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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
A clever concept, fantastic technical elements and Paul O'Donnell's infectious energy carries the audience through We've Got Each Other, a one-man Bon Jovi musical that has its audience laughing from start to finish. Paul O'Donnell enters the stage …
For newcomers to immersive theatre, Exit Productions' Fight Night will leave a serious impression - an ambitious, skilfully executed and genuinely entertaining dive into the deceit and lawlessness of a subculture. But the experience perhaps shoots …
The appealing concept of TeatroLatino's The Orchestra - with its promise of entertaining jealousies and witty repartees between musicians - never really gets going in this disappointing production at the Omnibus Theatre. The final blackout in …
It makes Bat Out Of Hell look like Hedda Gabler, but I sort of digged Notre Dame de Paris. With Vegas levels of ostentation and superfluousness, this is big and brash 'spectacle-theatre' - but performed with immaculate conviction and impossible to leave …
Violet has 'heart' by the bucketload - with a captivating central performance, joyful score and thrilling ensemble vocals. Though the precision or urgency of Caroline, or Change isn't quite there (and comparisons between shows are inevitable at …
Papercut Theatre’s Lola is an impactful examination of powerplay, gender politics and the literal male gaze - with a story that twists and turns to reveal the complexities of culpability and desire. Lola is an 18-year-old …
An accurate depiction of the everyday struggles in the underfunded and under-resourced world of mental health support in the NHS, Hearing Things boats a talented cast and excellent direction. Philip Osment’s Hearing Things follows the story of …