Inventive staging, a stylish design and unanimously assured performances elevate Airlock Theatre's ERIS far beyond its source material, which could perhaps benefit from a redraft. Natalie Johnson's stylish design sets an apt tone for ERIS's fusion of the classical …
Dissecting the modern epidemic of mental illness and male suicide (and specifically the language we use to talk about it), Alex McSweeney's Distance is intelligently written, ambitious in its experimentation with form, visually immaculate and performed …
Incorporating physical theatre into Lorca's thrilling play, George Richmond-Scott's modern adaptation of Blood Wedding is a lively and engrossing performance at the Omnibus Theatre. Federico García Lorca's Blood Wedding is transported to the new setting of contemporary London …
Sam Coulson's Love Lab is a punchy show telling the story of two strangers on a laborious mission to forge a meaningful connection in a world obsessed with screens, image and fakery. Coulson’s script is inspired …
Tom Latter's production plays into the antiquated nature of Jim Cartwright's The Rise and Fall of Little Voice rather than acknowledging its shortcomings, leaving us with a more obselete retelling than I believe is necessary or …
A heartfelt tribute to intergenerational gay activists, Riot Act's respectful and unfussy form acknowledges that the words and actions of its three interviewees are more than worthy of an ovation alone. It's arresting and intelligent verbatim …
The British Theatre Academy's youth production of Goodnight Mister Tom brings both playfulness and maturity to Michelle Magorian's enduring story about evacuees. Michelle Magorian's children's book, Goodnight Mister Tom, is cherished by many for its depiction of …
A captivating central performance and intelligent lighting design elevates a slightly unremarkable text in Em-Lou Productions' James Dean is Dead! (Long Live James Dean): a fast-paced and skittish look into the vulnerabilities and strengths of …
Exploring abuses, hypocrisies and consequences of power at the King's Head, Mart Crowley's For Reasons That Remain Unclear fails to grab and retain the audience's attention like any abuse story ought to. Published 35 years after his celebrated The …
End of the Pier recovers from a wobbly first half to question the role of comedy, especially regarding race, at the Park Theatre - with glints of dark humour and ferocity. With the popularity of Family …
Split Note Theatre’s Artificial is a messy reappropriation of the Oscar-winning film Her, with the most enticing flames in the narrative extinguished by poor execution. In a world where technology rules almost every facet of our …
Raving Mask’s Theatre’s sweltering new production, Fat Jewels at the Hope Theatre, is a brave attempt to get under the skin of two lonely and marginalised men. In the living room of a Yorkshire council estate, …