44 stories by "Madeline Lee"
Review: How Love is Spelt, Southwark Playhouse 2.0stars How Love is Spelt is a naturalistic play exploring the themes of love among a series of bizarre modern relationships. It's an intrigui…
Review: The Fishermen, Trafalgar Studios5.0starsThe Fishermen is a masterpiece. It incorporates a poignant story, skilled acting and fantastic direction. It's a highly captivating stage adap…
Review: Vivaldi Meets Werther: Four Seasons, Bridewell Theatre 3.0stars Vivaldi Meets Werther is a traditional retelling of Goethe's famous story The Sorrows of Young Werther, woven through …
Review: The Art of Caring, Lion and Unicorn Theatre4.0starsThe Art of Caring is a quietly powerful gem of a play that delivers a heart warming story and phenomenal acting. It's a fast-paced …
Review: Dead Man's Hand, The Castle Farringdon3.0starsDead Man's Hand is a jam-packed afternoon of puzzle solving around the streets of Farringdon. It's an interactive murder mystery in whic…
Review: Fatty Fat Fat, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsFatty Fat Fat is an incredibly brave show that jumps between hilarious mocking games, snippets of storytelling and deeply …
Review: Friendsical: A Parody Musical About Friends, Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Fringe2.0starsFriendsical is a jam-packed musical full of fun choreography, cheesy tunes and questionable impre…
Review: Taiwan Season: Bout, Venue 26, Edinburgh Fringe3.0starsTaiwan Season: Bout is a beautifully choreographed physical theatre/contemporary dance piece by the magnificent Chang Dance The…
Review: Anguis, Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh Fringe4.0starsAnguis is a thrilling new play about an intriguing dynamic between two powerful women. On one side we have the royal Cleopatra …
Review: '8' A Steampunk Opera, The Other Palace4.0stars'8' A Steampunk Opera, is a dark new musical with gloriously powerful voices, slow sliding melodies and an obscure plot line. This show…
Review: Voice(less), RADA Studios3.0starsAn abstract piece of performance art with angelic singing and provocative discoveries, Voice(less) is a part of Tête-à -tête: The Opera Festi…
Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare's Globe 5.0Overall Score Placing the world of dreams centre stage, this new production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Globe invites us to …
Review: Herstory, Gielgud Theatre 2.0stars Herstory is an evening uncovering history's overlooked women through acoustic musical tunes and lyrical poetry. From three German women who killed …
Review: Bare: A Pop Opera, The Vaults 4.0stars A poignant musical that gradually builds to a powerful climax, Bare: A Pop Opera is a show that explores the difficulties of being gay in a rel…
Review: Mass Epidemic Hysteria, Greenwich Theatre2.0starsMass Epidemic Hysteria is a play with a jumble of ideas, ranging from the dancing plague and Charcot's hysteria theory. It includ…
Review: Banquet of Hoshena, Westfield Shepherd's Bush3.0starsBanquet of Hoshena is a truly memorable dining experience that links intricate food with sophisticated beverages. This is an abso…
Review: Kill Climate Deniers, Pleasance Theatre4.0starsKill Climate Deniers is an extraordinarily daring play that is a political rally for saving our environment. This fringey, intimate sho…
Review: Rite of Spring, The Place 3.0Overall Score Rite of Spring is an innovative take on the 1913 avant-garde ballet. Backed by Igor Stravinsky's colossal score, that music alone is sure t…
Review: Orpheus Descending, Menier Chocolate Factory4.0Overall ScoreTennessee Williams' Orpheus Descending is a spellbinding play about the ultimate question of existence. While it is very d…
Review: Wild Card: Where Ye From, Sadler's Wells3.0starsWhere Ye From combines spoken word poetry, song and dance to create a contemporary medium of theatre that just isn't seen regularly in…
Review: All My Sons, The Old Vic5.0Overall ScoreArthur Miller's revived and renowned All My Sons is a golden masterpiece. It's an exceptional, multifaceted play and this 2019 production whol…
Review: Check Up Our NHS @ 70, Battersea Arts Centre4.0starsMark Thomas is a witty, intelligent man who has created a fascinating zeitgeist show. In Checkup: Our NHS @ 70 he plummets you fro…
Review: See-Through, Camden People's Theatre3.0Overall ScoreSee-Through is a deeply original and fresh play that invites the audience to question the impact of the YouTube phenomenon on our …
Review: Rooms, Silk Street Theatre, Barbican3.0Overall ScoreAn atmospheric, immersive show and an experience that feels original. However, Rooms is not a cheerful theatre trip, and stays on …
Review: Ramping Up: Scratch, Homegrown Festival: Occupy3.0starsA full festival of zeitgeist topics, comedy and honest opinions in the form of theatre, Homegrown Festival: Occupy takes over t…
