Saturday, August 18, 2018
Theatre doesn’t need another all-white, all-male absurdist production ridiculing vulnerable people. Whilst fun in its staging and innovative in its storytelling, Flies lazily exploits cish…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMFriday, August 17, 2018
Egg may be a comedy, but the underlying message behind the sketches is that women are still underrepresented in comedy, in the workplace and are still being objectified.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThursday, August 16, 2018
The Fringe can be quite a draining experience, but Don Juan is the perfect pick-me-up. Honestly, you’ll come out feeling like a million dollars, and who doesn’t need that now and again?
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMMichael Ajao and Valentine Olukoga capture the audience “hook, line and sinker” in this beautiful two-man performance about a family of four Nigerian brothers, Ikenna, Boja, Obembe and B…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMWednesday, August 15, 2018
The naturalistic play has a strong premise and it captures uncomfortable truths about families, but a few shortcomings prevent it from a truly searing commentary.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMMonday, August 13, 2018
Using the word ‘strong’ to describe women and girls is redundant. Putting up with all the trash that women have to deal with as a result of their gender, on top of everything else life t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSunday, August 12, 2018
“We’re not here for your pleasure.” “Consent is hot.” The Fringe Wives Club need some merch with these slogans on. Glittery Clittery has everything you need for a cult feminist dis…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMSaturday, August 11, 2018
There are great intentions at work here, but the initial concept is flawed – ultimately it undermines the power that the internet and technology gives to the alt-right.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMFriday, August 10, 2018
This intimate, personal production from Theatre Ad Infinitum is an accurate and emotionally charged snapshot of the pervasive conflict between capitalism and the desire for a family.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMWednesday, August 8, 2018
Who knew one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies could be funny? Director and composer Claire van Kampen has tapped into a rare rhythm that sees Iago as a weaselly, clownish man lacking po…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMTuesday, August 7, 2018
Three beautiful women inhabit an island in the Mediterranean and sing so beautifully that any men who hear them are lured to their deaths on the rocky coast. This may be many modern women’…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMSunday, August 5, 2018
Our company is restructuring and every one of us has to reapply for our jobs. Tensions are running high, but don’t worry! Our caring employers have asked one of the HR team to lead us in a…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMSaturday, August 4, 2018
It is so refreshing to see a show that asks the whodunnit question with such flair and originality and is a credit to the cast and writer for bringing something unseen to the stage.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMFriday, August 3, 2018
This final sequence of Exit the King is mesmerising. The self-indulgent waffle and navel-gazing that makes up the rest of Marber’s production? No thanks.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMThursday, August 2, 2018
It’s great to see a new Laura Wade play, with a female-focused cast and great writing, on stage at the National. Now put it on the Olivier, and it will be a bigger sign of progress.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMTuesday, July 31, 2018
The Little Mermaid is a tame show, neither hilarious or moving but gently soothing – childlike in form and function. Off-script jokes and commentary on the narrative choices would allow fo…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMFriday, July 27, 2018
Bluebird is a poignant celebration of London’s infinite variety. If there’s a play that will give you hope for London in its current haze, that play is Bluebird.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMWednesday, July 25, 2018
Walking into the Royal Court to see Rory Mullarkey’s new show Pity, one is welcomed by a full brass band, a working ice-cream stand and a heck of a lot of colour. The energy in the room is…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMMonday, July 23, 2018
A new Alan Bennett play is an event. And hospitals – the epicentres of birth and death – are eventful places. Allelujah! is a match made in heaven then.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMFriday, July 20, 2018
Shepard Tone Theatre Company’s An Abundance of Tims is a rather strange one-man show that feels like exactly what it claims to be – a story all about Tim and the misadventures he and his…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMThursday, July 19, 2018
The One is a perfect representation of the inner workings of a relationship on the edge and asks the question when does a lot become too much? And at what point can someone push and push unt…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMWednesday, July 18, 2018
Pigspurt’s Daughter is a kaleidoscopic, one-woman show in which Daisy Campbell takes the audience on a journey through the life of her father, the theatre legend Ken Campbell.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMSaturday, July 14, 2018
In Metamorphoses 2 five different myths are updated by five different playwrights to comment on a range of current topics, from #MeToo to the refugee crisis.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMThursday, July 12, 2018
The creators of It Happened in Key West musicalise, romanticise and excuse the central character’s behaviour with the sentiment, ‘it’s ok because he was in love with her’.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMWednesday, July 11, 2018
While Knights of the Rose show is definitely entertaining and boasts a fantastic cast and band, it needs to take a breath and lighten up so as to embrace the cheesiness that it so obviously …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMTuesday, July 10, 2018
Overall Peepshow is a thoroughly entertaining, often spectacular piece, just subversive enough and featuring a truly impressive cast of performers, who just leave you just enough time at the…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AMFlesh & Bone is a delight to behold the entire way through with each scene a snapshot of the daily life of a community that deserves more credit than it gets. It soars as a fantastic en…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMThursday, July 5, 2018
Wilton’s Music hall is dressed beautifully by Eleanor Field with a minimalist, grey tone design and little set. This is The Faction’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, featuring an ensemble o…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMonday, July 2, 2018
One For Sorrow may run out of steam a bit in its second act, but One For Sorrow remains a play for both your brain and your pulse. Explosive.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMSaturday, June 30, 2018
There is something magical about watching this open-air production of The Tempest in the gardens at the Actors’ Church.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMWednesday, June 27, 2018
Although Legally Blonde has its hiccups, overall it is still a load of fun. With the huge production budget you can’t help but leave the theatre feeling great and covered in confetti.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM 
