Reviews Archive - Exeunt Magazine

8 April 2021

Reviews

Review: Living Newspaper: A Counter Narrative at the Royal Court (online)

By Hannah Greenstreet

Hot off the press: Hannah Greenstreet reviews the Royal Court’s eclectic online experiment in rapid-response theatre.

6 April 2021

Reviews • National • OWE & Fringe

Review: Open Mic at HOME/Soho Theatre (online)

1-3 April

By James Varney

Eye contact: James Varney writes on liveness in Rob Drummond’s unsettling, loss-tinged open mic night.

3 April 2021

Reviews

Review: The Lucky Ones by Riptide (online)

By Holly Williams

Two can play that game: Holly Williams teams up with her brother Lyall to review Riptide’s ambitious week-long code-cracking adventure.

29 March 2021

Reviews • Bristol • National

Review: The Meaning of Zong at Bristol Old Vic (online)

21 March - 20 April

By Lilith Wozniak

Writing history: Lilith Wozniak writes on the role of storytelling in Giles Terera’s radio play about the 1781 Zong slaveship massacre and the fight for abolition.

24 March 2021

Reviews • Bristol • National

Review: Is Now A Good Time? at Tobacco Factory Theatres

17-21 March, then touring

By Harvey Bassett

Office romance: Harvey Bassett reviews Out of Chaos’s interactive telephone show masquerading as a market research questionnaire.

22 March 2021

Reviews • Manchester • National

Review: Closed Hands at HOME, Manchester (online)

By Mostyn Jones

Untangling threads: Mostyn Jones reviews an ambitious game by Dan Hett exploring the fallout of a terror attack.

21 March 2021

Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: A Rain Walk at The Place (online)

11-28 March

By Ben Kulvichit

A mood: Ben Kulvichit writes on an audio piece which invites the listener on a stroll in the rain.

20 March 2021

Reviews • National • Sheffield

Review: The Band Plays On at Sheffield Theatres

16-28 March

By Louise Jones

‘Homecoming’: Louise Jones reviews a warming, nostalgia-laden gig theatre tribute to the city of Sheffield.

20 March 2021

Reviews

Review: Dream by RSC (online)

By Francesca Peschier

Do you believe in fairies? Francesca Peschier doesn’t find much magic in the RSC’s mega-budget digital experiment.

18 March 2021

Reviews • Oxford

Review: The Duchess of Malfi (online)

By Amy Borsuk

Murder most foul: Amy Borsuk reviews Creation Theatre’s Zoom production of John Webster’s revenge tragedy, which successfully walks a tightrope between camp and gore.

18 March 2021

Reviews • National

Review: The Picture of Dorian Gray (online)

16-31 March

By Naomi Obeng

Black mirror, black mirror on the wall…: Naomi Obeng reviews a star-laden adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s novel, transposed to the perilous world of social media.

9 March 2021

Reviews

Review: HELLO, by Bertrand Lesca and Nasi Voutsas (online)

By Ava Wong Davies

“Life gets in the way”: Ava Wong Davies reviews an intimate, constantly interrupted, week-long succession of texts and videos from Bertrand Lesca and Nasi Voutsas.