Chimerica, Almeida Theatre. **

Chimerica is a good example of how not to write an “issue” play. The writer Lucy Kirkwood has taken all Continue reading →

Blavatsky’s Tower – Baron’s Court Theatre, London. ****

This review was originally written for The Public Review. http://www.thepublicreviews.com/blavatskys-tower-barons-court-theatre-london/ The location of the theatre in the cellar of a Continue reading →

The Velma Celli Show – Hippodrome Casino ****

This review was originally written for The Public Review and will appear on this blog in full after 16th May Continue reading →

The Hothouse, Trafalgar Studios. **

Once again, the direction of Jamie Lloyd is causing problems with what seems like a perfectly good play and a Continue reading →

Messiah – St John’s Smith Square, London. ****

This review was originally written for The Public Review. http://www.thepublicreviews.com/messiah-st-johns-smith-square-london/ The staging of Messiah can sometimes be an uninspiring affair: Continue reading →

Othello, Olivier Theatre, National Theatre. ****

Rory Kinnear as Iago and Adrian Lester as Othello is an exciting casting. The production is set in modern day Continue reading →

The Situation Room, Shoreditch Townhall. ****

This interactive theatre piece put the audience as the respective security council of USA and USSR during the cold war. Continue reading →

Tea With Mamgu, London Welsh Centre. ***

This review was originally written for The Public Review. http://www.thepublicreviews.com/tea-with-mamgu-london-welsh-centre-london/ Tea with Mamgu (pronounced Mam-gee) is a comedy set in Continue reading →