An unfiltered opinion of the London theatre scene
I have been ruminating for over 24 hours about this play and how I would review it. Should I go full frontal and let you know exactly what I think or should I let you in gently. In the end, I have decided to start with the worse. Mr. Burns will most definitely be my […]
Read MoreThe start of Mike Bartlett’s new future history play is very promising and moody, with a beautiful candle lit procession accompanied by spiritual chanting. I wish I could say that it’s all uphill from there on. To attempt to portray the current royal family is always fraught with difficulty. Some writers succeed while others fail […]
Read MoreHeadlong and Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company have joined forced to create a stage adaptation of Orwell’s famous dystopian oeuvre. A disillusioned Winston Smith begins to write a diary while simultaneously a book club in the future ponders the book’s provenance and the loss of any historical facts about Smith following the downfall of Big Brother. […]
Read MoreWe are told there are two universal human certainties, death and taxes but I would add a third, diverging opinions. As I ponder the choice of venues to recommend for a theatre outing I am reminded that what one likes, another despises, so like it or lump it, here are my picks of things to […]
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