It was lovely to arrive at the Bunker Theatre on a dark, rainy Sunday night to find it abuzz with theatre-goers there for the first night of Karaoke Play. Playing Sunday & Monday nights, Karaoke Play is running until 14th October. Simultaneously running Tues-Sat until 19th October, there is 'We Anchor in Hope'. I mention … Continue reading Karaoke Play at The Bunker Theatre
Mercy at the Bread and Roses
Last night I headed to the Bread and Roses to check out my first show of the Clapham Fringe Festival. This festival runs exclusively at the Bread & Roses until 13th October, and offers a wonderfully varied selection of shows, all on the theme of 'Beyond Borders'. You can find out more about it here: … Continue reading Mercy at the Bread and Roses
Baby, What Blessings at Theatre 503
Following it's warm reception at the Edinburgh Fringe, I was intrigued to see 'Baby, What Blessings' at Theatre 503 last night. Running until Saturday 28th September, it played to a full house last night, and I believe is sold out again tonight, so if you do fancy catching it, I'd book in quickly for one … Continue reading Baby, What Blessings at Theatre 503
Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story at Wilton’s Music Hall
How can a review do justice to a show as special as Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story? It probably can't but I am attempting to rise to the challenge. Louisa Adamson's ingenious and evocative set fits into a shipping container, immediately transporting us back in time to Canada in 1908. The beauty and detail … Continue reading Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story at Wilton’s Music Hall
Normality at The Other Palace
Last night I was invited to see Normality at The Other Palace's studio space. This is a work in progress production of a new British musical, brought to life by a talented team in a fraction of the time you'd normally get to rehearse for a West End show. It is always challenging to review … Continue reading Normality at The Other Palace
Hound of the Baskervilles in Abney Park Cemetery
It was a dark but thankfully not stormy night, as I headed to Abney Park Cemetery for an Outside Theatre production of 09 Lives' The Hound of the Baskervilles. Running Tuesdays - Sundays (8pm) until 29th September, this atmospheric and hugely entertaining production is well worth catching. The setting is perfect for this tale of … Continue reading Hound of the Baskervilles in Abney Park Cemetery
Remember at the Cockpit Theatre
'Remember' is a thoughtful and well executed drama about grief, loss and recovery. Jumping about in time, Annie Moss' new play provides an intelligent and thought-provoking perspective on learning to live with grief and guilt. Can there be anything more emotionally complicated than processing the death of a close loved-one, particularly if you had already … Continue reading Remember at the Cockpit Theatre
‘What Girls are Made Of’ at The Soho Theatre
Following its award-winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe, and after getting lots of recommendations from people whose opinion I trust, I booked in to see Cora Bissett's 'What Girls are Made Of' at the Soho Theatre. Based on Cora Bissett's teenage diaries, 'What Girls are Made of' transported me back to the days of my … Continue reading ‘What Girls are Made Of’ at The Soho Theatre
Rabbits in the Precambrian at The Front Room
Last night I ventured to The Front Room in Croydon (short walk from East Croydon station) for Wrong Shoe Theatre's 'Rabbits in the Precambrian'. Written by Josh King, the show is running from 6-15th September. Wrong Shoe Theatre is an emerging, collaborative, ambitious theatre company consisting of young artists from across London and beyond (yes … Continue reading Rabbits in the Precambrian at The Front Room
Unlovable at the etcetera Theatre
For my 31st and final show of the Camden Fringe 2019 I headed to the etcetera theatre in Camden Town to see Unlovable. On the surface Carly Jurman's one-woman show is about Judith, who has reached the age of 30 without having had a relationship. The audience are present as part of an intervention to … Continue reading Unlovable at the etcetera Theatre
