Tom Ratcliffe’s Gifted is a timely and challenging show, delving into the murley world of sex, consent and revenge. Gifted tells the story of Millie (Emily Stott) who experiences an ultimate betrayal at the hands of her much …
As dark as it is witty, Athena Steven's Schism is a well-crafted tale of ambition, love and what happens when women succeed. Schism opens with Harrison, a middle-aged maths teacher, presenting an angry monologue to a tape …
Paperclip Theatre's Voices From The Deep is a night of four short plays in Shakespearean verse, putting female-centric stories centre stage. With excellent intentions and solid performances, the plays give voice to unheard narratives but …
Daisy King's NOFUCKSGIVEN shines a pertinent, if slight, light on hidden homelessness, millennial solitude and how perception and reality often don't have much in common. More development could elevate the piece's conclusion and efficacy, but …
A fearless and stimulating concept is undermined by elementary writing decisions in Schenkkan's Building The Wall, a political two-hander imagining a Trump-induced dystopia one year from now. Making its European premiere at the Park Theatre, Schenkkan's political …
Rich and full of life, David Alade’s Fox Hunting shines a light on the stark reality of young men losing their adolescence and innocence to knife crime in South London. Alade decided to write Fox Hunting …
Laura McGrady's Baby Box starts an important, and long overdue, conversation surrounding endometriosis and the silence veiled around early female sexuality. Premiering at the King’s Head Theatre as part of a hugely welcomed new season created to champion …
Writer-performer Sarah Milton may not be reinventing the wheel with Tumble Tuck, but superbly assured, insightful and generous writing - combined with an equally skilful performance - ensure this attack on 'winning' is a hit. Headlining a …
Lyrical, melodic and beautifully soundtracked, Out of The Forest's Bury the Hatchet was a joy to behold. As a general rule, metatheatre makes me squirm. I find it self-conscious, cloying, and quite often very annoying. So …
The strong acting performances and compelling subject matter may be weakened by the disjointed pacing of the denouement, but We Need To Talk About Bobby (Off Eastenders) at the King’s Head Theatre is still one to …
Ten years is a recurring trope in Upstanding Productions' Faces in the Crowd. It's been ten years since Leo Butler's two-hander first debuted at the Royal Court, and ten years - we learn - since …
Funny and fast-paced, Timothy has all the potential to be a triumph - if only the women weren’t all two-dimensional archetypes, leaving the play feeling shallow and lacking in any sort of message. Here’s a sentence I …