REVIEWS

Unofficial Roxelana – Barons Court Theatre

It is always exciting to encounter multilingual theatre in London, particularly in a city with such a complex mix of…

7 days ago

The Opera Boys: The Farewell Tour – Floral Pavilion

There are some concerts where you know from the opening notes that you’re in for an evening of big voices…

7 days ago

CSI: Crime Scene improvisation – Underbelly Boulevard

Following their success at the Edinburgh Fringe, here comes CSI: Crime Scene Improvisation at the Underbelly Boulevard in Soho London.…

7 days ago

The Lover & A Slight Ache – The Questors Theatre

Desire, dysfunction, and drama doubled. The Lover & A Slight Ache, directed by David Erdos, is a double bill of…

7 days ago

Current/y – Coronet Theatre

Current/Y is a genuinely interesting but uneven 50-minute piece exploring our relationship with AI, social media and algorithms. Some sequences…

7 days ago

Letter to Brezhnev – Liverpool’s Royal Court

We begin with quite a dilemma because the curtain rises on one of the most intriguing, complex sets I’ve ever…

7 days ago

Cluedo – Blackburn Empire

Blackburn Drama Club’s staging of Cluedo is an absolute blast of nostalgic entertainment. Based on the beloved board game and…

1 week ago

In the Dark – St Bartholomew the Great

The declaration that ‘humanity is doomed’ has been haunting our imagination for millennia. In the past, extinction predictions came from…

1 week ago

Emma or Emily – Cockpit Theatre

Emma or Emily, written and directed by Moon Kim, with music by Ábel Misha Gille Esbenshade, is an experimental play-opera…

2 weeks ago

A Brief Case of Crazy – Hull Truck Theatre

On Thursday evening, I sat for an hour at the Hull Truck Theatre, watching three performers who never uttered one…

2 weeks ago