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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Lipstick review at Southwark Playhouse, London – ‘fizzy, vibrant, delightful’ by Sally Hales

There’s endearing authenticity to Lily Shahmoon’s delicate gender-drama Lipstick, in which two young women play teenage boys navigating their emotional needs and

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Everywoman review at the Bunker, London – ‘engaging monologue about motherhood’ by Sally Hales

This poignant, anonymously authored monologue charts a woman’s troubled transition into motherhood. Everywoman explores the idea of the female experience as something

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Friday, February 14, 2020

I, Cinna (The Poet) review at Unicorn Theatre, London – ‘a fascinating feat of storytelling’ by Sally Hales

Tim Crouch’s I, Cinna (The Poet) is the fifth in his series of shows giving full life to some of Shakespeare’s minor

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Monday, February 10, 2020

People Show 137: God Knows How Many review at Southwark Playhouse, London – ‘mind-boggling and thought-provoking’ by Sally Hales

The latest offering from People Show – the UK’s longest-running experimental theatre group – is a mind-boggling accumulation of imagery that’s almost

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Shuck ‘n’ Jive review at Soho Theatre, London – ‘witty, messy and perceptive’ by Sally Hales

Nothing is neutral. That’s the message in Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong and Simone Ibbett-Brown’s febrile debut play. Shuck ‘n’ Jive explores racism in the

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

We Dig review at Ovalhouse, London – ‘a poignant and powerful demolition project’ by Sally Hales

As part of Ovalhouse’s final season at its original Kenninghton home – it moves to Brixton next year – it has commissioned

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Friday, September 6, 2019

Anahera review Finborough Theatre, London – ‘taut, thrilling and impressively intelligent’ by Sally Hales

Emma Kinane’s taut new play explores how physical and emotional trauma can seep down through the generations. The playwright carefully grafts themes

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Monday, August 5, 2019

Brainiac Live review at the Garrick Theatre, London – ‘explosive school holiday fun’ by Sally Hales

Based on the long-dead TV show of the same name, Brainiac Live has toured the globe with its stage show for young

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Monday, July 8, 2019

Yummy review at Underbelly, London – ‘drag cabaret that never catches fire’ by Sally Hales

Australian cabaret Yummy combines drag, dance, circus and burlesque performers. It has led the way in incorporating women in drag spaces. The

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Monday, July 1, 2019

Othello: Remixed review at Omnibus Theatre, London – ‘pacy and radical reworking’ by Sally Hales

Some re-imagining of Shakespeare plays can creak under the weight of their own ideas, but this is not the case of Darren

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Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Cuttings review at Hope Theatre, London – ‘sparky, witty and well-observed’ by Sally Hales

Ollie George Clark’s sparky, well-observed play delves into the murky world of modern-day crisis management. YouTuber turned actor Arthur Moses has won

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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Hotter review at Soho Theatre, London – ‘cuts to the heart of the female experience’ by Sally Hales

Ell Potter and Mary Higgins’ heart-warming show takes the form of a fun and fascinating attempt to untangle to intersection of bodies,

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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Market Boy review at Union Theatre, London – ‘a riotously overstuffed slice of 1980s nostalgia’ by Sally Hales

David Eldridge’s hymn to the 1980s, written in 2006, is a huge undertaking. It requires a large cast playing multiple roles to

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Thursday, April 18, 2019

Funeral Flowers review at the Bunker, London – ‘engagingly performed and smartly written’ by Sally Hales

Emma Dennis-Edwards’ piercing one-woman show, a Fringe First winner in Edinburgh last year, powerfully picks apart the individualism that often lurks beneath

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Monday, March 4, 2019

We’re Staying Right Here review at Park Theatre, London – ‘powerful and vicious’ by Sally Hales

With the cultural narrative swirling around how men control and coerce women, Henry Devas’ well-timed debut tackles another side of toxic masculinity:

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Thursday, February 21, 2019

Review: Shipwreck at Almeida Theatre by Sally Hales

Paralysing pontifications: Sally Hales writes on Anne Washburn's brilliant new satire of an America that can't save itself from Trump. The post Review: Shipwreck at Almeida Theatre appeared …

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

Review: Cougar at Orange Tree Theatre by Sally Hales

Sweating the small stuff: Sally Hales reviews Rose Lewenstein's new play, which explores climate change through an intimate depiction of a relationship. The post Review: Cougar at Orange Tr…

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Thursday, January 31, 2019

Review: Leave to Remain at the Lyric Hammersmith by Sally Hales

'The carefully papered-over cracks in their identities are ripped open': Sally Hales reviews Matt Jones and Kele Okereke's timely play about an international gay couple, with music from Bloc…

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Cuzco review at Theatre503, London – ‘cerebral, but unengaging’ by Sally Hales

A trip to South America that is supposed to heal a couple’s failing relationship instead exposes its fault-lines in Spanish playwright Victor

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Saturday, December 22, 2018

Review: Circus 1903, Southbank Centre by Sally Hales

Nights at the Circus: Sally Hales reviews an uneven attempt to bring the big top back in time. The post Review: Circus 1903, Southbank Centre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

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Saturday, November 3, 2018

Review: ear for eye at Royal Court by Sally Hales

"debbie tucker green’s genius lies in how she excavates the functioning of power" - Sally Hales writes on her new work, ear for eye. The post Review: ear for eye at Royal Court appeared fi…

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Friday, October 19, 2018

Review: Stories at the National Theatre by Sally Hales

Same old story: Nina Raine's play ends up reaffirming a depressingly familiar set of stereotypes about childless women. The post Review: Stories at the National Theatre appeared first on Exe…

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Monday, September 17, 2018

Review: Foxfinder at Ambassadors Theatre by Sally Hales

An enemy of the people: Sally Hales reviews the West End debut of Dawn King's 'neat, slick, streamlined four-hander'. The post Review: Foxfinder at Ambassadors Theatre appeared first on Exeu…

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Friday, June 8, 2018

Review: Utility at the Orange Tree Theatre by Sally Hales

Emotional Labour: Sally Hales reviews Emily Schwend's play about an overstretched Texan mother. The post Review: Utility at the Orange Tree Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

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Friday, June 1, 2018

Review: Translations at the National Theatre by Sally Hales

Words, words, words: Brian Friel's masterful meditation on language is magnificently revived by Ian Rickson. The post Review: Translations at the National Theatre appeared first on Exeunt Ma…

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Friday, April 27, 2018

Review: 4.48 Psychosis at the Lyric Hammersmith by Sally Hales

A beautiful, polyphonic cacophany: Philip Venables' contemporary opera is an astonishing adaptation of Sarah Kane's play. The post Review: 4.48 Psychosis at the Lyric Hammersmith appeared fi…

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Saturday, April 14, 2018

Review: Pericles at the Barbican by Sally Hales

Endless blue: Sally Hales on Cheek By Jowl's wonderfully lucid staging of Shakespeare's romance. The post Review: Pericles at the Barbican appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Review: Br’er Cotton at Theatre503 by Sally Hales

Black Lives Matter: Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm's new play sets a family drama against the backdrop of Charlottesville. The post Review: Br’er Cotton at Theatre503 appeared first on Exe…

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Friday, March 9, 2018

Review: Glass Roots at the Tristan Bates Theatre by Sally Hales

Dangerously close: Alexander Matthews' social drama set in a South London Indian Restaurant just about skirts stereotyping. The post Review: Glass Roots at the Tristan Bates Theatre appeared…

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Monday, December 18, 2017

Review: Belleville at the Donmar Warehouse by Sally Hales

Privileged, bored and probably lazy: Sally Hales reviews the UK premiere of Amy Herzog's relationship psychodrama. The post Review: Belleville at the Donmar Warehouse appeared first on Exeun…

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Thursday, December 14, 2017

Review: The Twilight Zone at the Almeida by Sally Hales

Age of Anxiety fears: Sally Hales reviews Anne Washburn's adaptation of the cult sci-fi series. The post Review: The Twilight Zone at the Almeida appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.

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