-age-story”.


Review: Derelict Springs in Preston
21 April 2016
Reviews • National • Preston • Reviews

Review: Derelict Springs in Preston

7th - 16th April 2016
By Maddy Costa

“Derelict exists as an act of faith, in the possibility of theatre, and how it brings people together.” Maddy Costa reviews the pop-up Lancashire arts festival Derelict’s 2016 programme.


Review: 1972: The Future of Sex at Shoreditch Town Hall
15 April 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe

Review: 1972: The Future of Sex at Shoreditch Town Hall

Shoreditch Town Hall ⋄ 12th - 23rd April 2016
By Maddy Costa

Sex in the Seventies: Maddy Costa reviews the Wardrobe Ensemble at Shoreditch Town Hall.


Review: The Importance of Being Earnest at the Barbican
4 April 2016
Reviews • Opera

Review: The Importance of Being Earnest at the Barbican

Barbican Theatre ⋄ 29th March - 3rd April 2016
By Maddy Costa

“There is a violence at the heart of this opera,” Maddy Costa reviews The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Ramin Gray.


Review: We’re Stuck! at Shoreditch Town Hall
31 March 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews

Review: We’re Stuck! at Shoreditch Town Hall

Shoreditch Town Hall ⋄ 25th March - 1st April 2016
By Maddy Costa

“Q1: Solve the following equation…” Maddy Costa tackles the maths behind children’s theatre.


Review: People, Places and Things at Wyndham’s Theatre
24 March 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • Reviews • West End & Central

Review: People, Places and Things at Wyndham’s Theatre

Wyndham's Theatre ⋄ 15th March - 18th June 2016
By Maddy Costa

“The fundamental sadness of being alive.” Maddy Costa reviews Duncan Macmillan’s play.


Review: The Devil Speaks True at Vaults
24 February 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe

Review: The Devil Speaks True at Vaults

The Vaults ⋄ 17th - 27th February 2016
By Maddy Costa

What does another negative review bring to the conversation?


Review: Jeramee, Hartlebee and Ooglemore at the Unicorn Theatre
18 February 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe

Review: Jeramee, Hartlebee and Ooglemore at the Unicorn Theatre

Unicorn Theatre ⋄ 6th February - 16th March 2016
By Maddy Costa

“Ridiculous, cheeky and delightful” – the only three words needed to describe Gary Owen and Tim Crouch’s children’s show.


Review: Tar Baby at Vaults
16 February 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe

Review: Tar Baby at Vaults

The Vaults ⋄ 10th - 14th February 2016
By Maddy Costa

Maddy Costa responds to Desiree Burch’s performance in a collection of open letters.


Review: Re:Home at The Yard Theatre
16 February 2016
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe

Review: Re:Home at The Yard Theatre

The Yard Theatre ⋄ 9th February - 5th March 2016
By Maddy Costa

“Re:Home shivers with ghosts because one of them didn’t survive.” Maddy Costa reviews Cressida Brown’s revisiting of Home.


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