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Review: BLACK SUPERHERO, Royal Court Theatre
Review: BLACK SUPERHERO, Royal Court Theatre
March 22, 2023

A boldly inventive but flawed deconstruction of superhero obsession

Review: THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO, Park Theatre
Review: THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO, Park Theatre
March 18, 2023

A heartfelt love letter to ABBA that'll want to make you say thank you for the music.

Review: FURTHER THAN THE FURTHEST THING, Young Vic
Review: FURTHER THAN THE FURTHEST THING, Young Vic
March 17, 2023

A parable about the perils of capitalism that prioritises self-aggrandising polemics over dramatic substance

Review: TRUTH'S A DOG MUST TO KENNEL, Battersea Arts Centre
Review: TRUTH'S A DOG MUST TO KENNEL, Battersea Arts Centre
March 1, 2023

Metaphysical meandering comes at an opportunity cost

Review: THE WALWORTH FARCE, Southwark Playhouse Elephant
Review: THE WALWORTH FARCE, Southwark Playhouse Elephant
February 25, 2023

Family memory is weaponised in this grime lined new production of Enda Walsh's 2006 black comedy

Review: WOMEN, BEWARE THE DEVIL, Almeida Theatre
Review: WOMEN, BEWARE THE DEVIL, Almeida Theatre
February 23, 2023

Tonally bombastic and unapologetically queasy

Review: RUSALKA, Royal Opera House
Review: RUSALKA, Royal Opera House
February 22, 2023

A fish out of water tale that reflects our uneasy relationship with nature

Review: THE RHINEGOLD, London Coliseum
Review: THE RHINEGOLD, London Coliseum
February 20, 2023

A luminous production glistening with chutzpah and armed with a fresh new translation.

Review: MEDEA, @sohoplace
Review: MEDEA, @sohoplace
February 18, 2023

Sophie Okonedo adds flavour to a strong but otherwise vanilla production of Euripides' tragedy.

Review: GRACELAND, Royal Court
Review: GRACELAND, Royal Court
February 16, 2023

A one woman show that that lacks the emotional gravity to keep itself grounded

Review: STANDING AT THE SKY'S EDGE, National Theatre
Review: STANDING AT THE SKY'S EDGE, National Theatre
February 14, 2023

A heartfelt theatrical triptych that poses powerful questions about culture and community

Review: PHAEDRA, National Theatre
Review: PHAEDRA, National Theatre
February 10, 2023

Simon Stone's contemporary twist on Seneca's tragedy is as ferocious as it is thrilling

Review: TANNHÄUSER, Royal Opera House
Review: TANNHÄUSER, Royal Opera House
February 5, 2023

A confident revival of a production unsure of its footing

Review: CARMEN, London Coliseum
Review: CARMEN, London Coliseum
February 2, 2023

The production's grim emphasis on male violence towards women gives it an eerie resonance.

Review: LIFE BEFORE THE LINE, The Cockpit Theatre
Review: LIFE BEFORE THE LINE, The Cockpit Theatre
January 30, 2023

Well intentioned but overstuffed melodrama

Review: STILL LIFE: FLESH, Barbican
Review: STILL LIFE: FLESH, Barbican
January 26, 2023

A mime show about the tragedy and the beauty of being human, all too human.

Book Review: IDENTITY, CULTURE, AND THE SCIENCE PERFORMANCE VOLUME 1, FROM THE LAB TO THE STREETS
Book Review: IDENTITY, CULTURE, AND THE SCIENCE PERFORMANCE VOLUME 1, FROM THE LAB TO THE STREETS
January 24, 2023

Identity, Culture, and the Science performance Volume 1, From the Lab to the Streets is an intelligently curated series of interviews, essays, and meditations on theatre and its relationship to science.

Review: THE UNFRIEND, Criterion Theatre
Review: THE UNFRIEND, Criterion Theatre
January 20, 2023

As much a comedy of menace as it is a comedy of manners.

Review: IN THE NET, Jermyn Street Theatre
Review: IN THE NET, Jermyn Street Theatre
January 18, 2023

Somewhere in there is an interesting play waiting to escape and see the light of day.

Review: SONS OF THE PROPHET, Hampstead Theatre
Review: SONS OF THE PROPHET, Hampstead Theatre
December 13, 2022

An atonal family tragicomedy that descends into sitcom silliness



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