Review: The Braille Legacy, Charing Cross Theatre
For the blind, there is no need to have colour in the world. Thom Southerland’s production of The Braille Legacy is devoid of such frivolities – a black and white revolving set by Tim Shortall;...
View ArticleReview: Living A Little, Kings Head Theatre
Paul (Paul Thirkell) wanks to porn until he is a caught with his pants down (literally) by a ninja-clad invader brandishing a samurai sword. But it’s all ok – she is just making sure he isn’t a zombie...
View ArticleReview: Blush, Soho Theatre
The opening is punchy; the dialogue sharp. Charlotte Josephine and Daniel Foxsmith jump right in – tales of revenge porn and teenage sex education fly out the gates. Josephine’s writing is quick to...
View ArticleReview: 5 Guys Chillin’, The King’s Head
A chill-out that summarises the current state of Britain’s chemsex scene – drugs, sex parties and damaged backstories are all part of the package. 5 Guys Chillin’ is a verbatim consolidation of how...
View ArticleReview: Punts, Theatre503
A pushy, mollycoddling mother and an intelligent, emotionally involved prostitute make for quite the female influences in Jack’s (Christopher Adams) life. One is determined for him to lose his...
View ArticleReview: LOOP, TheatreN16
Music spans generations, connects people through a love of the melody and the beat. It brings The Boy (Aaron Price) and The Girl (Rubie Ozanne) together in LOOP, Alexander Knott’s newly written play...
View ArticleReview: Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Old Red Lion
Danny (Gareth O’Connor) gets in to fights and drinks beer in dingy American bars. He’s quick to anger, but lacks punch in his simmering delivery. The first half of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea continues...
View ArticleReview: Tristan and Yseult, Shakespeare’s Globe
This is Heartbreak Hotel filled with ‘The Unloved’ in hoodies. This channels Monty Python, but without making fun of the French. This is a fusion of Renaissance instrumentation with soaring Wagnerian...
View ArticleReview: Tinder Rehab, Sweet Grassmarket
Bentley Browning presents a 12-step Tinder Rehab programme to guarantee you more success on Tinder, helping lonely hearts find love or strengthen an already existing relationship. He describes it...
View ArticleReview: Power Ballad, Summerhall
Julia Croft is a contemporary performance artist, first manipulating her own body in an effort to take hold of the microphone, then the sound of her voice to add emphasis on a distorted soundscape and...
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