Briefs: The Second Coming
Oh my, what can I say about Briefs which I saw last night at the London Wonderground? A troupe of beautiful boys in a comedy/cabaret/circus/burlesque show that is a transfixing feast for the eyes! This saucy 90 minute show will have you blushing to begin with until you settle in to the nakedness on stage […]
Something Very Far Away
As I am neither a parent nor a child, I must admit I had never set foot inside the Unicorn Theatre in Southwark before and I’m furious at myself because of it. This delightful little gem of a theatre is tucked away on Tooley Street and if the show Something Very Far Away is anything […]
Evita at the Dominion Theatre
I always say the beauty of theatre is that everyone has different opinions. One mans trash is another mans treasure. Some people will love a show and others will hate it. I must have missed something as there have been a plethora of 4* reviews given today. I’ve never given a 1* review before but […]
Chicken Shop
Growing up is never easy and trying to deal with the issues surrounding you at school and home is challenging no matter how ‘normal’ your family is. But what is normal? Chicken Shop, written by Anna Jordan and directed by Jemma Gross, looks at how we deal with coming of age and the family dynamic. […]
Ghost From A Perfect Place have Tea With Wilma
Multi award-winning playwright Philip Ridley returns to the Arcola with his contemporary classic Ghost From A Perfect Place, a scorchingly dark comedy where a monster from the past meets the monsters of the present. I caught up with the girl gang in the show to find out more about what people can expect from the show. […]
You Should Be So Lucky
You Should Be So Lucky is Above The Stag’s latest offering. A far cry away from their last production Bathhouse the Musical, this more serious show is billed as a contemporary gay Cinderella story. Christopher is a struggling electrologist, living in a small apartment with no real friends. An act of kindness sees him bring […]
Albion
Chris Thompson’s powerful new play focuses on the rise of the far right in modern-day Britain and reflects issues immediately relevant and straight out of today’s headlines. It’s a Saturday night in The Albion, an East End pub where karaoke is the main pastime, and where Jayson (Tony Clay) is king of the mic. But […]
Ghost From A Perfect Place
Sheila Reid, best know for playing the overly tanned Madge in ITV’s Benidorm, has taken to the stage at East London’s Arcola Theatre in the 20th anniversary production of Philip Ridleys Ghost From A Perfect Place. The play is set in the burnt out kitchen of the appropriately named Torchie Sparks (Sheila Reid). […]
Long Story Short
Long Story Short begins its latest run at the -Charing Cross Theatre, after having moved from the Pleasance, Islington. Squint, the company behind this play, have taken the complex area of media intrusion and the brutal effect it has had on people’s lives, and provided a thoughtful play that follows the journey of sixteen year […]
Sweeney Todd
The Twickenham theatre is a small space with an even smaller stage, set with doors centrally upstage and drains in each corner of the stage signifying our imagination is going to be needed during this performance. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street is a musical thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim […]