The world of the play ‘spins off its axis and crashes into ours’: Nabilah Said writes to her penpal about Matthew Xia’s production of Athol Fugard’s anti-apartheid play.
Nabilah Said
Articles by Nabilah Said
7 March 2019
Reviews
Review: Inside Bitch at Royal Court
27th February - 23rd March
By Nabilah Said
Funny as hell: Nabilah Said writes on Clean Break’s hilarious, but painful exploration of how women are prison are depicted.
5 October 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Dennis of Penge at Ovalhouse Theatre
26th September - 6th October
By Nabilah Said
‘Gold, sinew and chicken fat’: Nabilah Said reviews Annie Siddons’ epic tribute to SE20 and its residents
24 September 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Arabian Nights at Hoxton Hall
12 September - 13 October 2018
By Nabilah Said
A modern take on an old story: Nabilah Said reviews Nessah Muthy’s version of One Thousand and One Nights.
22 September 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Mouth Open, Story Jump Out at the Unicorn Theatre
18 September - 27 October 2018
By Nabilah Said
Document open, review jump out… Nabilah Said reviews Polarbear’s one-man show about how to tell a story.
17 September 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Misty at the Bush Theatre
Until 20 October 2018
By Nabilah Said
Nabilah Said’s twin cinema review of Arinzé Kene’s powerful solo show.
11 September 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Unexpected Joy at Southwark Playhouse
5 - 29 September 2018
By Nabilah Said
A dress rehearsal for an ideal world: Nabilah Said reviews a musical about three generations of the same family.
13 August 2018
Reviews • London Theatre • Reviews
Review: Homos, Or Everyone in America at Finborough Theatre
By Nabilah Said
Nabilah Said reviews Homos, Or Everyone in America, which is as inspiring and exhausting as watching lovers fight.
11 August 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Silk Road (How To Buy Drugs Online) at Trafalgar Studios 2
Until 1st September 2018
By Nabilah Said
‘The bleak loneliness faced by the outcasts of society’: Nabilah Said reviews this one-man show about an illegal digital market place.
6 June 2018
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Trojan Women at Southbank Centre
2 - 3 June 2018
By Nabilah Said
‘An epic display of female emotion’: Nabilah Said reviews a contemporary opera of Euripides’ tragedy, as part of LIFT 2018.
17 May 2018
Reviews • London Theatre • OWE & Fringe • Reviews
Review: Isaac Came Home From The Mountain at Theatre503
May 16 - June 2
By Nabilah Said
A man’s world: Phil Ormrod’s four-handed drama explores father-son relationships and male violence.
26 March 2018
Reviews • London Theatre • Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Black Men Walking at the Royal Court
March 21 - April 7
By Nabilah Said
A hero’s journey: Yorkshire-based rapper Testament’s play explores hiking and history.
9 March 2018
Reviews • London Theatre • Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Good Girl at Trafalgar Studios
By Nabilah Said
Rip-roaringly funny: Naomi Sheldon’s Edinburgh Fringe hit makes a triumphant transfer to London.
7 March 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Returning to Haifa at Finborough Theatre
27 February – 24 March 2018
By Nabilah Said
Two sides, one story: Nabilah Said reviews the stage adaptation of Ghassan Kanafani’s novella.
10 February 2018
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Drill at Battersea Arts Centre
5 - 17 February 2018
By Nabilah Said
The line between real and fake: Nabilah Said reviews Breach Theatre’s new work about preparing for an emergency.