Kandinsky Theatre co-creator on a new play tethering technology to existence It started with a Guardian long-read. I'm ashamed to admit it since so many shows could say the same, but that w…
This year's Northampton panto is a lavish, light-hearted, if slightly off-the-peg affair from Qdos. The panto juggernaut has several other Cinderellas in
'Something strange and wild emerges from familiar architecture': Lauren Mooney reviews Annie Jenkins' impressive debut play about female friendship. The post Review: In Lipstick at The Plea…
Counting the cost of love: Lauren Mooney reviews Haley McGee's 'consistently hilarious and hypnotically honest' solo show The post Review: Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale at Camden People’s The…
'Let's talk about speaking': Lauren Mooney writes on Sue MacLaine Company's new show, inspired by the practice of Anchoritism. The post Review: vessel at Battersea Arts Centre appeared first…
Shakespeare as party: Lauren Mooney writes on a fantastically warm, welcoming opener to Kwame Kwei-Armah's reign at the Young Vic. The post Review: Twelfth Night at the Young Vic appeared fi…
Double act: Danielle Ward's debut play follows two female comedians in an industry that pits women against each other. The post Edinburgh review: The Half appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.
Lauren Mooney reviews Katy Dye's debut show about 'a cultural sexualisation of youth and innocence.' The post Edinburgh Review: Baby Face at Summerhall appeared first on Exeunt Magazine.
Life-saving warmth: Lauren Mooney on Tom Wells' heartfelt tale of teenagers and sychronised swimming. The post Edinburgh review: Drip at Paines Plough Roundabout appeared first on Exeunt Mag…
Meaningful and lovely: Laura Wade's exploration of '50s domesticity swells into something surprisingly heartfelt. The post Review: Home, I’m Darling at National Theatre appeared first …
Charming, inventive and beautiful: Lauren Mooney reviews the return of a WWI-set Peter Pan to the Open Air Theatre. The post Review: Peter Pan at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre appeared f…
This lovely and surprising play by Gowri Ramnarayan looks at the interconnected plights of endangered tigers and exploited indigenous peoples living cheek-by-jowl
A surefire festive treat: Lauren Mooney reviews the return of Margery Williams's Velveteen Rabbit to the Unicorn Theatre. The post Review: The Velveteen Rabbit at the Unicorn Theatre appear…
A living funeral: Lauren Mooney on Victoria Melody's "staggeringly beautiful" show, made in collaboration with her Dad. The post Review: Ugly Chief at Battersea Arts Centre appeared first on…
Lauren Mooney explores the fraught business of booking a tour, and the glaring power imbalance between venues and freelance artists. The post Why Touring Theatre is Weighted Against Artists …
Lovely in the purest sense of the word: Lauren Mooney reviews Zoe Cooper's fresh and exciting love story. The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: Jess and Joe Forever at Traverse Theatre appeared …
In her 25 years of working life, Katy Baird has done just about every service job going: she’s sold burgers, booze, drugs;
A collaboration between puppeteer Peter Morton and singer-songwriter Avi Simmons, A Heart at Sea is the prettily told story of a boy
Amanda and Michelle are hungover as fuck and getting the fear. Holed up together in Amanda’s flat, they pick through the whats,
The horrible world of wellness: Lauren Mooney on Daniella Isaacs' blistering one woman show about clean living. The post Edinburgh Fringe Review: Hear Me Raw at Underbelly appeared first on …
After a well-meaning but misguided fairy gives Ella the ‘gift’ of obedience at birth, and she grows up unable to disobey any
Suicide is an epidemic amongst young men, and it’s urgent we tackle ‘man up’ culture to make space for vulnerability. Well-intentioned 203
In rural Ireland, a teenage girl visits a grotto alone in winter to speak to Mary. She has a secret nobody can
This politically vital show from New Zealand-based Zanetti Productions has been built with great care by a young company treating difficult, complex
A good-hearted but fairly by-numbers drama from writer Sian Rowland, Gazing at a Distant Star largely takes the shape of interlocking monologues