Though the design is superb, the kids are both adorable and excellent performers, and McGuiness’s work is solid, the appalling storyline of Big and its tone-deafness can get in the bin.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AM“Fame!” – we all know the infamous song. The lyrics, “I’m gonna live forever, I’m gonna learn how to fly, HIGH” are not well known just because of the original 1980 film, but b…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMJade City is a powerful play confronting the consequences of the UK’s lack of social mobility and opportunity.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThis portrayal of contemporary family life dealing with depression is honest and believable in The Son, yet there’s a cold judgement underpinning it.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMPart gay, coming-of-age love story and part historical snapshot, James Corley’s debut play World’s End is a detailed character study but one that isn’t quite sure what it wants to say.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMTom Lenk is Trash is trash. That’s not even a cruel review, it’s literally what he told me to say. And after seeing the show, I am not going to be so stupid as to say anything he doesn�…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThree conspiracy theorists have gathered to unpick discrepancies and inconsistencies in the 1932 photograph ‘Lunch Atop a Skyscraper’ in Conspiracy.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMHot Flush is a great idea and there are some moments that really hit home, but while Hot Flush is far from a complete washout, it’s hard to be fully engaged.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMPeter Taylor’s script beautifully utilises imagery and metaphor in River in the Sky at the Hope Theatre and the overarching concept is strong.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMLobster is charming and sweet, if rather naive, making for a refreshing take on the cesspit that is dating by app today.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMThe Paines Plough Roundabout is the most reliable, new writing venues at the fringe. With a collection of work that represents the width and breadth of the UK both geographically and themati…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 07:00AMGuided by a web app, participants have 80 minutes to earn as much money as possible by answering cryptic puzzles. They must choose what equipment to spend their cash on before returning to t…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMAs the world feels like it teeters on the edge of a war what with the rise of fascism and the far right, this collage of extracts from Howard Zinn’s writings, music, and original text in T…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMThere are moments that are incredibly funny in Mating In Captivity, but this isn’t a play that really digs into the knotty issues the initial set-up exposes.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMThe performances are the strongest feature of this production of Crystal Clear at the Old Red Lion Theatre, along with its access provisions.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMChambers is a truly fantastic night out for anyone who’s brave enough to take the plunge into a new dimension.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMArmed with a glitzy jacket, a notebook and a whole lot of anger, Gillian English uses William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew and it’s 1999 teen adaption 10 Things I Hate About You to …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMTegan McLeod’s script for Lunatic 19’s is a piercing character study using biting dialogue, ruthless violence and deep, emotional excavation.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMMusically the show is lovely, but Fiver sadly feels much more in the past than it should, and for a show that is meant to showcase snapshots of all different people’s lives, lacks any sign…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMJoyful, filthy, modern and messy – A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Globe will no doubt separate those who like their Shakespeare more reserved from those desperate for fresher takes on …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:00AMPhosphoros Theatre Company platform immigrants and refugees’ stories using comedy, narration and pathos in Pizza Shop Heroes.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:00PMThe British Theatre Academy presents this colourful, semi-staged concert version of Stephen Schwartz’s Godspell. Providing a space for young performers to gain real theatrical experience, …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00PMThe orchestra, along with the actors and fantastic creative team, create an atmosphere that will leave you longing for your own Italian holiday romance in Light in the Piazza.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00AMStrange Fruit is a complex, dense play that is beautifully played by a talented ensemble and thoughtfully directed by Nancy Medina.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMWhile the name of the show, Kill Climate Deniers, invokes images of violence and negativity – a fact not unnoticed by the playwright – the show is poignant, entertaining and a clever way…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMBritish plays attempting to criticise America’s gun problem often come across as distant and condescending, but American Sarah Kosar shows in Armadillo that as awful as gun culture is, it …
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMIn The Future, Little Bulb has drawn on research from the finest minds in science, mathematics and philosophy to look at the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the impact it could…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMThe relaxed vibe of Exceptional Promise that encourages audience reaction is hugely refreshing, especially as the topic is one that unites people against a common evil.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:00AMCitysong contemplates the timeless cycle of life by following three generations of a family on one important day.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 08:00AMApphia Campbell performs the two central characters in Woke at Battersea Arts Centre, embodying their passion and anger through storytelling and song, in this lightning-strike of a show.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 09:00AMGarry is a play that deserves to be staged again, and to be considered part of the canon of gay plays. Its homophobia and self-repression are a hard watch and could certainly be triggering f…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00AM
