Review: NICK COPE’S FAMILY SHOW, The Arts Depot
by Christiana Rose - November 18, 2024
Nick Cope’s family fun tunes are a pleasure in hear in-person, heightened by the added commentary about the song writing style which further enriched the show by addressing elements of morals, ethics, and a reminder to hold dear our key priorities....
Review: WOLVES ON ROAD, Bush Theatre
by Gary Naylor - November 17, 2024
Director, Daniel Bailey, follows up his hit Red Pitch with a play that cannot locate the detail it needs to step out of a generic plot...
Review: THE ELIXIR OF LOVE, London Coliseum
by Alexander Cohen - November 18, 2024
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be. That’s the hypothesis of Harry Fehr’s new iteration of The Elixir Of Love, a self-reflexive swipe on 1970s sitcoms drunk on the saccharine sentimentalism of second world war triumphalism. Pip pip. Tally ho....
Review: NATALIE PALAMIDES: WEER, Soho Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - November 18, 2024
Natalie Palamides: WEER tells the story of Mark and Christina, a couple who meet in 1996 and fall in love. We see their love story starting from the end on New Year’s Eve in 1999, using flashbacks to show how the pair became a couple and what led to their tragic end. It’s your classic 90s rom-drom (...
Review: MADDADDAM, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Franco Milazzo - November 15, 2024
Whether on the news or on Netflix, dystopia seems the theme of the year. With a disturbing score from Max Richter, Wayne McGregor’s enthralling and infuriating interpretation of Margaret Atwood’s Maddaddam trilogy is a panoramic work that peers into a future which is all too plausible and none too p...
Review: LA CLIQUE, Leicester Square Spiegeltent
by Franco Milazzo - November 13, 2024
Returning to the West End La Clique is back with a new cast. After two decades of presenting some of the finest vaudeville talent around, is this the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning for this cabaret institution?...
Review: GOING FOR GOLD, Park Theatre
by Gary Naylor - November 13, 2024
Lisa Lintott's debut play sheds light on Britain in the 70s and leaves us with much to ponder as to whether we've progressed far enough...