Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Polka, LondonRosen’s epic is dished up for the stage in an adaptation that stirs in his poems about fried eggs and baked potatoesAll kids loves cake but Wilfred, aged four, is mad for it. …
Linked From The Guardian at 05:13AMFriday, April 6, 2018
What might've been: the ENB's Tchaikovsky for kids fails to spark the imagination.
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You lucky, lucky people: Michael Longhurst's Chichester production makes a triumphant London transfer.
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Self-aware and triumphantly obscure: Miriam Gillinson reviews Josh Azouz's new play involving a giant talking baby.
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Heart-ache: Miriam Gillinson reviews the West End transfer of Richard Eyre's production of Eugene O'Neill.
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Unicorn theatre, LondonStewart Melton’s gently earnest play, directed by Sarah Argent, helps children learn how to shareThroughout the beginning of Seesaw, which is about two children figu…
Linked From The Guardian at 10:32AMFriday, December 22, 2017
Albany, London The set is captivating and the standout moments are performed with swagger by Tutti Frutti, yet the heart of Hans Christian Andersen’s story feels lost The Ugly Duckling is …
Linked From The Guardian at 07:33PMThursday, December 14, 2017
It’s mad. It’s ambitious. It’s silly and frightening and really annoying: Miriam Gillinson reviews the National Theatre's stage version of Pinocchio.
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Polka theatre, LondonA brother and sister contemplate the arrival of a new baby in Sarah Argent’s brilliant new show, in which everything is seen through the eyes of a childWe’re in a lo…
Linked From The Guardian at 11:33AMFriday, October 13, 2017
A very lovely play in lots of very lovely ways: Miriam Gillinson reviews David Eldridge's new play about the start of a relationship.
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Unicorn theatre, London The story of the stray that became Russia’s first cosmonaut is interwoven with a mother and son’s plans to visit the red planet in a show for six to 12-year-olds …
Linked From The Guardian at 10:06AMThursday, September 28, 2017
Here is a woman who listens only to herself: Miriam Gillinson reviews the return of Jane Eyre to the National Theatre.
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Trying to be big and brilliant: Miriam Gillinson reviews Christopher Shinn's new play about a tech billionaire on a mission.
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Miriam Gillinson discovers some intriguing beginnings at The Yard's festival of bold, untested new work.
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Stuff – just – happens: Miriam Gillinson reviews Conor McPherson's new play based around Bob Dylan songs.
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Open Air theatre, Regent’s Park, LondonThis fierce, unpatronising Anya Reiss adaptation of Dickens’ criminal caper is full of invention, but an overcomplicated plot spirals into confusio…
Linked From The Guardian at 03:06AMMonday, July 17, 2017
Lyric, LondonWacky songs, animal sounds and upbeat performances abound in this charming stage version of the popular children’s picture bookMy six-year-old goddaughter Blue is now too big …
Linked From The Guardian at 10:12AMThursday, June 29, 2017
Unicorn, LondonThis show hosted by grownups and kids is strange, messy and unsettling – and my 10-year-old companion finds plenty of thrills amid the wisecracking chaosImagine the children…
Linked From The Guardian at 01:24AMFriday, June 23, 2017
It's all me, me, me: Miriam Gillinson reviews Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' play set in the publishing industry.
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My first theatre trip: Miriam Gillinson takes her two-year-old nephew to see Little Angel's adaptation of Anna Kemp's children's book, and goes just a little bit bonkers.
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The future is snuffed out by the past: Miriam Gillinson reviews Jez Butterworth's epic new Irish family saga.
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Peacock theatre, LondonThe young dancers perform beautifully, and there’s no denying the magic of the story, but ENB’s show could do with less chat and a bit more sparkleIt’s seven o…
Linked From The Guardian at 08:12AMTuesday, March 14, 2017
Polka theatre, London It may take more than a sprinkle of fairy dust to repair the relationship in Toby Hulse’s new play, which is inspired by the enchanted comedyBefore the show, I ask Qe…
Linked From The Guardian at 08:48AMWednesday, February 1, 2017
Unicorn theatre, LondonA talented team throw everything from shadow puppetry to live fire at the well-loved tale, but it’s hard to make out the storyWith shadow puppetry, singing, dancing,…
Linked From The Guardian at 10:54AMThursday, December 8, 2016
Polka, LondonThis Dick King-Smith adaptation is a bit unsteady on its trotters but its merriment has some of the audience bouncing in their seats“Why do those sheep look like people?” as…
Linked From The Guardian at 11:18AMFriday, September 23, 2016
Little Angel theatre, LondonDan Rebellato’s play, which follows a 10-year-old facing the world when her parents split up, is beautiful, sad and full of clever touchesEmily Rising is a play…
Linked From The Guardian at 11:27AMMonday, July 25, 2016
With Bernstein's complex score, Sondheim's witty lyrics and Robbins's exuberant dance sequences, this show is near perfectWhen asked to defend musical theatre – and this happens annoyingly…
Linked From The Guardian at 11:39AMMonday, June 27, 2016
Polka theatre, LondonThis children’s show is boosted by a beautiful set design and imaginatively realised creatures, including a couple of sock-snailsI’m no expert in woodland creatures …
Linked From The Guardian at 09:25AMThursday, June 23, 2016
There's a one-man play inside every politician – and a one-woman play behind each male leader. Linda Griffiths's and Paul Thompson's solo show, Maggie and Pierre, explores Maggie Trudeau's…
Linked From The Arts Desk at 04:51AMSunday, June 12, 2016
Storage spaces units are not a nice place to hang out. Chilly and quiet, vaguely depressing and horribly lit, they bring on a desire to leave almost immediately. The same impulse is palpable…
Linked From The Arts Desk at 03:56AMThursday, June 9, 2016
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonThere’s not much story to speak of, but this play based on Emily Hughes’s picturebook offers the young crowd the chance to get their hands dirtyMy theatre compan…
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