Review: DUMBLEDORE IS SO GAY, Southwark Playhouse BoroughAugust 21, 2023A nostalgia-lined love letter to navigating the trials and tribulations of growing up closeted, it is difficult to escape the charm that Dumbledore is so Gay casts on its audience, even if it is a little podgy in places.
Review: THE ARC: A TRILOGY OF NEW JEWISH PLAYS, Soho TheatreAugust 18, 2023The Arc keeps an eye on the past but it’s focus is firmly on the future. Consisting of three plays Birth, Marriage, Death, Emanate Theatre Company’s second production is not one weighed down by existential meanderings or heavy questions. Levity in the face of uncertainty is its greatest strength.
Review: CUCKOO, Royal CourtJuly 13, 2023Blood is thicker than water and love is stronger than hate. There is a deep sentimental heart beating at the core of Michael Wynne’s new play that asks us what it means to connect as a family in our increasingly absurd lives.
Review: THE SWELL, Orange Tree TheatreJune 30, 2023The world premiere of Isley Lynn’s The Swell is a head scratching affair. It’s a short sharp 90 minutes, but there’s a lot to get your head around. Buckle up.
Review: EVEREST, Barbican TheatreJune 26, 2023An atmospheric story of a group of trapped explorers at the mercy of mother nature, the UK premiere of Joby Talbot’s Everest has a chillingly eerie resonance.
Review: TAMBO & BONES, Theatre Royal Stratford EastJune 23, 2023If there were an award for most unpredictably bonkers play of the year this would be the top contender. But there is method in the madness. Roll with it. You will be rewarded. Dance with its bombastic weirdness but fasten your seatbelt first.