It was almost uncanny to find the same topics I had been chatting about during the pre-show dinner reflected in a parodic way in this play. The recent obsession with meditation, living in the present and the sometimes empty gibberish of the new age gurus, the traditional religions, the economy and how capitalism is a bad, bad boy, bitcoin, the traditional family values and the … Continue reading Review _Keith?_ Arcola Theatre
Reporting from my usual spot in the Lilian Baylis Circle, in a loo-less Old Vic, here’s my review of The American Clock. The show has its press night tomorrow, Wednesday 13th February but I had a sneak peek at Thursday’s preview courtesy of the PwC 10£ tickets. (Spoilers, spoilers everywhere from here on.) Written by Arthur Miller in 1980, The American Clock is a play … Continue reading Review _The American Clock_ The Old Vic
The Wild Duck, Company, A Very Very Very Dark Matter, Mistero Buffo, Love-lies-bleeding, A Christmas Carol, Antony and Cleopatra, Don Quixote and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. These are the last 9 shows I watched in 2018 aaand I might have a slightly controversial opinion on a couple of them. Let me know what you think in the comments! The Wild … Continue reading Shows I watched in 2018: November – December
We’ve almost reached the end of this 2018 roundup, there’s only one more post after this and then service will resume as normal. Let me know if you’ve watched/loved/hated/still need to form an opinion on any of these productions in the comments! Aristocrats – Donmar Warehouse, 17th August I wasn’t entirely convinced by this one. It felt like looking at one of those tiny vessels neatly assembled inside … Continue reading Shows I watched in 2018: August – October
🎵 Hello! 👋🏻 I thought this was a fitting opening for a post that features the hilarious Book of Mormon among the more serious stuff. What can I say, it was a busy summer and I was blessed with the best theatre companions a gal could have. Let me know if you’ve seen any of these shows and what you think in the comment box … Continue reading Shows I watched in 2018: June – August
As I’ve written in my first post, I saw a lot of theatre in 2018. So I thought I’d write a couple of sentences (I might have been carried away here and there) to share my memories of each show. These are not going to be reviews, but what comes to mind if I think of each production now, after some time. As always, beware … Continue reading Shows I watched in 2018: January – May
It was September 2003 and Rai1, Italy’s public television broadcaster, showed a live recording of the Italian version of Notre Dame de Paris from the Arena in Verona. I was 14 years old and it was love at first sight. I recorded it on a VHS and watched it until I learned every song, every camera movement, every bit of the choreography. A few years … Continue reading Review _Notre Dame de Paris_ London Coliseum
Oh boy, where do I start? First of all, I wasn’t planning on going to see Hamilton yesterday evening. I won two lottery tickets on the app and at 3:54 pm on Friday afternoon I unexpectedly became one of the happiest people on earth. I had seen the show before. I seem to have a peculiar sixth sense for finding returned tickets so I have … Continue reading Review _Hamilton_ Victoria Palace Theatre
Ok, confession time. I started reading The War of the Worlds last December and I’m still stuck at 1/3 of the book. It’s not uninteresting, but I’m finding it a bit slow. Why buy tickets for this show, then? Well, the main reason was the previous production by Rhum and Clay, Mistero Buffo at Arcola Theatre, which was so good it’s probably better if I … Continue reading Review _The War of the Worlds_ New Diorama Theatre
Ok, let’s start from the ending. It took me a couple of seconds to start clapping when the lights went down. Not because the show hadn’t been good, but because I was beginning to understand just how real the whole thing had turned up to be and the applauses felt out of place. Flash back to three hours earlier. Let’s make it four, actually. Friday … Continue reading Review _Sweat_ Donmar Warehouse
The Peanut Gallery 