A celebration of the community of Brent: Elete N-F writes on Zadie Smith’s ‘joyous’ contemporary adaptation of The Wife of Bath.
Reviews
19 November 2021
Reviews
Review: little scratch at Hampstead Theatre
5th November - 11th December
By Brendan Macdonald
Unspoken thoughts: Brendan Macdonald writes on a sonically rich adaptation of Rebecca Watson’s stream of consciousness novel.
19 November 2021
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Straight White Men at Southwark Playhouse
By Frey Kwa Hawking
‘I find myself wishing that this production excavated some deeper weirdness’: Frey Kwa Hawking writes on Young Jean Lee’s 2014 play exploring white privilege.
17 November 2021
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: SAMSKARA at the Yard
8th - 26th November
By Farah Najib
Lasting impressions: Farah Najib writes on Lanre Malaolu’s ‘joyful and hard-hitting’ choreographic interrogation of Black masculinity.
15 November 2021
Reviews • Manchester • National
Review: Good Grief at HOME, Manchester
11-13 November, then touring
By Simon Gwynn
It’s your funeral: Simon Gwynn reviews a clown show made by Ugly Bucket to be performed at a friend’s memorial service.
15 November 2021
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: The Body Remembers at Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol
12-13 November
By Lilith Wozniak
‘Ebbs and flows’: Lilith Wozniak writes on Heather Agyepong’s meditation on trauma and the body.
14 November 2021
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Milk and Gall at Theatre 503
By Emily Davis
A difficult birth: Emily Davis writes on Mathilde Dratwa’s ‘playful and confident’ new play that brings together the personal and the political in the Trump era.
13 November 2021
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Sessions at Soho Theatre
24 September - 2 December
By Miriam Sallon
Talking therapy: Miriam Sallon writes on Ifeyinwa Frederick’s new play that explores masculinity and depression.
13 November 2021
Reviews
Review: We Are Not Finished by Fevered Sleep
By Lily Levinson
Child’s play: Lily Levinson reviews an energetic but oddly generic-feeling production that’s co-created with children.
5 November 2021
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Review: Indecent Proposal at Southwark Playhouse
By Miriam Sallon
An immoral dilemma: Miriam Sallon reviews this musical take on the 90s movie.
4 November 2021
Reviews • Edinburgh • National
Review: Life is a Dream at The Lyceum, Edinburgh
29 October - 20 November
By Fergus Morgan
Rescued from obscurity: Fergus Morgan reviews an under-appreciated play by Pedro Calderon, in a sparse, metatheatrical production by Wils Wilson
2 November 2021
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: ‘night, Mother at the Hampstead Theatre
By Mert Dilek
‘Thick realism’: Mert Dilek writes on Roxana Silbert’s dated revival of Marsha Norman’s ‘grim suicide drama’.
1 November 2021
Reviews • OWE & Fringe
Review: Mum at Soho Theatre
By Emily Davis
Waking nightmare: Emily Davis writes on Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s ‘panic-strewn and nightmarish’ exploration of ‘some of the worst things that a parent could imagine happening’.
28 October 2021
Reviews • Glasgow • National
Review: Dance International Glasgow, Tramway
1-23 October
By Andrew Edwards
How it feels: Andrew Edwards reviews a selection of contemporary dance across forms, from installation to interactive performance and film.
27 October 2021
Reviews • Bristol • National
Review: Wuthering Heights at Bristol Old Vic
20 Oct - 6 Nov, then touring
By Lilith Wozniak
Unpredictable weather: Lilith Wozniak reviews a tonally turbulent production from Wise Children starring Lucy McCormick.