This is what I think of the world.
Appropriately perhaps, we descend into the basement of Dalston’s The Divine, where the queer nightclub has been transformed into a theatre for this production. This show, Gur Arie Piepskovitz’s ‘Earworm’, is self-described as ‘an anti-romcom’ and wears that like a badge of honour as it explores the breakdown of a relationship.
Read MoreSometimes, it’s truly difficult to find the words to begin to describe something. As an individual, I’m fortunate to have been invited to review many productions over recent years, and yet something escapes me when trying to begin with Run Rebel – Manjeeet Mann’s stage adaptation of their novel of the same name.
Read MoreAs the day almost certainly draw shorter, and summer has passed, the world seems to be precariously balanced for the long, dark winter ahead. The long list of suffering, victims of war, famine and poverty continues to grow. I found myself watching a production called ‘Breakbone’ at the Rosemary Branch in Haggerston, which explores the plight of just one of these topics: dengue fever in the Dominican Republic. Thank you to Teatro Utopia for giving me a couple of tickets to see this production.
Read MoreThe Shatter Box is a dystopian play, exploring the relationship between prisoner with others complicit in his care. It talks about the ethics of imprisonment and use of torture to extract information, though not from a particularly political lens. I must admit that normally my choice of theatre isn’t often fantasy or sci-fi, and so I feel slightly at odds offering my thoughts.
Read MoreIn an undisclosed, but within presumably recent living memory, we first lay eyes upon our protagonist, Caileigh, and their fictional partner Faruk. They’re gossiping about current affairs, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee gives us a rough idea of timeline and a piece about trans animals, and we’re quickly at the heart of this piece: what does it mean to be transgender or more aptly in this story non-binary in modern Britain, and perhaps more broadly in modern western society.
Read MoreOn the top of my list of shows to go and watch, Shakespeare never makes it. Instead, I prefer contemporary theatre that transports the audience somewhere else, or shines a light on stories that need to be heard. However, I was intrigued when in my inbox landed an invitation: it was for a production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by Flabbergast Theatre at Wilton’s Music Hall and I’m so glad I took up the offer.
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