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Review: The Thrill of Love
A superb revival, and the best production of this popular play I’ve seen.
Review: The Monster and Mary Shelley
A solo celebration of the mind that brought Frankenstein from its fevered edges to realisation on the page
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: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
This surely is the greatest Dream since Peter Brook’s landmark 1970 production.
Review: The Brighton Scratch Night 2019
Six new pieces - one of which will be produced at next year's Fringe
Review: Frankenstein
There’s a clean sharp fusion between these two writers that heralds something special.
Review: The Stornoway Way
An intriguing adaptation of a novel which captures the loneliness of an alcoholic man, in a beautiful landscape that only lights a fire withing him when he leaves it
Review: Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp.
For a time you feel that beyond Churchill’s world, nothing else quite seems to exist.
Review: What Girls Are Made Of
Cora Bissett’s set the bar thrillingly high for a new genre. Who could follow her?
Review: Fleabag
Original, raw, brilliantly funny and devastating. This production is Fleabag neat. Its harrowing streak of genius burns like a healing scar torn.
Review: Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation
The most consistently satisfying work of Tim Crouch I’ve seen.
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A carnival riot of joy – with enough misdirection to evoke moonshine
Review: A Brief History of the Fragile Male Ego
Passion and pace from the whirlwind that is Melanie Jordan
Review: The Sensemaker
A deeply affecting physical theatre piece that addresses our relationship with technology
Review: Breakfast Plays – Mooning
An exhilarating read through of a play with a surprising ending and hopefully a predictable time for full performance.
Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
It couldn’t be done any better and puts several touring shows to shame.
Review: The Doctor
A triumph for all concerned. Juliet Stevenson even gains in stature. Icke’s last production could hardly go better than this.
Review: Sh!t Theatre Drink Rum with Expats
Entertaining, anarchic, informative, moving and provocative!
Review: As You Like It
A heartwarming revival. Jack Laskey, Bettrys Jones and Nadia Nadarajah have made a space for this As You Like It well beyond its initial moment last year.
Review: Flo & Joan : Before the screaming starts
Following their Sell Out 2018 run Flo & Joan are back and better than ever.
Review: Dead Parent’s Society
A self help group for those in bereavement that struggles but tries to do its best in explain why it’s necessary
Review: Bumper Blyton
A superior example of improvised nonsense and mayhem set at a time when things were more hidden and inuendo more obvious.
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: Westminster Hour Part 1 and Part 2
Labyrinthine plots with more twists and turns than the route map for Brexit.
Review: Romeo and Juliet – One Man Musical
A bravura and daring interpretation of this Shakespeare classic
Review: Sherlock Holmes and the Conundrum of Arthur Conan Doyle
A decent fist of making the improbable, understandable.
Review: Jake
An exceptional, multilayered piece that will keep you on the edge of your seat - if not on your toes!
Review: Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch
a stunning 70 minutes of a romp through a traditional fairy tale, but with very edgy presentation.
Review: F.Off
Facebook chutzpah, youthful exuberance and a superior take on how to deal with data thieves.
Review: The Mill on the Floss
Stunning. This consummate, flawless production is an event for BLT and Brighton
Review: With Child
Claire Pointing expertly performs 6 talking heads characters who are all visibly pregnant; but only one refers to their pregnancy and impending motherhood.
Review: Mandy Picks a Husband
A hilarious tale, with a heart of raw emotion that challenges and moves
Review: Pops
Hard hitting theatre for adults, exploring addiction in stunning new play from award winning playwright.
Review: Knock Knock
A no-nonsense fairy tale with a twist brought to life with dance and physical theatre, accessible to d/Deaf and hearing audiences.
