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Lauren Mooney


Lauren Mooney

Lauren Mooney is a writer, producer and arts administrator based in London. As well as writing for Exeunt and The Stage, Lauren works at Clean Break and is the writer-producer for Kandinsky.


Articles by Lauren Mooney


Review: Little Miss Sunshine at Arcola Theatre
4 April 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe

Review: Little Miss Sunshine at Arcola Theatre

21 March - 11 May
By Lauren Mooney

‘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.


Review: In Lipstick at The Pleasance
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.


Review: Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale at Camden People’s Theatre
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


Review: vessel at Battersea Arts Centre
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.


Review: Twelfth Night at the Young Vic
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.


Edinburgh review: The Half
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.


Edinburgh Review: Baby Face at Summerhall
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.’


Edinburgh review: Drip at Paines Plough Roundabout
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.


Review: Home, I’m Darling at National Theatre
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.


Review: Peter Pan at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
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.


Review: The Velveteen Rabbit at the Unicorn 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.


Review: Ugly Chief at Battersea Arts Centre
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.


Why Touring Theatre is Weighted Against Artists
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.


Edinburgh Fringe Review: Jess and Joe Forever at Traverse Theatre
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.


Edinburgh Fringe Review: Hear Me Raw at Underbelly
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.


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