Paul Ackroyd

All’s Well That Ends Well – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

All's Well is a tricky play for both performers and audience as the plot is rather implausible, and the characters…

4 weeks ago

In the Shadow of Her Majesty – Brockley Jack Studio Theatre

In a cramped but comfortable North London council flat four female members of a family are preparing for Christmas. It…

1 month ago

Land of the Free – Southwark Playhouse, Borough

That Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while attending a theatrical performance is fairly common knowledge. Much less is generally known about…

2 months ago

Juno and the Paycock – Gielgud Theatre

Juno and the Paycock is widely regarded as Sean O'Caseys's theatrical masterpiece.  Set during the Irish Civil War in 1922…

3 months ago

Look Back in Anger – Almeida Theatre

Renowned as a theatrical landmark, John Osborne's 1956 play changed the face of British theatre forever with its gritty realism.…

3 months ago

The Box – The White Bear, Kennington

Brian Coyle’s tense, intriguing exploration of a couple in a relationship crisis. Although the reason for the crisis does not…

5 months ago

The Defamation – Riverside Studios

Presented as part of the Riverside Studios Bitesize Festival, this is an intriguing piece of theatre written by Zen Tucker.…

5 months ago

ShakeiTuP: The Improvised Shakespeare Show – The Other Palace

How do you review a show which changes every night? Which is what ShakeiTuP: The Improvised Shakespeare Show which is…

5 months ago

My Father’s Fable – Bush Theatre

Faith Omole' first produced play is a real cracker. It tells the story of Peace, a young black woman of Nigerian…

6 months ago

Longitude – Upstairs at the Gatehouse

There seems to be no story which cannot be made into a musical nowadays. The fascinating history of the struggle…

6 months ago