SPIDERESSAY

by Josh Maughan - February 05, 2025

Classics like Animal Farm are tough to stage, partly because they’re produced so often. To make a lasting impact, a production needs to bring something truly exciting and relevant to the table. Unfortunately, this production never fully justifies why this adaptation, and why now?...

by Tsitsi Tsopotsa - February 05, 2025

In this masterfully crafted one-hour solo performance, Vanya is Alive presents a universal tale of state oppression through the intimate lens of maternal grief. Currently running at the Omnibus Theatre, this English translation of Natalia Lizorkina's work transcends its Russian origins to illuminate...

by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 05, 2025

Ella Hickson’s epic and revelatory version of Sophocles’ transcendent tragedy, Oedipus, co-directed by Hofesh Shechter and Matthew Warchus has now opened at The Old Vic....

by Alexander Cohen - February 05, 2025

​​​​​​​It’s difficult to imagine anyone watching Oedipus without having prior knowledge of the story’s brutal twist - especially the case given that a rival production of the same play has just closed in the West End to critical acclaim....

by Matthew Paluch - February 05, 2025

The prizes continue at Sadler’s Wells with both a Bloom and Rose contender showing their work....

by Franco Milazzo - February 04, 2025

If you wander down to the junction of ventriloquism and improv, there’s a chance you’ll meet Nina Conti standing there with her new show....

by Amber-Rae Stobbs - February 04, 2025

The human psyche is something so easily disturbed, and Barney Norris’s newest play-adaptation is a prime example of that. Based on the novel by David Foenkinos, Second Best tells of Martin Hill - the boy who felt he never fully lived....

by Mica Blackwell - February 04, 2025

It's a shame that Figaro: An Original Musical’s debut is a disappointing one because there's much potential to find in its intriguing concept and gorgeous score. However, more work in the writing room needs to be done if it wants to become a fully staged production....

by Christiana Rose - February 04, 2025

Family Folk Show With Megson is part of artsdepot's 20th anniversary festival year, bringing together highly acclaimed artistry in a family friendly venue, concerned with true talent and pure entertainment. ...

by Cindy Marcolina - February 04, 2025

Sophocles is the blueprint for an interactive exploration of the public opinion of extremism in Alexander Raptotasios Antigone [on strike]. The piece is highly charged with political intent, bringing to light the experiences of many women who became so-called ‘ISIS Brides’. ...