26 stories by "Helena Payne"
By Helena Payne
Helena Payne reviews Ella Hickson's Swive, now playing at Shakespeare's Globe in the Sam Wannamaker Playhouse.
This post REVIEW: Swive, Shakespeare's Globe London âœâœ�…
By Helena Payne
Helena Payne reviews the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of William Shakespeare's As You Like It now playing a the Barbican Centre.
This post REVIEW: As You Like It, R…
By Helena Payne
Helena Payne reviews Old Stock, presented by Canadian-based 2b Theatre now playing at Wilton's Music Hall.
This post REVIEW: Old Stock, Wilton's Music Hall London âœâœ�…
By Helena Payne
Our very own Helena Payne talks about Pleasure Dome Theatre Company's production of Lorna Doone at the Valley Of The Rocks.
This post A strong Lorna for our troubled times " …
By Helena Payne
Helena Payne review Mary's Babies a play by Maud Dromgoole now playing at the Jermyn Street Theatre London.
This post REVIEW: Mary's Babies, Jermyn Street Theatre âœâœ�…
By Helena Payne
Helena Payne reviews Alex Kingston in Admissions by Joshua Harmon now playing at Trafalgar Studios, London.
This post REVIEW: Admissions, Trafalgar Studios London âœâœ�…
By Helena Payne
O'Neill's stonking piece of work is safe and in the care of visionary director Richard Eyre and a wonderful cast lead by the luminous Lesley Manville.
This post REVIEW: Long …
By Helena Payne
Go see The Flying Lovers Of Vitebsk with someone you love and remember how fortunate you are to have each other.
This post REVIEW: The Flying Lovers Of Vitebsk, Wilton’…
By Helena Payne
It's refreshing to go to something without such barefaced moralising but I can't say I really enjoyed it. No kidding.
This post REVIEW: Goats, Royal Court Theatre âœâœ�…
By Helena Payne
Miss Julie is a powerhouse production and Tom Littler's direction ensures every word and silence aches with feeling; it should not be missed.
This post REVIEW: Miss Julie, Je…
By Helena Payne
I really enjoyed myself and saw more than a few children kneeling up on their seats totally engrossed so I think the creative team and cast can rest easy knowing they more th…
By Helena Payne
The joy and zest with which the strong cast of Barbershop Chronicles perform is infectious and Bijan Sheibani's direction ensures that the text which, at times seems a tad ad…
By Helena Payne
For anyone feeling exhausted and frustrated with the political status quo and the depressing direction of international politics as a whole, I urge you to go to The Resistibl…
By Helena Payne
It's a harrowing evening, made all the more depressing by the knowledge that Cumpton's poetic script is a narrative woven from true events.
This post REVIEW: Chigger Foot Boy…
By Helena Payne
This is a bloody flashy production, it feels Simon Godwin has thrown everything he can find at it including the kitchen sink, or in this case, hot tub and spa.
This post REVI…
By Helena Payne
I think Shakespeare would certainly have approved and I couldn’t help agreeing that – as a student of mine (who also happened to be there) gushed – "it was …
By Helena Payne
In a world where all our whims and activities are trackable on social media, the need to disappear has never been stronger. Missing people is an increasingly topical issue, a…
By Helena Payne
This HMS Pinafore asks us to reflect on a society that has changed considerably, but must keep evolving and continuing to examine itself. Gilbert's jeering satire of a Victor…
By Helena Payne
It is a heart-warming night, Chris bluffs and stutters, clearly enjoying impersonating his father through his famous lines, but personally I preferred it when he spoke plainl…
By Helena Payne
Helena Payne is starting out on an awfully big adventure to start a theatre company. We asked her to document her journey. Episode 2: Computer says No! Well who knew the inte…
By Helena Payne
Helena Payne is starting out on an awfully big adventure to start a theatre company. We asked her to document her journey. Episode 1: I have a cunning plan, m'lord! How do yo…
By Helena Payne
Deathwatch Print Room At The Coronet 14 April 2016 3 Stars About as French as a pasty, and just as heavy. Jean Genet is running amok on our London stages at the moment. After…
By Helena Payne
A Freudian wet dream, the characters drink, dance and dare each other on further with party games and peculiar eroticism.
This post REVIEW: Right Now, Bush Theatre âœâœ…
By Helena Payne
Living With The Lights On, Mark Lockyer’s brutally honest and searingly candid journey from promising actor at the RSC to meltdown, and subsequent path back to a life i…
By Helena Payne
Merit at The Finborough by Alexandra Wood explores the unravelling relationship between a mother and daughter during the financial crash in 2013 Spain. A fast paced two-hande…
