Camille Leadbeater is a writer, curator and art historian based in North East London. She regularly writes for art galleries, theatres and wellness companies across the capital. She is currently a reviewer on The Wanstead Fringe committee, and is keen to promote new and upcoming talent on the theatre scene. She can think of no finer way to spend an evening than going to see a show - on or off the West end!
Camille Leadbeater
06 Oct
Reviews 
Review: FATAL FLOOR at Bread and Roses Theatre
By Camille Leadbeater Monday, October 6 2025, 08:57
Fatal Floor, showing at The Bread & Roses Theatre as part of the Lambeth Fringe, is in many ways a deceptively simple play. The staging is minimal, with sparse lighting, barely-there props and little to no technical elements. This simplicity, however, works in its favour.
31 Aug
Reviews
Review: EIREANN BY A TASTE OF IRELAND at Peacock Theatre
By Camille Leadbeater Sunday, August 31 2025, 07:51
Can you capture the entirety of Irish history in under two hours? Should you even try? Most theatrical productions would wisely focus on a singular moment, but Eirann by A Taste of Ireland, now playing at the Peacock Theatre, bravely attempts something altogether bolder: to relay the arc of Irish history, from Viking invasion to modern times, through a mix of traditional Irish dance, song, and music. It’s a high-stakes undertaking and a welcome surprise that the show largely pulls it off.
Eireann by A Taste of Ireland production image. Photo by Danny Kaan.
09 Jul
Reviews
Review: THE GODLESS WAR at Bread & Roses Theatre
By Camille Leadbeater Wednesday, July 9 2025, 14:36
The most powerful stories in theatre - the ones that linger long after the curtain falls - are those that transcend their immediate plots and moral messages.
The Godless War production image. Photo by Lidia Crisafulli.
30 Jun
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Review: ESTHER'S REVENGE at The Bread & Roses Theatre
By Camille Leadbeater Monday, June 30 2025, 09:11
In 1953 Lagos, Nigeria, a Black woman named Esther Johnson was sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of her abusive white lover. Tried by an all-white jury in the midst of colonial upheaval, racial injustice, and deep systemic prejudice, Esther stood no chance. But does she stand a chance today?
Artwork for Esther's Revenge.
23 Jun
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Review: OSCAR AT THE CROWN
By Camille Leadbeater Monday, June 23 2025, 09:26
If you’re heading for a night out in Soho and are in need of a loud, chaotic, but thoroughly fun precursor, Oscar At The Crown is the play for you. Moreover, seeing this play at its custom-built bunker-come-discotheque venue in 213-4 Tottenham Court Road could easily be your entire night out.
Oscar at the Crown in London. Photo by Luke Dyson.
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