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Oedipus at the Old Vic is the second production of Oedipus in London this year. This portrayal is an exciting retelling of the ancient story but some of choices detract from the narrative and from the sense we are watching a piece of Greek theatre. One key differentiator is that this is an Old Vic…
Stalled (a “new musical about mothers, daughters and moving on”) is currently playing at the King’s Head Theatre with Olivier, Tony, and Drama Desk Awards nominee Lauren Ward leading the cast. Set in a classy Seattle ladies’ room, the different relationship woes of four mothers and daughters are explored The premise is clever. Who hasn’t bared one’s…
…blackbird hour, by abirye bukilwa, was a finalist for the Women’s prize for playwriting, the Bruntwood prize and the Alfred Fagon award. In the hands of director malakaï sargeant, it is a powerful and disturbing look into mental illness and how difficult it is for both the individual and for the supporters around them. …blackbird…
Pig Heart Boy, currently playing at the Unicorn Theatre ahead of a national tour, is based on the best-selling book by former children’s laureate Malorie Blackman. The novel was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and adapted by the BBC into a Bafta award-winning TV series. Here it is adapted for the stage by Winsome Pinnock and directed by Tristan…
Mean Girls is a high school musical drama. It doesn’t pretend to be anything else and it does it very well, examining and exploring the desperate desire we all have to fit in. It does not have the same dark undertones and comedy as Heathers, but neither is it completely saccharine. Mean Girls has been…
Award-winning Spanish theatre company Yllana and Toom Pak are currently performing the UK premiere tour of TRASH! at the Peacock Theatre. Trash! is absolutely Stomp for the next generation. Set in a recycling centre, the workers create percussive magic – and comedy – with waste including propane tanks, umbrellas, balls, toolboxes, horns and bin bags. TRASH! is created and co-directed by Yllana and Toom Pak.…
Jamie Lloyd has become known for a stark grey and black palette, so it is a relief to find that he has now discovered the colour pink. His last foray into Shakespeare, The Tempest with Sigourney Weaver, suffered from drabness and a lack of clarity. Much Ado About Nothing could not be further from drab…
Scissorhandz at the Southwark Playhouse presents a musical take on a much-loved story, raising the question of whether a tale that has already been so effectively told actually needs another re-invention. There are some real strengths and flair in this production but it felt muddled in what genre it was trying to be which lessened…
With stars Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg in the lead, Ghost was the highest grossing film of 1990 and the iconic pottery scene remains legendary and much-loved. Premiering in Manchester in 2011, Ghost the musical brings the beloved film back to life with The Righteous Brothers’ Unchained Melody peppered throughout alongside original songs…
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