“The creativity of artists has sparked dozens of projects”: A series commissioned by Greyscale continues with Lyn Gardner’s community-led Kingston takeover.
Reviews
15 April 2020
Reviews • Imaginary Reviews
Imaginary Reviews: A Streetcar Named Desire
By Jafar Iqbal
“From misty New Orleans to misty South Wales”: Greyscale’s Imaginary Reviews series continues with Jafar Iqbal’s Welsh spin on a classic.
14 April 2020
Reviews • Imaginary Reviews
Imaginary Reviews: All These Castles, Rendered New
By Tracey Sinclair
“It feels conspiratorial, as illicit as an affair”: A new series commissioned by Greyscale begins with Tracey Sinclair’s imaginative jaunt across Newcastle.
7 April 2020
Reviews
Review: This Thing of Darkness on BBC Radio 4
By Andrew Edwards
“It’s hard to keep listening and even harder to stop” – Andy Edwards recommends a painful, compelling radio drama series.
26 March 2020
Reviews
Review: Bubble by Kieran Hurley
By Louise Jones
Social media stormclouds: Louise Jones writes on the Facebook livestream of Kieran Hurley’s student activism drama.
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.