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 undeniably makes Bat Out Of Hell look like Hedda Gabler, but I sort of digged Notre Dame de Paris. With the ostentation and superfluousness of Cirque du Soleil's Vegas back-catalogue, this is unapologetic 'no-expense-spared spectacle-theatre' - but performed with …
I’ll keep this one short and sweet. Much like I gather Milk and Blood’s rehearsal process was. ‘Absurdism’, ‘clowning’, ‘theatrical chaos’ - however you want to label what The Dip aims for - requires so much …
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 …
Grace Chilton brings an intensity that adds layers to the incisive writing of Brooke Robinson’s Dangerous Lenses, culminating in a performance that is bursting at the seams with tension. Played by Grace Chilton, the lone Ann shuffles …
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 …
The Arcola and Dippermouth's revival of The Daughter-in-Law goes to great lengths to meticulously portray a moment in (working-class) history, but to questionable avail. It's a long-winded and somewhat frustrating 140-minutes, which I'd find very difficult …
The strong performances and creative potential of Jack Ivimy’s Dialektikon is undermined by a bizarre concept and over-ambitious, confused content. The world is cruel, unjust and relentless: one of my main takeaways from Jack Ivimy’s 90-minute …
Patrick Barlow's The Messiah relies too much on repetitive and unsophisticated humour to be a hit. The exaggerated mime, malapropisms and 'talking-like-a-ten-year-old', that make up the bulk of The Messiah, are safe comic bets for a brief …