‘A rallying cry’: Louise Jones reviews Fehinti Balogun and Complicité’s filmed show about the former’s journey into climate activism.
Louise Jones
Articles by Louise Jones
23 May 2021
Reviews • National • Norwich
Review: A Thousand Ways (Part One): A Phone Call at Norfolk and Norwich Festival
17-22 May, then touring
By Louise Jones
On the line: Louise Jones writes on 600 Highwaymen’s intimate, exposing piece which takes place on a phone call with a stranger.
17 April 2021
Reviews • National
Review: The Disappearing of Vincent Gambini (online)
14-18 April
By Louise Jones
Now you see me: Louise Jones reviews a film by performance maker and magician Augusto Corrieri, made in response to a cancelled 2020 tour.
1 April 2021
Features
Compass Festival #1: are you listening?
By Louise Jones
Louise Jones answers the call of ZU-UK’s phonebox-based performance in her first piece as embedded critic at Compass, the Leeds-based festival of live art
20 March 2021
Reviews • National • Sheffield
Review: The Band Plays On at Sheffield Theatres
16-28 March
By Louise Jones
‘Homecoming’: Louise Jones reviews a warming, nostalgia-laden gig theatre tribute to the city of Sheffield.
23 November 2020
Reviews • Halifax • National
Review: The Aftermath at The Piece Hall, Halifax (online)
18 November - 31 December
By Louise Jones
Growing pains: Louise Jones reviews Northern Rascal’s outdoor dance piece made with a group of twenty 16-25 year olds from Calderdale.
11 November 2020
Reviews • Liverpool • National
Review: The Ghost Caller by Headlong
4-19 November
By Louise Jones
Grief encounter: Louise Jones reviews Headlong’s ghost story, reimagined as a performance via telephone.
6 October 2020
Reviews • Leeds • National
Review: Connecting Voices at Leeds Playhouse
2-17 October
By Louise Jones
Unreliable connection: Louise Jones reviews a series of short performances exploring isolation and togetherness, co-presented with Opera North.
9 September 2020
Reviews
Review: Every Time a Bell Rings at Park Bench Theatre, York
By Louise Jones
Louise Jones reviews an outdoor monologue with a soundtrack that chimes with its themes of grief and spirituality.
26 March 2020
Reviews
Review: Bubble by Kieran Hurley
By Louise Jones
Social media stormclouds: Louise Jones writes on the Facebook livestream of Kieran Hurley’s student activism drama.
7 March 2020
Reviews • National • York
Review: Alone in Berlin at York Theatre Royal
7-21 March
By Louise Jones
Writ large: Louise Jones reviews an adaptation of Hans Fallada’s wartime novel which loses its moral nuance in the journey from page to stage.
3 February 2020
Reviews • Leeds • National
Review: Night of the Living Dead – Remix
24th January - 15th February, then touring
By Louise Jones
‘An America that tears itself apart from the inside’: Louise Jones reviews imitating the dog’s shot-for-shot live remix of George Romero’s horror movie.
21 December 2019
Reviews • Leeds • National
Review: A Night at the Musicals at Leeds Playhouse
18-21 December
By Louise Jones
Glitz and glamour: Louise Jones reviews Le Gateau Chocolat and Jonny Woo’s loving lampooning of all things musical theatre.
28 November 2019
Reviews • National • York
Review: Hello and Goodbye at York Theatre Royal
14-30 November
By Louise Jones
Shaft of light: Louise Jones writes on the ‘futile, gripping’ intensity of Athol Fugard’s seldom-produced two-hander.
22 September 2019
Reviews • National • York
Review: This is not a wedding at York Theatre Royal
17-18 September, then touring
By Louise Jones
Unholy matrimony: Louise Jones reviews Gracefool Collective’s unruly deconstruction of wedding traditions.