Ice-cold teen psychopaths: Alice Saville writes on the ’80s teen movie’s uneasy transition to the stage.
Reviews
13 September 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Holy Sh!t at Kiln Theatre
By Francesca Peschier
Middle class problems: Francesca Peschier writes on Alexis Zegerman’s exploration of rules, religion, and cultural legacy.
13 September 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Woods at Royal Court
5 September - 20 October 2018
By Frey Kwa Hawking
Frey Kwa Hawking reviews a play that ‘doesn’t make conventional sense, but a kind of sense you feel intuitively.’
13 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Madhouse at Abbey Theatre, Dublin
7 - 22 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
‘Smart comedy’: Chris McCormack reviews a play about the historic treatment of metal health conditions.
12 September 2018
Reviews • Newcastle
Review: The Art of Cuddling and Other Things at Alphabetti Theatre
7 September 2018
By Tracey Sinclair
A group hug? Tracey Sinclair reviews a devised work by new North East company Circ Motif.
12 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Unwoman Part III at Samuel Beckett Theatre
10 - 16 October 2018
By Chris McCormack
Nerve-shredding: Chris McCormack reviews a solo performance by Olwen Fouéré, as part of the Dublin Fringe.
11 September 2018
Reviews
Review: Dust at Trafalgar Studios
Until 13 October 2018
By Josephine Balfour-Oatts
Painful fluency: Josephine Balfour-Oatts reviews Milly Thomas’s play about the aftermath of suicide.
11 September 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Unexpected Joy at Southwark Playhouse
5 - 29 September 2018
By Nabilah Said
A dress rehearsal for an ideal world: Nabilah Said reviews a musical about three generations of the same family.
10 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: AFTER at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
8 - 15 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
From “Shock” to “Acceptance”: Chris McCormack reviews a Dublin Fringe show about the end of everything.
10 September 2018
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Baba’s Song at the Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
4 - 5 September, then touring
By Lilith Wozniak
Lilith Wozniak reviews a new show about raising children, Russian folklore and how the theatre industry supports mothers.
10 September 2018
Reviews • Dublin
Review: Susie and the Story Shredder at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
9 - 16 September 2018
By Chris McCormack
Stories are forbidden, but artistry has flourished elsewhere: Chris McCormack reviews a ‘wonderful’ children’s show at the Dublin Fringe.
9 September 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Humans at Hampstead Theatre
Until 13 October 2018
By Ava Davies
The awkwardness of family dinners: Ava Davies reviews Stephen Karam’s Thanksgiving play.
7 September 2018
Reviews • Nottingham
Review: Sweet Charity at Nottingham Playhouse
31 August – 22 September 2018
By Peter Kirwan
More to life than love: Peter Kirwan reviews the Nottingham Playhouse’s first musical in over a decade.
5 September 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Dance Nation at the Almeida
27 August - 6 October 2018
By Rosemary Waugh
Blood, sweat and more blood: Rosemary Waugh reviews the UK premiere of Clare Barron’s play about 13-year-old competitive dancers.
1 September 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Velvet Petal at Southbank Centre
31 August - 1 September 2018
By Rosemary Waugh
You have nothing to fear: Rosemary Waugh reviews Scottish Dance Theatre with a work inspired by Robert Mapplethorpe.