FORCE MAJEURE
A thoroughly enjoyable adaptation of the 2014 comedy-drama film about a marriage in crisis...
THE BOOK OF DUST – LA BELLE SAUVAGE
Visually sumptuous production with a clinical story devoid of chemistry and subtlety...
BEST OF ENEMIES
A cleverly staged and wonderfully acted rehashing of the Buckley/Vidal debates during the 1968 Republican and Democratic National Conventions...
TROUBLE IN MIND
An overacted staging that makes the characters appear fake and the play disjointed...
ROMEO & JULIET (Polunin Ink Ballet)
A gorgeous ballet that's easy to understand and follow, performed by a group of extremely talented dancers...
CABARET
A whimsical revival with stunning costumes and seriously good singing...
THE GLASS MENAGERIE
A quick-paced staging of the classic with some fantastic acting...
YES SO I SAID YES
An absurdist wannabe play full of gratuitous shocks that add little to its message...
THE SHARK IS BROKEN
A cheery trip down the memory lane of what it may have been like on the set of the movie "Jaws"...
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
Mixed bag of a play that doesn't know if it wants to be a panto or a clever comedy...
GISELLE (Royal Ballet)
A beautifully staged and exquisitely danced classical ballet that's a feast for the eyes...
THE DANTE PROJECT (Royal Ballet)
A visually stunning modern piece that's a bit muddled if you don't know the story, but beautifully danced by the company...
THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE
A stellar production of the McDonagh classic elevated by a strong cast but let down in places by the weak points in the script...
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
A slow-paced yet moving and visually appealing rendition of Macbeth...
THE MEDIEVALISTS (staged reading)
Great cast trapped in a mediocre play about who owes whom what off the back of complicated relationships...
INDECENT
The story of "God of Vengeance" spanning 47 years brilliantly told by a small cast playing a multitude of parts...
CAMP SIEGFRIED
Two teenagers amidst a friendship-cum-romance at a summer camp. Siegfried or Happy Trails makes no difference whatsoever...
BAGDAD CAFE
A vaudeville version of the brilliant film, which tries to be as good, but doesn't quite get there...
CONSTELLATIONS (Tovey/Douglas) redux
Another look at this rendition of the play further into its run...
ONCE UPON A TIME IN NAZI OCCUPIED TUNISIA
"When your husband invites you on a road trip, don't invite your lover and his Nazi mate" pretty much sums up the whole play...
PARADISE
A quirky post-modern retelling of a classic story that ends up great in theory, but a bit muddled in practice...
CONSTELLATIONS (Tovey/Douglas)
A take on the multitude of ways in which the same relationship can play out, reimagined by another cast...
JUDGMENT DAY (staged reading)
A clever and funny play about being good vs. doing good with the cast who make you forget they are not on stage...
WAITING FOR GODOT
Socially distant version of Godot that's a bit too long, a bit too shouty, but worth checking out on balance...
OLEANNA
A typical Mamet piece, but strongly acted, making it engaging and entertaining even where writing lets it down...
UNDER MILK WOOD
An engaging attempt at infusing a lyrical but slow-burning text with context and emotion...
THE DUMB WAITER
A very enjoyable rendition of the Pinter short that lets the cast have fun with their characters...
BARBARIANS
A slow-paced and confusing staging of the Russian classic about whether progress is really all it is cracked up to be...
CONSTELLATIONS (Capaldi/Wanamaker)
An engaging and skilfully acted take on the multitude of ways in which the same relationship can play out...