Friday, September 27, 2019
Rose theatre, KingstonSet in the 80s, this character-led comedy drama features fine performances, but is all just a bit too deliberate
Imagine a time when five grand had a significant impact…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Birmingham RepPacked with punk and reggae tracks, Robin French's bold new play about racial tensions in 70s Britain hits some high notes
Amid the fraught racial tensions of the stifling Brit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM[SHARE]Monday, September 23, 2019
Little Angel theatre, LondonThis imaginative adaptation delights in the sounds and sensations of Edward Lear's peculiar poem about a lonely boy
The stage is filled with puppets that seem to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Queen's theatre, HornchurchShaina Taub turns the Bard's words into ingenious melodic mashups in a rousing community production
A brutish leader hands his crown to his benevolent brother in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM[SHARE]Friday, August 2, 2019
Dorfman theatre, LondonAndy Stanton's adaptation of his own children's books is packed with eccentricity and verbal flourishes " all at the expense of the story
This is no ordinary family sh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Watermill theatre, NewburyA multitalented cast bring gleeful spontaneity and big laughs to Paul Hart's bold production, with choreography by Oti Mabuse
'Brush up your Shakespeare, start quot…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PM[SHARE]Friday, July 26, 2019
Roundhouse theatre, LondonInua Ellams' play hurtles between London and Africa, so full is it of authentic male dialogue and connections
Even the clock moves at double time. A show set in a s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18PM[SHARE]Friday, July 19, 2019
The Vaults, LondonThere's an air of holiday fun in Ryan Craig's play about searching for romance in a digital world. It's a fun, if predictable, watch
A giddy carefreeness underpins this lig…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Barbican, LondonTimothy Sheader brings his Regent's Park rock concert indoors for a show that celebrates lung power over tenderness
Ah, the exuberance of youth! Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim R…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AM[SHARE]Friday, July 5, 2019
From Midsommar to Olafur Eliasson, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM[SHARE]Monday, July 1, 2019
Trafalgar Studios, London The Star Trek actor plays a fading TV star in a play that blends giddy pastiche with affecting ruminations on fame and fandom
It will come as no great shock to Star…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33AM[SHARE]Friday, June 28, 2019
Vaults, London Staging issues and noisy distractions mar a coming-of-age musical that offers tantalising flashes of fervour
Given the deeply troubling recent headlines about homophobic attac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36PM[SHARE]Park theatre, London A mother's fierce love lies at the heart of Tuyen Do's nuanced portrait of a family forging a new life in the UK
A light Vietnamese dish served at a family's restaurant?…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42PM[SHARE]From Yesterday to Ed Ruscha, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Arcola, LondonAl Smith's searching, sad play is revived to mark the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing
Here's a play to enjoy with your eyes closed. It's not that Radio isn't lovely …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AM[SHARE]Monday, June 24, 2019
Jessie Cave's intimate standup, a beatbox Frankenstein and a twist on the star-crossed lovers are among the Edinburgh shows we've previously reviewed. Here's what we said …
Pleasance Court…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48AM[SHARE]Friday, June 7, 2019
Yard theatre, LondonMichelle Fox is electric as a kidnapping survivor glued to the news in a twisted production with hints of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Fifteen years ago, Sam was abduc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Three shows in Ipswich reflect on childhood and innocence lost " including a tribute to the 90s TV star that recalls a vanished era of light entertainment
Jade Byrne gives us glasses that wi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Little Angel theatre, LondonA hard-to-stomach character with a horrible voice and a nasty catchphrase leaves little for kids to latch on to in this loud, brash production
There's a buzz in t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36PM[SHARE]Monday, May 20, 2019
A new Horrible Histories show celebrates the achievements of deaf figures, while Mathilda and the Orange Balloon also makes creative use of British Sign Language
Inspiration hit while theatr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM[SHARE]Friday, May 17, 2019
From Birds of Passage to Rita Ora, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AM[SHARE]Monday, May 13, 2019
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonA couple confront impending death with bawdy humour and burgeoning sadness in Ridiculusmus's unsettling two-hander
Let's call this endurance clowning. Like all o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:33AM[SHARE]Friday, May 10, 2019
From High Life to Joy for Ever, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM[SHARE]Camden People's theatre, London The community railroaded by Britain's high-speed transport project turn their ire into a sparky protest show
Sixty-three thousand. That's how many bodies are …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM[SHARE]Friday, May 3, 2019
From Vox Lux to Stanley Kubrick, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 2, 2019
Orange Tree, RichmondThe nature of identity is explored with compassion in Cooper's play which features brilliant performances
Whatever it is that distinguishes rare writing talent, Zoe Coop…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Theatre 503, LondonThe peaceful behind-the-counter romance of two young women is disturbed by the arrival of an outsider
The shelves are crammed with wine bottles, colourful tins, cereal box…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48PM[SHARE]Friday, April 26, 2019
From Avengers: Endgame to Mary Quant, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM[SHARE]Friday, April 19, 2019
From Loro to Stealing Sheep, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM[SHARE]Friday, April 12, 2019
From Mid90s to Dave, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Bush theatre, LondonThis gently uplifting play about child migration " performed in English and beautifully signed " delights in language
Child migration might sound like a difficult subject…
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