Fire and fury: Angelo Irving reviews From Below’s outdoor Faustus combining acrobatics, fire poi and pantomime.
Reviews
13 September 2021
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
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.
7 September 2021
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Screensaver Series and The Rite of Spring at Horizon (online)
23-27 August
By Ben Kulvichit
Shapes and colours: Ben Kulvichit reviews two contrasting dance works as part of the Horizon showcase’s public programme.
6 September 2021
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Rockets and Blue Lights, National Theatre
25 August - 9 October
By Hannah Greenstreet
Ripples from the past: Hannah Greenstreet writes on Winsome Pinnock’s epic new play exploring the legacies of Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade.
3 September 2021
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
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.
23 August 2021
Reviews • Bristol
Review: Winners at The Theatre on the Downs, Bristol
10-28 August
By Lilith Wozniak
You are what you eat: Lilith Wozniak reviews The Wardrobe Ensemble’s free-wheeling whistle stop tour of the evolution of capitalism.
21 August 2021
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Look at Me Don’t Look at Me at HOME, Manchester
13 Aug, then touring
By James Varney
Interrupted history: James Varney writes on RashDash’s approach to biography and storytelling in their cabaret portrait of Lizzie Siddal and Dante Gabriel Rosetti.
15 August 2021
Reviews • West End & Central
Review: Paradise at National Theatre
By Hannah Greenstreet
A festering wound: Hannah Greenstreet writes on Kae Tempest’s ‘savagely poetic’ adaptation of Philoctetes by Sophocles.
15 August 2021
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
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
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
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’.
7 August 2021
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: Newcastle Fringe Festival at Alphabetti Theatre
27th July - 7th August
By Tracey Sinclair
‘An eclectic programme’: Tracey Sinclair samples Newcastle Fringe Festival’s offerings, from a performance inside a taxi to aquatic sound art.
2 August 2021
Reviews • National • Newcastle
Review: as british as a watermelon at Newcastle Fringe (online)
29th July, then touring
By Naomi Obeng
‘The realm of memory’: Naomi Obeng reviews mandla rae’s poetic performance film about their memories of seeking asylum.
31 July 2021
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
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
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
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.
24 July 2021
Reviews • Bath • National
Review: Charlie and Stan at Theatre Royal Bath
14-24 July, then touring
By Lilith Wozniak
Slapstick metatheatre: Lilith Wozniak reviews Told By an Idiot’s comic tribute to Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel.