In Boris The Musical 2: Brexit Harder, Blowfish Theatre go above and beyond in their noble and refreshing quest to ‘find the fun in the farce that is Brexit.’ It's not easy to sustain over an hour …
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Transit, Underbelly Southbank Festival, review
June 2, 2019
Québécois circus company Flip Fabrique return to the Southbank after last year's presentation of Catch Me (Attrape Moi) with Underbelly's first main space headliner of the summer, Transit. A thrilling mix of acrobatic disciplines (hand-balance, …
Having been fortunate enough to see the vast majority of headline shows that Underbelly's programmed in the 11 years since they set up shop on the Southbank, I'm confident that Bernie Dieter's Little Death Club …
Beneath The Blue Rinse, Park Theatre, review
May 26, 2019
A life-affirming new hostage comedy at the Park Theatre empowers older women and shows us what’s Beneath The Blue Rinse. Upon taking a seat at the Park Theatre to watch KEPOW! Theatre and Veritas Theatre Company’s …
Delicacy, The Space, review
May 8, 2019
Humour and horror come together in Delicacy – a domestic drama about murder most foul, and cottage pie – at The Space Arts Centre. Don’t watch on a full stomach. The Gibsons are just a normal …
What Shit-faced Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew company lack in truthful performances, they make up for in improvisation, comedic timing and raucous fun. One should expect any Shit-faced Shakespeare production to be opened by a host …
Tumulus, Soho Theatre, review
April 20, 2019
It's not clear what Christopher Adams' chemsex-themed queer noir, Tumulus, wants to be. The jokes aren't sharp enough for it to function as a comedy, its darker themes aren't explored in enough depth for it …
Check-in/Check-out, VAULT Festival, review
March 17, 2019
Heart-rending accounts of addiction are diluted by uninspired direction in Outside Edge's Check-in/Check-out. With its cast sat in a semicircle and various members (all professional actors) sharing their own experiences with addiction, Outside Edge's Check-in/Check-out adopts …
Miss Fortunate, VAULT Festival, review
March 13, 2019
With creative staging, an intricate story arc and engaging performance by Molly O’Shea, Miss Fortunate tackles a difficult and personal subject matter with sensitivity - but the split-character and emotional audience addresses run their course …
Smack That (a conversation), Ovalhouse, review
March 3, 2019
Six survivors of prolonged physical and psychological violence top up your cider cup, compliment you on your jacket and check you know how to play pass-the-parcel. Smack That (a conversation)'s atmosphere - ingenuous, convivial, kind …
The Importance of Being Earnest, Tara Arts, review
March 1, 2019
Tara Arts and Two Gents Productions' playful re-imagining of Oscar Wilde's classic is not the Earnest you are used to, but one that you will remember for a while to come. How far can …
Greyscale, VAULT Festival, review
February 10, 2019
Building on the discourse that ensued in January 2018 amidst Aziz Ansari's allegations of sexual misconduct, Anonymous Is A Woman's promenade Greyscale is intelligent in form and measured in perspective - but misses a trick …