Review: Living Newspaper #7
Like all the Royal Court’s Living Newspaper series, we need this. Watch a group of young dramatists take on the future
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Review: Living Newspaper #6
Like all the Royal Court’s Living Newspaper series, we need this. Watch what this does with the future
Review: Icarus
After all the gods and their lack of choice, we come to the final instalment, the human dimension. Where we have one. A heartfelt, satisfying finish.
Review: Orpheus
A terrific reinvention, bringing gods and heroines up from the death of myth to an altered world.
Review: Living Newspaper #3 Royal Court Theatre
Hot off Sloane Square a team of writers, actors and creatives twist the news to truth
Review: New Moon Monologues March
Don’t be lulled by the friendly colours and fluffy fonts. Queen of Cups is absolutely a company to watch, and its showcase productions are literally unmissable
Review: Love’s Poison
Whether as James Allen's play The Engagement, or as narrative, Love’s Poison should be seen or read by everyone.
Review: Nine Lessons and Carols
The Almeida’s another country. They do shows differently there. A bold communing of theatre stories with the fresh poignancy of what’s happened during 2020
Review: The Donkey and the Rooster
An online story for young people that has all the elements of a classic experience that delights, informs and entertains in equal measure.
Review: 15 Heroines: 15 Monologues Adapted from Ovid
Groundbreaking. The smallest producing theatre in the West End through lockdown has become the largest.
Review: Frankenstein
Imaginative, Exquisitely Haunting and Moving - Visual Storytelling at its best!
Review: My Brilliant Friend Parts One and Two
Cusack and McCormack give the performances of their lives
Review: Little Baby Jesus
Anyone seeing this play will be grateful they’ll never feel quite the same way about London, young people or language again.
Review: Ockham’s Razor : This Time
Storytelling combined with group and solo aerial physical theatre
Review: Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation
The most consistently satisfying work of Tim Crouch I’ve seen.
Review: Carl Hutchinson: I Know I Shouldn’t Behave Like This
A very funny Geordie bloke tells us about growing up and having a bit of a drinkie
Review: Flo & Joan : Before the screaming starts
Following their Sell Out 2018 run Flo & Joan are back and better than ever.
Review: Iain FM Smith: My Finest Hour
A talented storyteller tells us about his life and his rather amazing grandfather
Review: Mimi Hayes: I’ll be OK
A harrowing tale about dealing with the breakdown of both relationships...and her own body.
Review: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide
A wonderfully anarchic run through some of the very things that shocked us in the seventies musically before celebrity culture but when we had real celebrities
Review: My Mum’s a Twat
A one woman show, using her teenage voice to tell the story of being rejected by her Mum who chose a powerful cult over her family.
Review: Swim
A dreamy piece of theatre combining storytelling, live music and visuals exploring grief, swimming and friendship.
Review: The Reverend Richard Coles: A Simple Country Parson
A very English clergyman preaches a very English sermon to his choir
Review: Wireless Operator
A moving narrative about a member of bomber command facing harsh physical and mental challenges
Review: Jessica Fostekew: Hench
Hench means; Strong, Fit and having well-developed muscles. That describes this show, perfectly.
Review: Umbrella Man
Start your Fringe day with a bang in the hands of a very talented poet and storyteller
Review: Encyclopedia of Kitchen Comedy Essays by Larry Tadlock
"No matter what combination of stories each show will deliver, I have no doubt that they will be as engaging as the ones I thoroughly enjoyed."
Review: Climb The Live Album
Sung with soulful tunes, Climb takes us through Diego’s adventures with relationships
Review: Those Magnificent Men
Find out what happens to these Magnificent Men; for they were, and are.
Review: Sary
The imaginative force, language and unsettled serenity of this work demands a sustained run.
Review: The Milkman’s On His Way
As a storytelling adaptation it couldn’t be bettered. Necessary and uplifting.
Review: Too Young to Stay In, Too Old to Go Out!
Nigel Osner delivers an audacious rendition into the vulnerable and egregious lives of those growing in years
Review: Gigantic Lying Mouth
An engaging one man exploration of lying at the end of his life, helped with video, a disembodied voice and facing the harsh truth of his own (previous) existence.
Review: The Adventures of Abhijeet
Entertaining and well performed by the compelling cast in this zany edgy world!
Review: Dandy Darkly’s All Aboard!
Deliciously provocative, cynical, creative, poignant, entertaining, uplifting, impactful show. Do not miss it!
Review: My Preferred Pronoun is We
Fascinating well crafted show with depth and humor – topical, very well performed, poignant + impactful!
Review: Enough
A violent attack on the social norms which drive self-harm in its many and varied forms.
Review: Hamish Henderson: On the Radical Road
A selection of the political songs and writings of the great Scottish folklorist
Review: KillyMuck
A brilliant and brutal portrayal of the inequity and generational desperation of the Benefits Class
Review: How to Keep Time: A Drum Solo for Dementia
There are no words to describe the power or impact of this show
Review: Gie’s Peace
Inspiring Stories of Courageous Women - An Exploration of War Through Storytelling and Music
Review: The Man Who Planted Trees
Charming, imaginative, entertaining storytelling and puppetry show, extremely well performed - thoughtful, moving story, with a noble message!
Review: Despite Everything, Price Still Includes Biscuits
Droll hour of gentle, inoffensive comedic stories and songs
Review: The Archive of Educated Hearts
A glimpse into the lives of four women, through photographs, stories, and voice overs which catalogue their personal reflections along the path to living fully and letting go.
Review: Laurence Clarke: An Irresponsible Guide to Parenting
Wacky and wickedly funny side swipes at interfering You Tube do-gooders
Review: Dandy Darkly’s All Aboard!
Well written and performed, deliciously eccentric character, fascinating and entertaining!
Review: There But For the Grace of God (Go I)
A rare instance of an actor knowing exactly how to direct himself. It’s a super-Fringe show well worth reviving, and Welsh clearly puts his life into it.
Review: Gyles Brandreth : Break A Leg
Master class in comedic storytelling from a new national treasure
