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302 stories by "Louise Penn"

'Perhaps the best one yet': The Theatre Channel " Episode 5 The Classics of Broadway (Online review) by Louise Penn

We are now into a third lockdown, but the Theatre Cafe and Adam Blanshay Productions continue undeterred with the Theatre Channel's musical theatre spectaculars.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 9:00am on February 20, 2021[SHARE]

'A hard-hitting fusion of text, images & sound': AND BREATHE " Living Record Festival (Online review) by Louise Penn

Twelve minutes is the average lifespan of a plastic bag, we are told at the start of Mark Conway and Alex Packer's hard-hitting fusion of text, images and sound, And Breathe.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00am on February 19, 2021[SHARE]

'Beautifully written & engagingly performed': ALL ON HER OWN " stream.theatre (Online review) by Louise Penn

All On Her Own is an unusual monologue which holds the attention throughout; although perhaps the borderline hysterics of the original version are ultimately truer to the play as written.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 9:00am on February 17, 2021[SHARE]

'Amusing look at love in lockdown': VALENTINE'S SKETCH SHOW " Northern Comedy Theatre (Online review) by Louise Penn

The material in Valentine's Sketch Show feels a little rough at times, but when things click and the company runs with it, you do have a giggle. However, Northern Comedy Theatre (base…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:30am on February 14, 2021[SHARE]

'A quirky addition to the 'shows at home' space': MANIMALS (Online review) by Louise Penn

Michelle Hudson's love life is the anchor on which this "NSFW" Zoom show and online app is tethered. Manimals is an interactive show/online game presented as a workshop launch for a new dati…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 7:00am on February 13, 2021[SHARE]

'Now & again a synergy of performance, tech & location is achieved': ROMEO & JULIET (Online review) by Louise Penn

This Romeo and Juliet is an inclusive and diverse production which should please those who wish to see something taking technological risks with a classic piece.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 6:00am on February 12, 2021[SHARE]

'It pulls back the curtain to look beyond the headlines': MUM CAN YOU HEAR ME? " Living Record estival (Online review) by Louise Penn

Streaming as part of the Living Record Festival, this audio play by Bernadett Szabo, for Peripeteia Theatre Company takes inspiration from the recent people trafficking scandal resulting in …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 9:00am on February 11, 2021[SHARE]

'Keeps enquiring minds entertained & educated along the way': THIS NOISY ISLE " Living Record Festival (Online review) by Louise Penn

Streaming as part of the Living Record Festival, This Noisy Isle is an audio drama for children based on The Tempest with stories and activities, a prologue, four tracks and story packs. …

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00am on February 6, 2021[SHARE]

'This is as honest as it gets': A BLOODY SHAMBLES " Living Record Festival (Online review) by Louise Penn

This 20-minute audio play is written, performed and sound-designed by Ella Dorman-Gajic. A Bloody Shambles shares a day in the life of Jess, who suffers from both heavy flow and period pover…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 6:00am on February 5, 2021[SHARE]

From online festivals to streaming platforms, here's a digital theatre catch-up to lift your spirits by Louise Penn

Welcome to our first 2021 round-up of digital shows available for you to watch in the next few weeks. From large-scale musicals to Zoom experiences, student showcases to the Bard, fi…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 6:00am on February 4, 2021[SHARE]

'The friendly chemistry zips off the screen': FALLING STARS " Union Theatre (Online review) by Louise Penn

Falling Stars, a loving musical tribute to the great songwriters of the first three decades of the 20th century, is now streaming for a second time on stream.theatre.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00am on February 2, 2021[SHARE]

'We should listen & we should be angry': TAKE CARE " Living Record Festival (Online review) by Louise Penn

With the current pandemic crisis facing the NHS, it is timely for Écoute Theatre to revive Take Care, its verbatim piece on informal carers and social care funding.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 6:00am on February 1, 2021[SHARE]

'It does & should make a viewer think': We Ask These Questions of Everybody " soundfestival (Online review) by Louise Penn

Produced by HERA, We Ask These Questions of Everybody uses text drawn from real conversations; samples, soundscapes and singing. It is performed by a cross-genre, all-disabled ensemble, plac…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00am on January 31, 2021[SHARE]

'A tower of strength in the female-led space': GIRLPLAY " Online@TheSpaceUK (Online review) by Louise Penn

Rampant Collective's latest show GirlPlay is a wickedly funny exploration of teenage sexuality and female curiosity.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 9:00am on January 30, 2021[SHARE]

'Some scenes are all-out hilarious': I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE " Lambert Jackson Productions (Online review) by Louise Penn

The latest digital show from Lambert Jackson Productions and the London Coliseum is the Off-Broadway hit, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 9:00am on January 29, 2021[SHARE]

'Slap 'N' Tickle's feminist voice has triumphed in this film': THE MEAT CABARET " Online@TheSpaceUK (Online review) by Louise Penn

A vicious satire on the beauty industry as depicted in the media, The Meat Cabaret is Slap 'n' Tickle's new show. An abrasive musical which makes up in innovative ideas for any lack of subtl…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00am on January 27, 2021[SHARE]

'It's all rather lovely': ISLANDER " Radio 4 (BBC Sounds) by Louise Penn

New musicals like the award-winning Islander continue to challenge the status quo of what the genre can offer. The two-hander cast of Kirsty Findlay and Bethany Tennick p...

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 6:00am on January 26, 2021[SHARE]

'Interesting exploration of the seedy side of internet fame': CONTROVERSY " Living Record Festival (Online review) by Louise Penn

A six-part web series about social influencers, Controversy is filmed entirely on Zoom. It is written by Maya Katherine, who stars as Hayley, a student who aims to hit the big time and becom…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 9:00am on January 25, 2021[SHARE]

'An absurdist piece of mischief': I STOLE SATAN'S GIRLFRIEND " Thornhill Theatre Space (Online review) by Louise Penn

Scott McQuaid's short play premiered on the virtual Thornhill Theatre Space. At just 14 minutes, I Stole Satan's Girlfriend feels more like a television comedy sketch than a fully-fledged pl…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 7:00am on January 24, 2021[SHARE]

'Part Zoom meeting, part supernatural chiller': BROKEN LINK " Living Record Festival (Online review) by Louise Penn

What starts as a glimpse into a private chat between friends becomes something much more complicated and dark as Broken Link progresses.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 7:00am on January 21, 2021[SHARE]

'Open, thought-provoking, funny & heartbreaking': OVERFLOW " Bush Theatre (Online review) by Louise Penn

New play Overflow by Travis Alabanza returns as a digital stream and proves to be an intriguing hour about the politics of women's bathrooms and who is allowed in them.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00am on January 19, 2021[SHARE]

'An intriguing piece of work': ALIVE " Online@TheSpaceUK " Season 2 (Online review) by Louise Penn

Alive feels a very sensitive exploration of close companionship despite clear differences, and the discussion around "letting go" were starkly presented, slickly directed by Penny Cole.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 8:00am on January 15, 2021[SHARE]

'It's raw, brave & controlled': AVALANCHE " Bloom Theatre (Online review) by Louise Penn

The beauty of Avalanche is not just in the poetry of its words, but also the honesty it displays on tough subjects within scene changes and forbidding musical motifs.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 10:00am on January 12, 2021[SHARE]

'We need the escapism of entertainment more & more': All I Want for Christmas Is Theatre / Hopeful Holidays (Online review) by Louise Penn

A double whammy of festive musical frolics for the festive season reached us with the launch of Thespie's All I Want For Christmas Is Theatre and The Theatre Channel's fourth episode Hopeful…

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 11:00am on December 29, 2020[SHARE]

'Dorothy but not as you remember her': THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ " Creation Theatre (Online review) by Louise Penn

The wide range of characters, sound and visual effects, and pithy commentary make for excellent entertainment in Creation Theatre's The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz.

SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:00pm on December 22, 2020[SHARE]
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