Social media stormclouds: Louise Jones writes on the Facebook livestream of Kieran Hurley’s student activism drama.
Reviews
18 March 2020
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Seven Streams of the River Ota at National Theatre
By Ava Wong Davies
A starting gun: Ava Wong Davies on Robert LePage’s epic but flattening narrative of suffering and resilience.
17 March 2020
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: Elevator Festival, Live Theatre
11-21 March
By Tracey Sinclair
Seeds for the future: Tracey Sinclair writes on Live Theatre’s showcase of developing work from emerging makers from the North East and beyond.
16 March 2020
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Faustus: That Damned Woman at Bristol Old Vic
10-21 March, then touring
By Ben Kulvichit
I could do so much more: Ben Kulvichit reviews Chris Bush’s ambitious, time travelling reinterpretation of Doctor Faustus.
16 March 2020
Reviews
Review: Love, Love, Love at Lyric Hammersmith
By Joseph Winer
The price of freedom: Joseph Winer reviews Mike Bartlett’s baby boomer satire, 10 years after it first premiered.
14 March 2020
Reviews • Glasgow • National
Review: MAIM at Tron Theatre, Glasgow
11-14 March, then touring
By Andrew Edwards
‘Head above water’: Andrew Edwards reviews Theatre Gu Leòr’s multilingual play about climate crisis and the erosion of the Gàidhlig language.
12 March 2020
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Shoe Lady at the Royal Court
4th March - 21st March
By Hannah Greenstreet
‘An odyssey in miniature’: Hannah Greenstreet writes on E.V. Crowe’s new play about a woman whose life spirals out of control when she loses a shoe.
12 March 2020
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: Damn Seagulls at Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle
By Tracey Sinclair
Hat trick: Tracey Sinclair reviews Mike Edwards’ ‘smart and eloquent’ solo show which smiles through grief.
11 March 2020
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Augmented at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
5-7 March, then touring
By James Varney
Sudden cyborg: James Varney writes on Sophie Woolley’s first-person account of losing, and then regaining, her hearing.
8 March 2020
Reviews • Leicester • National
Review: Common Salt at Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester
6 March, then touring
By Naomi Obeng
‘Lost words’: Naomi Obeng writes on Sheila Ghelani and Sue Palmer’s ‘show and tell’ excavation of colonial trade history.
8 March 2020
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Insane Animals at HOME Manchester
28 February - 14 March
By James Varney
No spoilers: James Varney writes an email to HOME and explores the ways in which work is contextualised for audiences.
7 March 2020
Reviews • Derby • National
Review: Macbeth at Derby Theatre
3-14 March
By Emily Holyoake
Kite, meat hook, paint: Emily Holyoake delves into the symbolism of props and the tropes of contemporary Shakespeare revivals.
7 March 2020
Reviews • National • York
Review: Alone in Berlin at York Theatre Royal
7-21 March
By Louise Jones
Writ large: Louise Jones reviews an adaptation of Hans Fallada’s wartime novel which loses its moral nuance in the journey from page to stage.
5 March 2020
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: TRAINERS at the Gate Theatre
By Frey Kwa Hawking
‘This trying is pointed at you, because the show felt pointed at me for once’: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Sylvan Oswald’s ‘theatrical essay’ about transness and love.
4 March 2020
Reviews
Review: The Mikvah Project at Orange Tree Theatre
28th February - 28th March
By Ava Wong Davies
Sinking in: Ava Wong Davies writes on Georgia Green’s production of Josh Azouz’s ‘tender, exposing’ play, which explores an unfolding relationship through a religious ritual.