The isolation of the young and the lost: Gillian Greer reviews the 20th anniversary production of Enda Walsh’s first play.
Gillian Greer
Articles by Gillian Greer
4 July 2017
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: Hir at the Bush Theatre
June 15 - July 22
By Gillian Greer
Sharp, zeitgeist-y, and sometimes moving: Gillian Greer reviews the problematic European premiere of Taylor Mac’s New York smash-hit Hir.
12 June 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Infinity Pool at the BAC
7 - 10 June 2017
By Gillian Greer
Make-up smudges, hair dye stains and strings of starry-eyed text messages: Gillian Greer reviews Bea Roberts’ version of Flaubert’s Madame Bovary.
23 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Margate / Dreamland at Shoreditch Town Hall
19 - 20 May 2017
By Gillian Greer
A tapestry of unrelenting sound: Gillian Greer reviews Nigel and Louise’s tribute to Margate.
20 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: What if the plane falls out of the sky? at Shoreditch Town Hall
18 - 20 May 2017
By Gillian Greer
And we all get badges! Gillian Greer reviews Idiot Child’s lecture/workshop/boot camp designed to relieve us of our innermost fears.
19 May 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: The Lounge at Soho Theatre
25 April – 20 May 2017
By Gillian Greer
Where we go when we fall and can’t get back up again: Gillian Greer reviews Inspector Sands’ show about the ageing process.
12 May 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Occupational Hazards at the Hampstead Theatre
28 April - 3 June 2017
By Gillian Greer
“The first pretend Tory I’ve ever almost-liked.” Gillian Greer reviews Stephen Brown’s new play about MP Rory Stewart.
8 May 2017
Features
Rita Kalnejais: “We wanted to do something that was really gorgeous”
By Gillian Greer
Gillian Greer interviews the writer of ‘This Beautiful Future’ at The Yard about love, war, and karaoke.
1 May 2017
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: Home Truths at The Bunker
April 17 - May 13
By Gillian Greer
Demands to be heard: Gillian Greer, sustained only by artisanal fudge, sees nine plays in one day as part of Cardboard Citizens’ incomplete history of housing.
1 May 2017
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: While We’re Here at the Bush Theatre
May 1 - May 27
By Gillian Greer
The past is a strange country: Gillian Greer admires the gentle craftsmanship of Barney Norris’ new two-hander, the inaugural production in the Bush’s new studio space.
10 March 2017
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: a profoundly affectionate passionate devotion to someone (-noun) at the Royal Court
Royal Court, Jerwood Upstairs ⋄ 28 February - 1 April 2017
By Gillian Greer
The unsettling feeling of studying the alchemy of love: Gillian Greer reviews debbie tucker green’s new play at the Royal Court.
6 March 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: In Other Words at the Hope Theatre
Hope Theatre ⋄ 28 February - 18 March 2017
By Gillian Greer
The magic in myth-making: Gillian Greer reviews a new play about growing old together.
23 February 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Claustrophilia at the Vault festival 2017
The Vaults ⋄ 17 - 18 February 2017
By Gillian Greer
A misnomer: Gillian Greer reviews a play that recognises the audience’s curiosity, but denies it.
7 February 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: HIP at the Vault Festival
The Vaults ⋄ 1 - 5 February 2017
By Gillian Greer
Through the veins of a broken old house in Brighton: Gillian Greer reviews Jolie Booth’s new show at the Vault Festival 2017.
6 February 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: A Hundred Different Words For Love at Vault festival
The Vaults ⋄ 1 - 5 February 2017
By Gillian Greer
Takes on an honesty all of its own: Gillian Greer reviews James Rowland’s “twinkle-eyed telling of an untrue love story”.