Before the flood: Jess Rahman-González reviews Travis Alabanza’s play about friendship and toilets.
Reviews
3 January 2021
Reviews
Review: Ratatouille – the Musical (online)
By Alice Saville
Cooking up a storm: Alice Saville reviews a fan-created musical inspired by Pixar’s tale of a talented rodent chef.
15 December 2020
Reviews
Review: Zoo Motel by Thaddeus Phillips (online)
By Fergus Morgan
Travelling light: Fergus Morgan checks in for a hotel-themed magic show that’s full of flash but missing substance.
12 December 2020
Reviews
Review: Seeds (online podcast)
By Frey Kwa Hawking
“A whole world between my fingers”: An expansive story about food (in)security and seedbanks sprouts from No Stone Theatre’s podcast, writes Frey Kwa Hawking.
11 December 2020
Reviews
Review: Nine Lessons and Carols at Almeida Theatre
By Lily Levinson
Something to count on: Lily Levinson writes on Chris Bush’s collection of stories for and about dark times.
11 December 2020
Reviews • Glasgow • National
Review: High Man Pen Meander at Tron Theatre, Glasgow (online)
8-13 December
By Andrew Edwards
Living architecture: Andrew Edwards reviews a homage to Glasgow poet Edwin Morgan which takes the audience backstage at the Tron.
10 December 2020
Reviews
Review: The Dumb Waiter at Hampstead Theatre
By Rosemary Waugh
Low-growling discord: Rosemary Waugh reviews a tense 60th anniversary revival of Harold Pinter’s play.
9 December 2020
Reviews
Review: How To Win & SHUT IN by Hidden Track (online)
By Mostyn Jones
Bending the rules: Mostyn Jones writes about two works by Hidden Track that play with the conventions of gaming and theatre.
7 December 2020
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Fabulist Fox Sister, Southwark Playhouse (online)
4th-5th December
By Lily Levinson
“I seancéd my ass off”: Lily Levinson reviews Luke Bateman and Michael Conley’s one-man musical about ‘sozzled, sweary’, Spiritualist sisters.
4 December 2020
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Review: Double, Visitors and Eternal by Darkfield Radio (online)
By James Varney
Internal logic: James Varney writes on Darkfield’s trilogy audio works, which deliver chills with mixed success.
1 December 2020
Reviews
Review: All of Me by Caroline Horton (Twine version)
By Eve Allin
Floating in the void: Eve Allin writes on an innovative, unsettling text-based reimagining of Caroline Horton’s play.
30 November 2020
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Kids Are Alright at Evelyn Estate, Deptford (online)
27 November - 2 December
By Naomi Obeng
‘Dream logic’: Naomi Obeng writes on Encounter’s strange, sad study on grief, reimagined as a filmed site-specific performance.
29 November 2020
Reviews
Review: Death of England: Delroy (online)
27th November
By Frey Kwa Hawking
‘To be responsive is to be quick on your feet but no less considered for it’: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Roy Williams and Clint Dyer’s agile sequel to Death of England.
27 November 2020
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Review: A Passion Play by Margaret Perry (online)
By Lily Levinson
Hockey, tea-towels and God: Lily Levinson reviews a ‘careful and delicate production’ of Margaret Perry’s radio play about a burgeoning teenage romance.
26 November 2020
Reviews
Review: The Journey by Scott Silven (online)
By Fergus Morgan
Smoke and mirrors: Fergus Morgan writes on a Zoom magic show that doesn’t pull off all its tricks.