Dinner and a show: Swamp Studios’ immersive drama is as light and fluffy as Dishoom’s biryani.
Corrie Tan
Articles by Corrie Tan
23 November 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Bad Roads at the Royal Court
By Corrie Tan
The female currency of war: Natal’ya Vorozhbit’s harrowing new play explores conflict in Ukraine
8 November 2017
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: Mother Courage and Her Children at Southwark Playhouse
November 2 - December 9
By Corrie Tan
Images of trauma: Corrie Tan on a didactic revival of Brecht’s classic, starring comedian Josie Lawrence.
4 November 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Trestle at the Southwark PlayhouseÂ
1 - 25 November, 2017
By Corrie Tan
A tender chemistry: Corrie Tan reviews the premiere of Stewart Pringle’s Papatango Prize-winning play.
5 October 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: My Name is Rachel Corrie at the Young Vic
29 September to 26 October, 2017
By Corrie Tan
A stunning, heartrending performance by Erin Doherty: Corrie Tan reviews a revival of Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner’s play.
19 September 2017
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: The Unknown Island at the Gate Theatre
September 11 - October 7
By Corrie Tan
“It’s an almost slavish adherence, but it pays off eventually”: Corrie Tan reviews Ellen McDougall’s adaptation of Jose Saramago’s 1997 short story.
29 July 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Road at the Royal Court
21 July to 9 September, 2017
By Corrie Tan
Drink and dullness: Corrie Tan reviews John Tiffany’s revival of Jim Cartwright’s Road.
23 June 2017
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: Terror at the Lyric Hammersmith
June 14 - July 15
By Corrie Tan
An empty philosophical exercise: Corrie Tan isn’t impressed by the “flat, dry” UK premiere of Ferdinand von Schirach’s globe-trotting interactive play.
9 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: A Lie of the Mind at Southwark Playhouse
4 - 27 May, 2017
By Corrie Tan
Corrie Tan finds that “Shepard’s 1985 text still glitters with despair and devastation.”
5 April 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Consent at the National Theatre
National Theatre ⋄ 28 March - 17 May, 2017
By Corrie Tan
The yes-no of it: Corrie Tan reviews Nina Raine’s “exquisitely devastating” new play.
21 March 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Tamburlaine at the Arcola
Arcola Theatre ⋄ 15 March - 8 April 2017
By Corrie Tan
The juvenile nature of war: Corrie Tan reviews Yellow Earth Theatre’s production of Tamburlaine.
11 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: My Country; A Work in Progress at the National Theatre
National Theatre ⋄ Until 22 March 2017, followed by a UK tour
By Corrie Tan
An amuse bouche of a political documentary: Corrie Tan reviews the National Theatre’s response to Brexit.
19 February 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Mars Actually at the Vault Festival
The Vaults ⋄ 15 - 19 February 2017
By Corrie Tan
A wide-eyed discovery of the world: Corrie Tan reviews Superbolt Theatre’s new play about a group of martians.
13 February 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Astronauts of Hartlepool at Vault festival
The Vaults ⋄ 8 - 12 February 2017
By Corrie Tan
We are all aliens: Corrie Tan reviews Tim Foley’s “science fiction on a shoestring” play.
6 February 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Alchemical Door Presents… Night Delving at the Vault Festival
The Vaults ⋄ 26 January, 4 February and 9 February 2017
By Corrie Tan
‘Mouse Toilet’, ‘Blood Army’, and ‘Road Queen’: Corrie Tan reviews ImmerCity’s immersive production at the Vaults Festival 2017.