A frightening picture, but not one it feels we’re on the verge of entering: Simon Gwynn reviews Theatre Ad Infinitum’s Light on its return to Battersea Arts Centre.
OWE & Fringe
5 June 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Island at Southwark Playhouse
until 24 June 2017
By Daniel Perks
Desperation and fragility: Daniel Perks on a revival of the 1973 play about life on Apartheid-era Robben Island.
27 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Jam at the Finborough Theatre
23rd May - 17th June 2017
By Fergus Morgan
“One of the hardest things for boys to learn is that a teacher is human…” Fergus Morgan reviews Matt Parvin’s play about the class clown and his former teacher.
23 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Margate / Dreamland at Shoreditch Town Hall
19 - 20 May 2017
By Gillian Greer
A tapestry of unrelenting sound: Gillian Greer reviews Nigel and Louise’s tribute to Margate.
22 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Othello at Wilton’s Music Hall
16 May - 3 June 2017
By Amy Borsuk
Losing faith: Amy Borsuk reviews a production of Othello with religion as its core.
20 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: What if the plane falls out of the sky? at Shoreditch Town Hall
18 - 20 May 2017
By Gillian Greer
And we all get badges! Gillian Greer reviews Idiot Child’s lecture/workshop/boot camp designed to relieve us of our innermost fears.
20 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Voodoo at Sadler’s Wells
12 May 2017
By Anna Winter
A vortex of visibility and vulnerability: Anna Winter reviews Project O at Sadler’s Wells.
18 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Dyl at the Old Red Lion
9th May - 12th June
By Fergus Morgan
The baby and the bath water and the whole, cast-iron bath: Fergus Morgan reviews a slightly overwrought production of Mark Weinman’s debut play.
17 May 2017
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: Richard III at the Arcola Theatre
May 11 - June 6
By Sally Hales
A revolving door of middle-aged white men: Sally Hales reviews Mehmet Ergen’s “strangely incoherent” production.
16 May 2017
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: Babette’s Feast at the Print Room
May 9 - June 3
By Amy Borsuk
Cosy and humble: Amy Borsuk whets her appetite with Glyn Maxwell’s stage adaptation of Karen Blixen’s 1958 short story, but leaves wanting more.
14 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Room at Stratford East
2 May – 3 Jun 2017
By B. L. Sherrington
Survival mode: B. L. Sherrington reviews the stage adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s novel.
13 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Assata Taught Me at the Gate Theatre
4 - 27 May 2017
By Bridget Minamore
Performances by Adjoa Andoh and Kenneth Omole “are easily the highlight” of Assata Taught Me. Review by Bridget Minamore.
12 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Occupational Hazards at the Hampstead Theatre
28 April - 3 June 2017
By Gillian Greer
“The first pretend Tory I’ve ever almost-liked.” Gillian Greer reviews Stephen Brown’s new play about MP Rory Stewart.
11 May 2017
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: The Pulverised
May 2 - May 27
By Brendan Macdonald
Surprisingly stagnant: Brendan Macdonald reviews the UK premiere of Alexandra Badea’s award-winning play about the effects of globalisation.
10 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Tick, tick… Boom! at the Park Theatre
3 - 27 May 2017
By Eleanor Turney
Sound issues aside, Eleanor Turney still has a “highly entertaining” evening with the Park Theatre’s staging of Jonathan Larson’s early musical.