21 stories by "Lucy Ricketts"
Having not done An Inspector Calls for GCSE, I was pretty excited to see this West-End production. To summarise the plot: Inspector Goole arrives unannounced at the Birling home, announcing …
As a director, Emily Louizou's take on Hamletmachine is an interesting one. A stripped back, choral version of Heiner Muller’s experimental text is certainly not what I was expecting, …
Tucked away in the heart of Camden, the Pleasance Theatre is a wonderful gem to uncover, especially at this time of year. As a variety show, Pint Sized's run only consists of one night, mean…
I didn't know that the Vault theatre existed, but I'm glad I do now. Situated in the depths of murky Waterloo, Vault is hosting a six-week festival, consisting of music, theatre, workshops a…
Set at the Peacock Theatre, The Snowman promises an evening of wonder and childlike delight. Featuring a live band, the production tells a tale of one boy and his snowman as they venture aro…
If Black Mirror was a dance show, this would be it. The Russell Maliphant Company production of Conceal | Reveal at Sadler's Wells promises a night of all-consuming music, dance and lig…
My boyfriend turns to look at me, giving me a look that says 'where the hell are we going?', and I have to agree. Crouch End is literally Mordor. Tucked away in Zone 3, we arrived to atmosph…
The interval lights came up and I heard a woman say, “well I have no idea what's going on, what the relationships are, who's killed who " but I love it!” I feel like this is a…
The Great Gatsby is one of my favourite novels of all time. Its inherent despair, the struggling relationships, and that never-ending desire to reach the American Dream… I love it. So …
I'm not the first one to admit that improvised drama scares me. It's one of the hardest things to do; combine that with singing, dancing and making sure that the plot advances, and you quick…
Don't be fooled " Man of Steal isn't about a man in blue spandex flying around the theatre. This one-man show promises to delight, entertain and inform through sleight-of-hand and very cleve…
If I had to describe Son of Man in one word, it would be shouting. An unbelievable amount of shouting. Considering the space we were in (a small room above a pub in the middle of Stockwell) …
When Words Dictate had potential. Really, it did. The concept of the space between different translations as well as words being the vehicle for our communication between one another was, I …
Sneaking into the theatre at the beginning of a show after running late is never a fun experience. No one wants to be the one that gets picked on in the audience, but we inevitably got ribbe…
My experience of Border Tales was an indescribable one. How do you write a review on something that left you speechless? As part of the Royal Greenwich Festival, Border Tales deals with issu…
As soon as I was attacked with the all-pervasive smell of toast, I knew The Crypt Project was going to be a surreal one. Under the company of People Show and in collaboration with the Univer…
Central Saint Martins is possibly one of the prettiest London campuses I've had the pleasure to walk around, perhaps with the exception of King's College London of course. Not that I'm biase…
Occasionally We Skype addresses on the all-pervasive concept that is highly popular within theatre: social media. It focuses on the migration of families from Southeast Asia to England and h…
Avenue Q tells the story of a young man named Princeton, fresh-faced and naïve to the real world, and his journey through the trials and tribulations of love, life and finding a purpose t…
Etcetera Theatre is in so tiny a space that you wouldn't know it existed unless you were looking for it; hidden away on the top floor of a pub, we elbowed our way past raucous drunkards and …
Entering the Rose Playhouse performance space is like entering a dystopian novel: wide open spaces, low ceilings, and a suspiciously large pool of water. The aesthetics of the place can't be…
