Review: FOXFINDER at the Ambassador's Theatre

19 Sep 2018 by Hugh Wooldridge
Read more Foxfinder was originally seen in 2011 in a tiny, but hugely acclaimed, production at the Finborough Theatre, directed by Blanche McIntyre. For that production the author, Dawn King, won the Royal National Theatre Foundation Playwright award, the Most...

What Next for the Disney Musical?

18 Sep 2018 by Phil Willmott
Read more Flying carpets will be swapped for flying nannies at the Prince Edward Theatre next year when the long-running blockbuster musical ALADDIN with be replaced by the return of the long-running blockbuster musical MARY POPPINS. Both are, of course, Disney...

Review: AN ADVENTURE at The Bush Theatre

15 Sep 2018 by Nastazja Domaradzka
Read more Spanning the period from 1954 India to modern day Britain, Vinay Patel’s AN ADVENTURE is a monumental piece of writing. Commissioned by The Bush theatre, the play is set around crucial historical events. Taking his two protagonists across three...

Review: FABRIC at Soho Theatre

15 Sep 2018 by Phil Willmott
Read more There is much to admire both in both Abi Zakarian’s one person play, FABRIC, and Nancy Sullivan’s 70 minute performance of it. She portrays Leah who, despite a London accent and Essex Girl vibe, gets a job in a high end tailors where she meets the...

Review: DISTANCE at the Park Theatre

14 Sep 2018 by Stuart King
Read more Suicide is the biggest cause of death for men under 45 in the UK, and playwright Alex McSweeney shines a laser on this very real issue in DISTANCE. Whilst it is an accomplished examination of the anguish and mental illness which develops in one man Steven...

Review: HIGH RIDIN’ - at the King’s Head Theatre

14 Sep 2018 by Stuart King
Read more High Ridin’ bills itself as an unlikely, heart-warming, gay, comedic, love story and for the most part it’s exactly that. The neatly designed, dilapidated stage (by Fin Redshaw), is populated with three characters who are fractious yet gradually endear...