Thrusting hope in our faces: Lily Levinson writes on watching Pecs Drag Kings’ Christmas show on election night.
Lily Levinson
Articles by Lily Levinson
12 December 2019
Reviews
Review: The Duchess of Malfi at Almeida Theatre
By Lily Levinson
A medicine cabinet of wonders: Lily Levinson writes on the themes of sickness and disease that fill Rebecca Frecknall’s take on Webster’s tragedy.
6 December 2019
Features
The Big House: “Believing in me when I didn’t believe in myself.”
By Lily Levinson
Housed in a former mirror factory, The Big House works with at-risk young people to make theatre that reflects their experiences. Lily Levinson talks to the participants in their new performance, 1st Luv.
23 November 2019
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Henry IV/ Richard III at the Globe
23rd November - 26th January
By Lily Levinson
‘Shakespearean civil war as Tarantino-esque entertainment’: Lily Levinson writes on Sean Holmes and Ilinca Radulian’s action-packed double-bill of history plays.
21 November 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: i will still be whole (when you rip me in half)
12 - 23 November
By Lily Levinson
‘a steady throb like the sound of your heart beat in the bath’: Lily Levinson writes on Ava Wong Davies’ lyrical exploration of a relationship between a daughter and her estranged mother.
19 November 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Kissing Rebellion, Ovalhouse
15th - 30th November
By Lily Levinson
‘It looks like mending, in a way’: Lily Levinson writes on Abigail Boucher and Carolyn Defrin’s dance theatre performance exploring intimacy and activism.
1 November 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Germ Free Adolescent at the Bunker
By Lily Levinson
Pass it on: Lily Levinson writes on Natalie Mitchell’s kind-hearted play about OCD and teen relationships.
10 October 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Femme Fatale at Omnibus Theatre
8 - 27th October
By Lily Levinson
‘Spit in my face’: Lily Levinson writes on Polly Wiseman’s new play that imagines a meeting between Valerie Solanas and Nico.
8 September 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Typical at Soho Theatre
By Lily Levinson
Typical?: Lily Levinson writes on Ryan Cameron Calais’s monologue, which explores the devastating consequences of institutional racism.
4 July 2019
Features
Romania’s divided political theatre landscape
By Lily Levinson
Lily Levinson writes on the seismic generational divides in Romania’s theatre scene, and the embattled political companies that are fighting for change.