28 stories by "Hannah Elsy"
The IdeasTap Takeover:Â Love at Rich Mix is intended (as stated on the fliers) as an “escape from the mush of Valentine's Day”. The performance artist Fox Solo is a one-night a…
Carthage is a piece of new writing from Chris Thompson, member of the Royal Court Studio writers’ group, and is a realist drama surrounding the upbringing of Tommy Anderson: born to…
The One Festival is a new writing and performance platform in The Space, a delightfully gothic former church in the midst of the financial district’s mini suburbia on the Isle of Dogs …
Mikhail Bulgakov's Flight, translated by Howard Colyer, follows the fortunes of a small group of Russians as they flee the Crimea, finding temporary exile firstly in Paris, then in Constanti…
Sitting in the audience with a large school group for a production of Hamlet is always a trying experience. However, artistic pretensions aside, their reactions to the show (vocal and org…
It's that time of year again when we block out the noise of the everyday routine and reflect on our successes and failures, and remind ourselves of what is really important. With this in min…
Anand Bhatt's Wildcard takeover of Sadler's Wells Lilian Baylis Studio comprises a variety of contemporary dance acts he has personally selected. All of the acts are great as stand-alone …
In the bowels of Westminster Reference Library, Open Book Theatre Company has mounted an excellent site-specific production of Bram Stoker's classic vampire yarn, Dracula. Before I get down …
I cannot say that I am a frequent presence at the opera, but I still found English Touring Opera's adaptation of Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea immensely enjoyable. Performed at the R…
The Print Room in Notting Hill is a venue in its infancy. It has been running for under three years but is a place to watch for its revival of little known work from classic writers, and its…
This is not family Shakespeare. Othello is arguably one of Shakespeare's darkest plays and this adaptation, Othello Syndrome, explores the psychology behind the sexual jealousy possess…
Ted Hughes's life was filled with struggle, glamour and sexual liaisons. His brief marriage to Sylvia Plath was intense and turbulent, and a period over which there has been endless specluat…
The quality of site-specific work is inevitably dependent upon how well the setting complements the content of the show. The theatre company ARBONAUGHTS choice of Nunhead Cemetery is a suita…
Using the example of one student theatre company which is making work, Hannah Elsy asks if drama school is necessary for aspiring actors, or is regular universities have something to offer, …
It is surprising that this is the first professional production of Cy Coelman's Little Me in nearly 30 years. This show is devastatingly catchy, witty and brilliant for its sheer entertainme…
Kim Sheard provides an essential tribute to Bette Midler, which, although entertaining, is targeted specifically at Midler fans. The show does not cater for those like me who are aware of th…
Trois Pour Cinq is the first formal offering from the new theatrical duo Merlot Merlot, and displays the fruits of their writing and performing talents. Maria Figgins and Adam Courting have …
By press night, the run of The Epic Adventure of Nhamo the Manyika Warrior and his Sexy Wife Chipo has already been extended to 25Â August, as the lady on the press desk at the Tricycle Th…
Luke Jermay is undoubtedly an incredibly talented mind reader, and his straight-from-Vegas cabaret telepathy in The Sixth Sense is entertaining and humorous but he passes up the opportunity …
The Bethnal Green Working Men's Club has been transformed into a garish spectacle for the club's monthly Friday League cabaret. An enormous neon pink light-up cardboard heart frames the stag…
Ben Seager's Held by the Habit was the product of last year's First Time Writers Initiative at the New Diorama Theatre. Its performance heralded the opening of the submissions process for wr…
The new Southwark Playhouse is set to establish itself as one of the hippest London fringe venues, as it opens its new doors on Newtington Causeway with the musical-come-wrestling spectacle …
Short and sweet, We're Going on a Bear Hunt is the latest show from The Little Angel specialist puppetry theatre. Although billed as suitable for ages 2+, it is enormous fun for children and…
Set in the ladies’ toilet of a South London nightclub, the audience of No Rhyme are given a snapshot into to life of Lizzie, the toilet attendant. On New Year's Eve, drama escalates in…
It is hard to believe that Joan Collins is nearly 80. Whereas most ladies of a certain age are settling down for the quiet life, Collins continues to maintain her uncompromising standards of…
