Containing multitudes: Angelo Irving reviews Ryan Calais Cameron’s play about a group of Black men attending group therapy.
OWE & Fringe
19 October 2021
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Yellowfin at Southwark Playhouse
13th October - 6 November
By Brendan Macdonald
Something fishy going on: Brendan Macdonald writes on Marek Horn’s ‘delightful’ ecological satire exploring the human desire to know.
10 October 2021
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Review: Athena at the Yard
4 - 23rd October
By Hannah Greenstreet
En garde: Hannah Greenstreet writes on Gracie Gardner’s ‘poised, a little weird and deeply funny’ play about a friendship between two teenage fencers.
1 October 2021
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Review: curious at Soho Theatre
By Farah Najib
‘Poetic lyricism and joyful irreverence’: Farah Najib writes on Jasmine Lee-Jones solo show, a personal excavation of the erasure of Black creatives through history.
20 September 2021
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Review: NW Trilogy at Kiln Theatre
20 September - 9 October
By Brendan Macdonald
Rich tapestry: Brendan Macdonald writes on this ‘joyful and critical examination of the Kiln’s local community and its diverse history’.
13 September 2021
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Review: The Memory of Water at Hampstead Theatre
3rd September - 16th October
By Brendan Macdonald
Desperate remedies: Brendan Macdonald writes on Alice Hamilton’s revival of Shelagh Stephenson’s comedy-drama that explores memory and family.
3 September 2021
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Review: Statements after an arrest under the immorality act, Orange Tree
By Farah Najib
‘Sucked into the void’: Farah Najib writes on Diane Page’s revival of Athol Fugard’s dense, challenging play that skewers racial injustice.
15 August 2021
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Review: Carousel at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
By Emily Davis
If I Loved You: Emily Davis reviews Timothy Sheader’s outdoor production of Carousel, which leans into the knottiness of the musical’s themes.
12 August 2021
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Review: Big Big Sky at Hampstead Theatre
30 July - 11th September
By Elete N-F
Community living: Elete N-F writes on Tom Wells’s ‘warm, genuine portrait of life in Kilnsea’.
31 July 2021
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Review: The Two Character Play at Hampstead Theatre
17 July - 28 August
By Brendan Macdonald
‘Bafflingly profound’: Brendan Macdonald writes on Sam Yates’ haunting revival of Tennessee Williams’ metatheatrical play.
30 July 2021
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Somewhere to Belong at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre
By Farah Najib
Searching for a unicorn: Farah Najib writes on Kim Scopes’ playful show, which explores and celebrates experiences of bisexuality.
10 July 2021
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Review: Last Easter at the Orange Tree Theatre
3 July - 7 August
By Frey Kwa Hawking
How the light gets in: Frey Kwa Hawking reviews Tinuke Craig’s revival of Bryony Lavery’s gentle comedy about light and life shared between friends.
10 July 2021
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Review: Niqabi Ninja at ArtsAdmin
8 - 17 July
By Lily Levinson
‘Waspish, punchy and imagistic’: Lily Levinson writes on Niqabi Ninja, an audio-guided walk that casts light on misogynistic violence and street harassment.
19 June 2021
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Review: Skin Hunger, Stone Nest
15 - 27 June
By Brendan Macdonald
Touching the void: Brendan Macdonald writes on Dante or Die’s interactive exploration of touch, which is a reminder of theatre’s ‘ability to provoke deep, intimate connections between audience and performer’.
6 June 2021
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Review: The Death of a Black Man, Hampstead Theatre
28th May - 10th July
By Mert Dilek
Mert Dilek writes on Dawn Walton’s revival of Alfred Fagon’s incendiary play, ‘a crucible in which questions of race, class, and gender intermingle’.