‘A boiling down of the complex and beautiful into something more prosaic’: Lauren Mooney writes on a musical adaptation of the cult film about a dysfunctional family road trip.
Lauren Mooney
Articles by Lauren Mooney
14 January 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: In Lipstick at The Pleasance
By Lauren Mooney
‘Something strange and wild emerges from familiar architecture’: Lauren Mooney reviews Annie Jenkins’ impressive debut play about female friendship.
25 November 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale at Camden People’s Theatre
By Lauren Mooney
Counting the cost of love: Lauren Mooney reviews Haley McGee’s ‘consistently hilarious and hypnotically honest’ solo show
11 November 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: vessel at Battersea Arts Centre
6th - 24th November
By Lauren Mooney
‘Let’s talk about speaking’: Lauren Mooney writes on Sue MacLaine Company’s new show, inspired by the practice of Anchoritism.
11 October 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Twelfth Night at the Young Vic
By Lauren Mooney
Shakespeare as party: Lauren Mooney writes on a fantastically warm, welcoming opener to Kwame Kwei-Armah’s reign at the Young Vic.
27 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh review: The Half
By Lauren Mooney
Double act: Danielle Ward’s debut play follows two female comedians in an industry that pits women against each other.
27 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh Review: Baby Face at Summerhall
By Lauren Mooney
Lauren Mooney reviews Katy Dye’s debut show about ‘a cultural sexualisation of youth and innocence.’
27 August 2018
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Edinburgh review: Drip at Paines Plough Roundabout
By Lauren Mooney
Life-saving warmth: Lauren Mooney on Tom Wells’ heartfelt tale of teenagers and sychronised swimming.
4 August 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Home, I’m Darling at National Theatre
By Lauren Mooney
Meaningful and lovely: Laura Wade’s exploration of ’50s domesticity swells into something surprisingly heartfelt.
29 May 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Peter Pan at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
17 May - 15 June 2018
By Lauren Mooney
Charming, inventive and beautiful: Lauren Mooney reviews the return of a WWI-set Peter Pan to the Open Air Theatre.
23 November 2017
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Velveteen Rabbit at the Unicorn Theatre
17 November - 31 December 2017
By Lauren Mooney
A surefire festive treat: Lauren Mooney reviews the return of Margery Williams’s Velveteen Rabbit to the Unicorn Theatre.
15 November 2017
Reviews
Review: Ugly Chief at Battersea Arts Centre
By Lauren Mooney
A living funeral: Lauren Mooney on Victoria Melody’s “staggeringly beautiful” show, made in collaboration with her Dad.
16 October 2017
Features
Why Touring Theatre is Weighted Against Artists
By Lauren Mooney
Lauren Mooney explores the fraught business of booking a tour, and the glaring power imbalance between venues and freelance artists.
15 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Jess and Joe Forever at Traverse Theatre
Until 27th August 2017
By Lauren Mooney
Lovely in the purest sense of the word: Lauren Mooney reviews Zoe Cooper’s fresh and exciting love story.
11 August 2017
Reviews • Edinburgh Fringe 2017
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Hear Me Raw at Underbelly
Until 27th August 2017
By Lauren Mooney
The horrible world of wellness: Lauren Mooney on Daniella Isaacs’ blistering one woman show about clean living.