Erin Cobby chats with Stacey and Nicola Bland, writers of Call Me Vicky about the importance of honestly representing their trans godmother and appreciation for Pleasance Theatre’s com…
Review: Binaural Dinner Date, Rich Mix3.0starsSomewhere inside ZU-UK's Binaural Dinner Date, there is a very interesting idea. An exploration of the nature of human interactions – the …
Review: Soft Animals, Soho Theatre5.0stars"It's like we're happy she's dead. Like we bonded over her being dead. Like we're celebrating. Like we're heartless." If it hadn't been for that day…
Review: Bouncers, Hull Truck Theatre3.0starsBouncers is one of the most performed plays in the UK and there can be no doubt that it can still pack out a house. This city shows up for John Go…
Halima Hassan talks to woman of many talents, Rachel Harper about her new play, Rattled which discusses, among other things, postnatal mental health. Boundary pushing plays exploring taboo s…
Review: Greyscale, VAULT Festival5.0Overall ScoreOf all the men accused during the #MeToo movement, Aziz Ansari saddened me the most. I had been a fan of his work, especially the freshness a…
Review: Blue, Chapter Arts Centre3.0Overall ScoreSome plays may seem familiar; but the best are always the ones that should be done again. Blue definitely falls into both these categories. S…
Review: My Dad's Gap Year, Park Theatre3.0starsMy Dad's Gap Year " already the title sounds like my idea of a nightmare. Would I want my father to go on a gap year at his ripe old age? Not r…
Review: A Wake in Progress, VAULT Festival5.0starsI want to talk about death. Before you resign yourself to this being all doom and gloom, it's not. Death is going to happen to everyone, of …
Review: Dracula, The London Library3.0Overall ScorePerforming in the relatively unheard-of historical venue that is The London Library, the setting is definitely the star of this production.…
Review: Pinter Seven, Harold Pinter Theatre 4.0Overall Score Through an earlier press release, I lately learned of Harold Pinter's close relationship with Danny Dyer, to whom he was apparent…
Review: No Kids, Battersea Arts Centre4.0Overall ScoreNo Kids is much more than a play. It's an argument, a discussion, a life decision. An exchange between real-life couple Nir Paldi and Ge…
Review: Good Women, VAULT Festival4.0starsThree women dressed identically in white, pray silently while religious music plays in the background. The lights dim and the show begins. The women…
Review: Black is the Color of My Voice and Soul Sessions, Trafalgar Studios4.0starsA combination of stunning acting, exquisite vocals and a heart-rending, relevant story, Black is the Color …
Review: Mancoin, VAULT Festival4.0starsEnter Guy White. A seemingly harmless 20-something cis white male played by the endearing Hubert Burton. Mancoin, a bold addition to the 2019 VAULT Fes…
Review: Bleach, VAULT Festival 3.0Overall Score Bleach begins from a point of confession. A sharing of a tale, with a fleeting hope that somehow, the narrator can find peace. We meet Tyler i…
Review: Superhoe, Royal Court Theatre 4.0Overall Score Written and performed by Nicôle Lecky, Superhoe sees aspiring singer-songwriter Sasha Clayton turn to sex work to make an income whi…
Review: I Would Like To Get To Know You Better, VAULT Festival5.0Overall ScoreThe way we first learn about love is often through films and fairy tales. The moment two pairs of eyes meet acro…
As she revives her 2015 Feminist solo show, writer and performer, Emma Bentley asks when a good time to revive is. Or, when should you finally put it to bed? I thought I performed the final …
Review: The Cult of K*nzo, Camden People's Theatre3.0Overall ScoreDebonair fashion icon that I am, I probably ought to say that I was previously so oblivious to Kenzo that I didn't even know…
Review: Welcome to the UK, Bunker Theatre 3.0Overall Score There's a significant difference between a show that talks about refugees, and a show on this topic whose actors actually are refug…
Review: Cost of Living, Hampstead Theatre 3.0stars A beautiful performance by four exceptional actors that feels too subtle and slow-paced to really pack a punch. Before the play, audience m…
Review: Avenue Q, New Wimbledon Theatre4.0starsAvenue Q first hit the stage in 2003: an offensive romp of a musical comedy that invites you down to Sesame Street, after hours. It's the story…
Review: Jayde Adams: The Divine Miss Jayde, Soho Theatre4.0starsHow can someone who worked on the Asda fish counter become a diva? Be Jayde Adams; a dynamic, feisty, wickedly-funny Bristolia…
We wrote about her ‘ruthless performance‘ in Edinburgh and now we hear from Katy Dye herself on society’s persistent fetishised infantilisation of women in Baby Face. 'She'…