Pain and prayer: Hannah Greenstreet writes on Matilda Ibini’s witty, moving coming of age story.
OWE & Fringe
13 December 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Pecsmas at the Yard Theatre
9th - 20th December
By Lily Levinson
Thrusting hope in our faces: Lily Levinson writes on watching Pecs Drag Kings’ Christmas show on election night.
11 December 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Joan of Leeds at New Diorama Theatre
3rd - 21st December
By Frey Kwa Hawking
‘It’s time to wank jubilantly with a cross’: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Breach’s exuberant retelling of the sexual adventures of a 14th century nun.
11 December 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Fitter at Soho Theatre
3rd December - 4th January
By Emily Davis
Revelling in mess: Emily Davis writes on Ell Potter and Mary Higgins’ exploration of masculinity and their relationship to it.
9 December 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Bitch on Heat at Soho Theatre
5th - 14th December
By Maddy Costa
A howl of despair: Maddy Costa writes on Leah Shelton’s latex-clad, lipsync take on the myth of Pandora’s box.
9 December 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Ubu! at Shoreditch Town Hall
4th-21st December
By Mert Dilek
‘It resembles an affably deranged birthday party’: Mert Dilek writes on Kneehigh’s riotous adaptation of Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi.
7 December 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Dick Whittington and His Cat at Hackney Empire
23rd Nov - 5th January
By Emily Davis
‘A glimpse of what the world could look like if everything were simpler and the people were kinder’: Emily Davis wells up at Hackney Empire’s Windrush-inspired pantomime.
28 November 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Hunger at Arcola Theatre
20 November - 21 December
By Emily Davis
‘A stumble off the path, into a crack in the ground’: Emily Davis writes on a new adaptation of Knut Hamsun’s book and the politics of the decision to programme it.
21 November 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Land Without Dreams at the Gate Theatre
By Maddy Costa
Imagining a future: Maddy Costa writes on Danish theatre company Fix & Foxy’s ‘materially sparse, philosophically expansive’ show.
21 November 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: #WeAreArrested at the Arcola Theatre
By Brendan Macdonald
A rallying cry for freedom of the press: Brendan MacDonald writes on the stage adaptation of journalist Can Dündar’s account of his imprisonment.
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.
21 November 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: The Canterville Ghost at Unicorn Theatre
By Amy Borsuk
Not-so-seriously spooky: Amy Borsuk writes on a witty, magic-trick filled take on Oscar Wilde’s ghost story.
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.
18 November 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Before I Was a Bear at the Bunker Theatre
12-23rd November
By Hannah Greenstreet
Bear with me: Hannah Greenstreet writes on Eleanor Tindall’s fur-suited monologue about queer sexuality.
17 November 2019
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Spiderfly at Theatre 503
By Simon Gwynn
Caught in the web: Simon Gwynn writes on John Webber’s new play exploring male violence.