Sisters Saskia (Alexandra O’Neill) and Sara (Florence Lace-Evans) reunite in Sara’s flat which is also their late mother’s former home. They’re here for her memorial. Sara appears in pyjamas, nestled within a den or tentlike structure that she’s built to the side of the stage. Saskia is joined by her long-term partner Mark (Jonas Moore),…
Category: Reviews
ODDS ARE by Smita Russell. ★★★★
From the moment Smita Russell steps into the space, it’s clear we’re in the hands of an exceptional storyteller and presence. For an hour, she holds the room with such intensity that I’m not sure anyone around me drew breath. Set inside the intimate Roxyboxy container at Assembly Roxy, the performance is accompanied (almost as…
FLUSH by April Hope Miller. ★★★★★
Three toilet cubicles sit on stage. As we settle in, we begin to notice the details – each cubicle wall is covered in scribbled messages, ‘Protect the dolls,’ ‘BRAT,’ phone numbers and dates of wild nights out. We’re in a club bathroom in the heart of Shoreditch and more specifically, a women’s bathroom. And as the night…
BRAINSLUTS by Dan Bishop. ★★★★
Ever wondered what it’s like to take part in a clinical research test for a new drug? BRAINSLUTS takes that curiosity and runs with it, placing us right inside a five week trial and as week one begins, four participants are meeting for the first time. Mitch (Dan Bishop), Duggan (Rob Preston), Bathsheba (Kathy Maniura) and Yaz…
HAPPY ENDING STREET by Jenna Stones. ★★★
We open with a song performed by Pearl (Lucia Ireland, who btw has an exceptional voice), setting the tone and introducing us to the world of Happy Ending Street – a brothel in 1890s Edinburgh where we find the women within it on edge. A killer is on the loose, one they later name the ‘hen catcher’…
PALS by Mirren Wilson. ★★★
In PALS (Perfectly Average Lassies of Scotland – their words, not mine!) we meet four pals – Sadie (Olivia McIntosh), Claire (Olivia Caw), Taylor (Amy Glass) and Flo (Shelley Middler). Each of them has their own stuff going on – Sadie’s struggling with her mum’s declining health and wants to relive their old hiking trips, Claire’s processing a…
A LETTER TO LYNDON B JOHNSON OR GOD: WHOEVER READS THIS FIRST by Xhloe Rice and Natasha Roland. ★★★★
Having seen WHAT IF THEY ATE THE BABY? earlier this year at Soho Theatre, I already knew I was in for a treat with another Xhloe and Natasha production. The clowning duo and three-time consecutive Fringe First Award-winners are experts at storytelling – not just through dialogue, but through their remarkable physicality. In A LETTER TO LYNDON B…
STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF GIANTS by Lucie Barât. ★★★★★
Lucie Barât – ‘the sister’, ‘the accessory’, ‘a walking AAA pass’ – as she jokingly calls herself. Yes, she’s the sister of The Libertines rockstar Carl Barât, but in STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF GIANTS we finally meet her – raw, unfiltered and ready to tell a story that she explains has stayed in the…
BRIXTON CALLING by Alex Urwin. ★★★★
Inspired by Simon Parkes’ bestselling memoir ‘Live at the Brixton Academy’, BRIXTON CALLING takes us back to 1983, when a 23 year old Parkes bought the legendary venue for just £1. Through a vibrant mix of storytelling, music and movement, the play takes us on Parkes’ journey as he battles rejection and doubt to transform the venue into…
ECHO by Susan Eve Haar. ★★★
A couple (Amara Okereke and Kyle Rowe) settle into a hotel room – he pops champagne, she lounges on the fluffy carpet, red roses are in a vase by the bed – they’re here to celebrate their 10 year anniversary. But as they talk, it becomes clear that not everything is as celebratory as it…
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