It’s not often that a performance of Shakespeare’s Hamlet treats you to Ghostbusters, Gladiator and Khia’s “My Neck, My Back” references, but the latest venture of Shit-faced Shakespeare is one-of-a-kind. Putting on the classics with a …
What could have been Britain’s answer to Waitress provides some catchy songs and glimmers of a captivating story, but needs bolder direction and some structural refining to get there. In Documental Theatre's Hot Flushes, meek and …
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 …
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, …
Satire remains dead in Trump: The Musical - a King's Head Theatre show that falls victim to the time in which we live. One of comedy's fundamental components is the element of surprise. There’s an anthropological …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A 29-year old and her half-eaten bowl of Cheerios gaze up (in awe or trepidation - it's ambiguous) at a messy iMovie project entitled 'seethrough_vaultfestival'. Claire Gaydon's deceptively sophisticated See-Through starts to playfully blur lines …
Wood is hilarious and intelligently executed meta-theatre, highlighting the power of privilege in porn, theatre, and of course, the rest of the world. In 1983 San Fernando Valley, John Rolando is a porn star at the …
Thank You Dark’s Without That Certain Thing confidently embraces and parodies film noir tropes to explore obsession and identity, making for a comically stylish viewing experience. Without That Certain Thing is Rory Platt’s parodic film noir …