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4.48 Psychosis
26 Sep
Reviews
Alex Benjamin

Review: 4.48 PSYCHOSIS at the New Diorama Theatre

4.48 Psychosis Sarah Kane’s final play 4.48 Psychosis has become integrated into theatrical legend since its posthumous premiere in 2000, a delirious expression of depression and suicidal thoughts told through fragmented scenes and evocative poetry.

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Aladdin (Matthew Croke) and Jasmine (Jade Ewen) wedding scene - photo by Deen van Meer
26 Sep
Reviews
Nicole Acquah

Review: ALADDIN at the Prince Edward Theatre

How can I sum up Aladdin at the Prince Edward Theatre in one word?

Well, that's easy: Magical.

Aladdin (Matthew Croke) and Jasmine (Jade Ewen) wedding scene - photo by Deen van MeerAladdin (Matthew Croke) and Jasmine (Jade Ewen) wedding scene - photo by Deen van Meer

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Dust
26 Sep
Reviews
Monty Leigh

Review: DUST at Trafalgar Studios

Dust A clinical metal table, mirrors, a girl in wrapped bandages - ‘Fuck, I think this is the end.’ Dust, written and performed by the excellent Milly Thomas, is a one woman show about a girl called Alice who takes her own life. We meet her at the moment she ‘wakes up’ in her lonely afterlife and sees the chaos and pain she has left behind.

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The Human Voice - Gate Theatre
22 Sep
Reviews
Tim Winter

Review: THE HUMAN VOICE at the Gate Theatre

The Human Voice - Gate Theatre Jean Cocteau's monodrama from 1930, about the end of a love affair conducted over the telephone and heard solely from the jilted woman's side of the conversation, is given a contemporary makeover in this new version, written and directed by Daniel Raggett.

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Flawed ____like a b_y at The Glory
21 Sep
Reviews
Monty Leigh

Review: FLAWED ____LIKE A B_Y at The Glory

Flawed ____like a b_y at The Glory “Red wine, ecstasy and heavy rock” - Flawed like a boy is a coming of age and a coming out story, that allows an audience to smell, hear and feel the experiences of a queer man growing up in Australia from the 1980s until now.

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