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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Review: Earth Makes No Sound, The Place by Jessica Handscomb

Self-described as a “provocation about our planet and how we look after it,” Filament Theatre Group bring Earth Makes No The post Review: Earth Makes No Sound, The Place appeared first o…

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Review: Silk Road (How To Buy Drugs Online), Trafalgar Studios by Jessica Handscomb

So, apparently, at the beginning of this decade there was an online black marketplace called ‘Silk Road’, presumably named after The post Review: Silk Road (How To Buy Drugs Online), Tra…

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Review: A Tinder Trilogy, Hen and Chickens Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

Camden Fringe is back again, and will be showcasing 300 new productions across North London until 26 August. One of The post Review: A Tinder Trilogy, Hen and Chickens Theatre appeared first…

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Monday, August 6, 2018

Review: Broken Wings, Theatre Royal Haymarket by Jessica Handscomb

Khalil Gibran, begins Shakespeare and Laozi, is the third bestselling poet worldwide of all time. Bet you didn’t know that. The post Review: Broken Wings, Theatre Royal Haymarket appeared …

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Sunday, August 5, 2018

Review: Riot Act, King’s Head Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

Riot Act, written and performed by Alexis Gregory, is a one man show that lasts just one hour and is The post Review: Riot Act, King’s Head Theatre appeared first on A Younger Theatre.

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Monday, July 30, 2018

Review: King Lear, Duke of York’s Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

Will I ever see another play ever again that doesn’t have a slight whiff of Donald Trump about it? Doubtful. The post Review: King Lear, Duke of York’s Theatre appeared first on A Younge…

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Thursday, July 5, 2018

Review: Mermaids, King’s Head Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

Playmill returns to the King’s Head Theatre in Islington. A three-week curated season of brand new work, from “some of The post Review: Mermaids, King’s Head Theatre appeared first on …

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Saturday, June 30, 2018

Review: The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare’s Globe by Jessica Handscomb

The Winter’s Tale is very much a tale of two halves. The first set in Sicilia the “jealous tyrant” King The post Review: The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare’s Globe appeared first on A …

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Review: Cockamamy, The Hope Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

Cockamamy, an adjective meaning ludicrous or nonsensical. But also, a new play, by Louise Coulthard, which previewed at The Lion The post Review: Cockamamy, The Hope Theatre appeared first o…

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Saturday, June 9, 2018

Review: Killer Joe, Trafalgar Studios by Jessica Handscomb

It’s been a good few years for Tracy Letts. He’s won a Tony award for his role as George in The post Review: Killer Joe, Trafalgar Studios appeared first on A Younger Theatre.

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Friday, June 1, 2018

Review: Tartuffe, Theatre Royal Haymarket by Jessica Handscomb

Written all the way back in 1664, Molière’s revered comedy Tartuffe has made its debut at the Theatre Royal Market. The post Review: Tartuffe, Theatre Royal Haymarket appeared first on A …

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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Review: Adam & Eve, Hope Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

Adam & Eve, written by Tim Cook, centres on a remarkably middle-class couple. Young, newly married and having just bought The post Review: Adam & Eve, Hope Theatre appeared first on…

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Review: Schism, Park Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

Harrison is a failed architect turned maths teacher, and at the beginning of Schism, is preparing to end his own The post Review: Schism, Park Theatre appeared first on A Younger Theatre.

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Friday, May 4, 2018

Review: CircusFest: The Bekkrell Effect, Roundhouse by Jessica Handscomb

When we think of the word ‘circus’, what springs to mind? A sad looking clown on a tiny bike? Acrobats The post Review: CircusFest: The Bekkrell Effect, Roundhouse appeared first on A Yo…

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Review: Chicago, Phoenix Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

The longest running musical on Broadway, Chicago has once again returned to London’s West End. Initially a 1926 play by The post Review: Chicago, Phoenix Theatre appeared first on A Younge…

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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Review: The Moderate Soprano, Duke of York’s Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

First appearing at Hampstead Theatre in 2015, David Hare’s The Moderate Soprano has now transferred to the West End, more specifically the Duke Of York’s Theatre. ‘Glyndebourne’s ori…

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Saturday, April 14, 2018

Review: The Adventure Of Isaac Saddlesore and the Witches Of Glenn, Hen and Chickens Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

The Adventure Of Isaac Saddlesore and the Witches Of Glenn doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, does it? Despite being a bit of a mouthful, this title does accurately portray the goings-on…

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Sunday, April 1, 2018

Review: The Mikado, King’s Head Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

The Mikado, a comic opera written by legendary duo Gilbert and Sullivan, was first performed at the Savoy Theatre in 1885. Set in the fictional Japanese town of Titipu (yes, Titipu), we foll…

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Review: If Britney Could Get Through 2007, We Can Get Through This, Camden People’s Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

  For anyone who doesn’t know, in 2007 Britney Spears, actual living icon, had a very public and well-reported breakdown. This period of her life included lots of tracksuits, attacking a…

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Sunday, March 4, 2018

Review: Ballistic, King’s Head Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

In February, yet again, innocent people in America were murdered during a normal day at school. A student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, brought a semi-automat…

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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Review: Frozen, Theatre Royal Haymarket by Jessica Handscomb

Losing a child, surely, must be any parent’s worst nightmare. I’ve thankfully never had to endure the worry this possibility must cultivate, as I don’t have any children yet, and so ca…

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Saturday, February 17, 2018

Review: Girls & Boys, Royal Court Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

Girls & Boys is not what it may sound like. No, this is not a harmless romance about a boy and a girl, although it begins as one. But as time goes on, our unnamed narrator (Carey Mulliga…

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

Review: A Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Wyndham’s Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

Eugene O’Neill had an extraordinary life. He was an extraordinary playwright, winning the Pulitzer prize 3 times, seeing 35 of his 50 plays produced, and being awarded the Nobel Prize in l…

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Sunday, February 4, 2018

Review: On Monday Last Week, Etcetera Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

This week, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the Nigerian author of Americanah, Half of a Yellow Sun and We Should All Be Feminists, was asked by a French journalist: ‘Are there book shops in Nige…

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Review: Mary Stuart, Duke of York’s Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

Following its hugely successful run at the Almeida in 2016/17, Mary Stuart has returned to the Duke of York’s Theatre. The Islington venue is the gift that keeps on giving, delivering hit …

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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Review: John, Dorfman Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

Following the success of 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning The Flick, Annie Baker is back. John, her new gothic tale, is set in a B&B in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Once the site of the deadlies…

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Friday, January 19, 2018

Review: Bunny, Tristan Bates by Jessica Handscomb

Directed by Lucy Curtis, Bunny is a coming-of-age tale about a self-conscious sixth-former named Katie (Catherine Lamb) from Luton. She somehow ends up on the wrong side of town with her 24-…

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Friday, December 22, 2017

Review: Christmas with the Rat Pack, Theatre Royal Haymarket by Jessica Handscomb

The Rat Pack, as they were collectively known, was comprised of Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. Wildly popular by the 1960s, they frequented the L…

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Sunday, December 3, 2017

Review: La Soirée, Aldwych Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

This time last year, La Soirée were performing their smash-hit winter cabaret in the temporarily erected Spiegeltent, in the very centre of Leicester Square. Fortunately, I was sent to revi…

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Thursday, November 30, 2017

Review: King Tut, King’s Head Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

Christmas is upon us! Well, late November is upon us, which in turn brings the annual resurrection of the great British pantomime. Charles Court Opera are bringing their eleventh “boutique…

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Monday, November 20, 2017

Review: Network, Lyttelton Theatre by Jessica Handscomb

In 1964, Marshal McLuhan taught us that ‘the medium is the message’. Back then, that medium was television. Today, it is the internet, social media, smartphones that live in our pocket. …

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