Teetering on the verge: Ava Wong Davies reviews Zawe Ashton’s poetic play exploring black women’s experiences of mental health issues.
Reviews
20 October 2019
Reviews • Leeds • National
Review: There Are No Beginnings at Leeds Playhouse
16 October - 2 November
By John Murphy
A shadow over town: John Murphy reviews Charley Miles’ feminist-lensed play about the fear bred by the Yorkshire Ripper murders.
20 October 2019
Reviews • Glasgow • National
Review: Crowd at Dance International Glasgow
16 October
By Andrew Edwards
Rave speed 0.25: Andrew Edwards writes on French choreographer Gisèle Vienne’s slow motion, dirt-smeared party.
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20 October 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: [BLANK] at the Donmar Warehouse
11th October - 30th November
By Hannah Greenstreet
‘The gesture of care makes the performance feel suddenly more dangerous’: Hannah Greenstreet writes on Clean Break’s production of Alice Birch’s sharply experimental new play.
19 October 2019
Reviews
Review: I Have Met the Enemy (and the enemy is us)
16th - 26th October
By Lauren Vevers
‘More disorientating than powerful’: Lauren Vevers reviews Common Wealth’s dystopian immersive show.
18 October 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Hard to Be Soft; Hope Hunt/ The Ascension into Lazarus
10th October
By Ka Bradley
The real deal: Ka Bradley writes on three dance pieces by Oona Doherty, exploring masculinity and working-class communities in Northern Ireland.
17 October 2019
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: Isolation at Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle
15-18 October
By Tracey Sinclair
Disruptive behaviour: Tracey Sinclair writes on Elijah Young’s ‘vinegar-sharp’ piece about teenagers in a daytime detention class.
17 October 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Out of Order at the Southbank Centre
12-14 October
By Ben Kulvichit
The tears of a clown: Ben Kulvichit writes on the poignant chaos of Forced Entertainment’s new show.
15 October 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: A History of Water in the Middle East at Royal Court
By Alice Saville
Drip, drip, drip: Alice Saville writes on Sabrina Mahfouz’s slow-building deluge of a show.
14 October 2019
Reviews • Glasgow • National
Review: GRIN at Dance International Glasgow
11-12 October
By Andrew Edwards
‘Dances for those who dance them’: Andy Edwards on V/DA’s survey of Afro-Caribbean dance and its radical ‘strategy of refusal’.
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14 October 2019
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Extraordinary Wall [of Silence] at Bristol Old Vic
5-19 October, then touring
By Lilith Wozniak
Resistance and solidarity: Lilith Wonziak reviews Theatre Ad Infinitum’s latest show exploring the challenges and prejudice faced by the Deaf community.
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10 October 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Mephisto [A Rhapsody] at Gate Theatre
3-26th October
By Frey Kwa Hawking
‘How far does self-awareness get us?’ Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Samuel Gallet’s metatheatrical skewering of the theatre industry.
10 October 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Femme Fatale at Omnibus Theatre
8 - 27th October
By Lily Levinson
‘Spit in my face’: Lily Levinson writes on Polly Wiseman’s new play that imagines a meeting between Valerie Solanas and Nico.
10 October 2019
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: Bluebeard at Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle
8-12 October
By Tracey Sinclair
High life: Tracey Sinclair reviews Camasido Club’s ‘glitter-soaked morality tale’ about powerful men and the commodification of youth.
9 October 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: We Dig at Ovalhouse
By Frey Kwa Hawking
‘We’re already in the dirt’: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Emma Frankland’s performance demolition of Ovalhouse, made with a company of transfeminine artists.