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Sunday, January 28, 2018

BWW Review: THE BROTHERS SIZE, Young Vic by Alistair Wilkinson

After a time spent apart, two brothers reunite in an attempt to understand one another. Charting their differences and uniting via their similarities, they laugh, dance, sing, fight, and slo…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:57AM
Friday, January 26, 2018

BWW Review: THE BELIEVERS ARE BUT BROTHERS, Bush Theatre by Alistair Wilkinson

Our current political climate is unpredictable, to say the least. Old orders are collapsing, and new regimes are emerging. Masculinity is in crisis, and young males find themselves searching…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:55PM

BWW Review: SILK ROAD, VAULT Festival by Alistair Wilkinson

Bruce is an everyday run of the mill Geordie lad who desires more for his life. Living with his Nan he is unemployed and moping over a childhood sweetheart that has upped sticks and gone off…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:07AM

BWW Review: DIETRICH: NATURAL DUTY, VAULT Festival by Alistair Wilkinson

There is an intoxicating cabaret currently residing in the VAULT Fest Pit. Actor and dancer Peter Groom has created a blend of theatre, cabaret and drag to produce a show that questions one'…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:57AM
Thursday, January 25, 2018

BWW Review: WIND BIT BITTER, BIT BIT BIT HER, Vault Festival by Alistair Wilkinson

Mary stands alone on stage and tells a story of loss, betrayal and conspiracy. With her ex-wife she had a child, and then lost it, causing a state of harrowing posttraumatic stress disorder …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:24AM

BWW Review: NEVERLAND, VAULT Festival by Alistair Wilkinson

Peter Pan is a story that the majority of us will know and love. It's a tale of a boy who never grew up, and instead lived the rest of his days in Neverland leading the fearless Lost Boys. F…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:12AM
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

BWW Review: BEGINNING, Ambassadors Theatre by Alistair Wilkinson

What do you do when you meet someone that completely knocks you off your equilibrium, causing you to challenging everything you once thought to be true When your life direction is on the tos…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:19PM

BWW Interview: Carol Harrison talks ALL OR NOTHING, Her Career and the Importance of Having Self-Belief by Alistair Wilkinson

Carol Harrison is probably best known for her role as Louise Raymond in EastEnders. Spanning a career of 45 years, some of her other TV roles include seven years as Gloria in Brushstrokes, L…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:59AM
Wednesday, January 17, 2018

BWW Review: EAST, King's Head Theatre by Alistair Wilkinson

Raw, sleazy, provocative, delicious, and gritty are just a few spontaneously thought of words that I can generate to describe the show currently playing at London's King's Head Theatre. Imag…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:29AM
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

BWW Review: TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992, Gate Theatre by Alistair Wilkinson

In 1992 Anna Deavere Smith interviewed a selection of people who were, in some way, involved with the LA riots. In total, 300 people were spoken to, and the actor and playwright then turned …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:01PM
Monday, January 15, 2018

BWW Review: RITA, SUE AND BOB TOO, Royal Court by Alistair Wilkinson

It hasn't been an easy journey for this piece to get to the Court. The theatre initially removed the show from its programming, because of its links with ousted Out of Joint director Max Sta…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:40AM
Saturday, January 13, 2018

BWW Review: THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE, Lyric Hammersmith by Alistair Wilkinson

Bob and Fran have worked for years to provide the best life possible for their four children. Now, all they want to do is sit back and relax however the revelation of some home truths makes …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:28PM
Thursday, January 11, 2018

BWW Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, No l Coward Theatre by Alistair Wilkinson

Every now and then you see a show that reminds you why you entered this crazy industry. You sit there mesmerised by the spectacle, getting goose bumps at every word spoken. Then there's that…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:42PM

BWW Interview: Peter Groom Talks DIETRICH: NATURAL DUTY, Politics, Queer History and Visibility by Alistair Wilkinson

Peter Groom is an actor, dancer and choreographer, originally from Newcastle. Since graduating from Guildford School of Acting in 2013 he has gone on to work both in the UK and international…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:17AM
Wednesday, January 10, 2018

BWW Review: MY MUM'S A TWAT, Royal Court by Alistair Wilkinson

A girl plays jingles on a Casio keyboard, whilst the audience choose between a chair and a beanbag for a seat. I of course chose a beanbag, because how often does that opportunity come aroun…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:03PM
Saturday, January 6, 2018

BWW Review: HANNA, Arcola Theatre by Alistair Wilkinson

It's the worst case of bad luck at a hospital two newborns are accidentally swapped, resulting in them each being given to parents who aren't biologically theirs. Hanna has raised Ellie for …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08PM

BWW Review: INTO THE NUMBERS, Finborough Theatre by Alistair Wilkinson

The first production I'm seeing this year isn't necessarily a cheery one, but it feels important nonetheless. It's a thrilling exploration of one individual's curiosity, placing particular f…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:45PM
Saturday, December 16, 2017

BWW Review: THE JUNGLE, Young Vic by Alistair Wilkinson

The Jungle is the debut play from Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson, founders of humanitarian theatre company Good Chance. Alongside a team of volunteers, they built their first theatre in the re…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:50AM
Friday, December 15, 2017

BWW Review: WHITE FANG, Park Theatre by Alistair Wilkinson

As Canada celebrates 150 years since its confederation, stories of the countries untold natural history are starting come to light, and White Fang is an example of this. Taking the themes of…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:33AM
Saturday, December 9, 2017

BWW Review: GRIMLY HANDSOME, Royal Court by Alistair Wilkinson

Chloe Lamford and Sam Pritchard have collaborated on a piece that perplexes and entices. This was my first visit to The Site, the exterior space located across from the stage door, and I was…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:59PM
Saturday, December 2, 2017

BWW Review: PARLIAMENT SQUARE, Bush Theatre by Alistair Wilkinson

One day Kat gets out of bed, says goodbye to her sleeping family and gets on the train to London, to commit an act that will change her world forever. This decision will also alter the lives…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:26PM

BWW Review: GOATS, Royal Court by Alistair Wilkinson

Fascinated by war's absurdity, playwright and documentary filmmaker Liwaa Yazji started journaling into her notebook all that she saw around her. Armed combat, civil war and terror it's th…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:57AM
Tuesday, November 28, 2017

BWW Review: GOOD GIRL, Old Red Lion Theatre by Alistair Wilkinson

Riding high from its huge success at Edinburgh, Good Girl returns to the Old Red Lion, before transferring to the VAULT Festival in 2018. Examining the comparative nature of body image, Naom…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:29PM
Friday, November 24, 2017

BWW Review: BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES, National Theatre by Alistair Wilkinson

Inua Ellams' dynamic new play debuted last June, to critical acclaim. Following its successful run at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Barber Shop Chronicles returns to the National with a bang…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:50AM

BWW Review: WILD BORE, Soho Theatre by Alistair Wilkinson

Three women place their naked bums on a table and speak through them into a microphone. Literally talking out of their arses, they enter into a prolonged rant detailing how terrible the show…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:45AM
Thursday, November 23, 2017

BWW Review: BAD ROADS, Royal Court by Alistair Wilkinson

A journalist ventures to the front line in search of a story. Underage girls wait to be a soldier's playthings. A medic mourns the loss of her lover. In the bleakest areas of Ukraine, a war …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:59AM
Friday, November 17, 2017

BWW Review: THE SUPPLIANT WOMEN, Young Vic by Alistair Wilkinson

Remaining true to the traditions of Aeschylus's time, The Suppliant Women company consists of three professional actors, a professional musician and a recruitment of locals - who have traine…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:17AM
Thursday, November 16, 2017

BWW Review: THE SECONDARY VICTIM, Park Theatre by Alistair Wilkinson

Recent figures show that more and more people are visiting their GP with anxiety, stress and other mental health concerns. With so many facilities running at full capacity, options become li…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:53AM
Saturday, November 11, 2017

BWW Review: LAID, Soho Theatre by Alistair Wilkinson

Every day a woman lays an egg, and then faces a decision does she raise it or eat it Natalie Palamides is a name I had never heard of before, but after this, there is no way I'm ever going t…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:06AM
Thursday, November 9, 2017

BWW Review: CORIOLANUS, Barbican by Alistair Wilkinson

Set in a city where the gap between the rich and poor widens every day, Coriolanus opens the RSC's Rome season in London. He is as much a myth as he is a man, and if he did live, he would ha…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:26PM
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

BWW Review: THE RETREAT, Park Theatre by Alistair Wilkinson

A laborious meditation at the start sets this play up to be something it's not. We expect a lesson in the Buddhist way, but what we get is the Londoners' interpretation. Scattering spoons on…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:35AM

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Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
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Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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