We were invited to review the latest installment in Richard II. Wow, simply amazing!! Richard II is charismatic, eloquent, and flamboyantly witty. And a disastrous King – dishonest, dangerous, and politically incompetent. Echoing down the centuries is the perennial problem: how to deal with a ruler who has a rock-solid right to rule but is […]
It is hard to imagine a musical being set on a council estate in Sheffield but that is exactly where you are transported to as soon as you walk into the Gillian Lynne Theatre. The Park Hill Estate looms imposing and spectacular with the infamous ‘I love you, will you marry me’ neon sign illuminated […]
Samuel Takes a Break (or, Samuel Takes a Break…: in Male Dungeon No. 5 After a Long but Generally Successful Day of Tours to give Rihanna Illube’s play its full title) is a heart wrenching and complex exploration of the impact of colonialism, dark tourism, and the eternal search in the cycle of healing. We […]
After a very enjoyable evening with the opening night of ‘The Motive And The Cue’ by the National Theatre and Neil Street productions, I can say that it was a delight and a very great theatre performance directed by Sam Mendes. Known for Skyfall, Spectre, 1917 and his other fantastic movies. The Motive and The […]
National Theatre’s The Lehman Trilogy opened this January for its limited run on the West End. The critically acclaimed semi-biographical play follows the tale of three brothers who emigrate to America, from Bavaria, in the mid-1800s. The three-and-a-half-hour-long saga unfolds to reveal the story of their rise to economic aristocracy and their companies subsequent downfall […]
In a world where fairy tales are, quite rightly, being made more relevant for the modern world – this vibrant, energetic, funny and enchanting story not only brings us several strong female protagonists but also focuses on the love of a family and how greed and wealth do not win out. Spoiler alert – this […]