Category: Reviews

Stop and Search – Review

Anne Cox | January 16, 2019

From the title alone I was expecting a gritty drama about the effects on a generation of young people who have grown up with the police’s controversial policy

News

Emilia trio named for Globe transfer to the West End

Anne Cox | January 14, 2019

Following its sell-out run at Shakespeare’s Globe, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s new play Emilia, directed by Nicole Charles, transfers to London’s Vaudeville Theatre starring Clare Perkins, Saffron Coomber and

Harold Pinter Theatre

Pinter at the Pinter – Pinter Five and Pinter Six – Review

Anne Cox | January 7, 2019

There are no balloons or party poppers but a good time is guaranteed with Party Time and Celebration, a standout Pinter Six from the consistently strong Pinter at

Donmar Warehouse

Sweat – Review

Gavin McAlinden | December 31, 2018

If you want to understand why working class Americans voted for Donald Trump or even why people in Sunderland voted for Brexit then look no further than Lynn

Reviews

Murder for Two – Review

Anne Cox | December 20, 2018

The riotous musical comedy, Murder for Two, is back at The Other Palace Studio, in London, for a second season, and it has been likened to “Agatha Christie

Almeida Theatre

The Tragedy of King Richard the Second – Review

Gavin McAlinden | December 20, 2018

Borrowing a technique from American long-form TV drama, The Tragedy of King Richard The Second which opened this week at London’s Almedia Theatre, begins in medias res. The wonderful

Reviews

Chasing Bono – Review

Anne Cox | December 14, 2018

The annuls of rock history are littered with stories about the also-rans, the one’s who almost made it, and those who were left behind in the rush for

Reviews

Doctor Faustus – Review

Anne Cox | December 12, 2018

Knowledge, education and learning was considered highly dubious in the 16th century but you have to wonder whether those in power were right to be suspicious. Paulette Randall’s

Reviews

True West – Review

Anne Cox | December 5, 2018

Sibling rivalry and dysfunctional families are at the heart of Sam Shepard’s True West, a black comedy that has emerged from an initial drubbing Stateside with a revival

Finborough Theatre

Jeannie – Review

Anne Cox | December 2, 2018

It has been nearly 80 years since Aimée Stuart’s enchanting and whimsical comedy, Jeannie, has been performed in London so thank god for the Finborough Theatre in staging

Bridge House Theatre

Plaid Tidings – Review

Anne Cox | November 30, 2018

You can’t get more festive than a close harmony guy group, their clean cut hair Brylcreemed back, cheesy grins on their angelic faces and wearing vibrant tartan suits,

Reviews

An Honourable Man – Review

Anne Cox | November 26, 2018

Disillusioned maverick MP Joe Newman, quits the Labour party on a point of principle and stands as an independent. He’s ecstatic when he is unexpectedly elected in a