GOD OF CARNAGE
Good acting hampered by terrible sightlines and bland script about adults acting like children...
Good acting hampered by terrible sightlines and bland script about adults acting like children...
A streamlined and modernised adaptation that begs the question of why it needed to be written...
A provocative piece about writers and the stories they create, slightly let down by a wobbly middle...
A fluffy play masquerading as a deep analysis of human relationships...
Cluky, muddled, and largely pointless script about pitfalls of modern technology dragged along by excellent cast...
The story of the England's football team that's full of inside jokes and cheap laughs, most of which aren't funny unless you're a massive football fan...
A capable cast let down by a joyless script and dreadful direction...
A touching tribute to family history and tragedy told through music...
A bizarre production of a mediocre ChatGPT-written play that is not helped by a lacklustre cast...
A cleverly-written and mostly well-acted story of clashing egos set against the backdrop of Hamlet...
A brilliant staging of Friel that engages, entertains, and delights in every way...
Modernised Brecht for the hipster generation that doesn't wow as much as it ought to...
Excellent acting let down by clichéd and heavy-handed writing...
An interesting idea expressed through a mediocre play that's only kept afloat by some of the acting...
A dense 3h monologue interspersed with bits of dialogue and beautiful visuals, which doesn't quite hit the spot...
A cranked up barrage of sadness and depression that's superbly acted but strains credulity...
A hysterically funny farce-cum-panto adaptation that takes potshots at contemporary police problems with mixed results...
An unexpectedly refreshing comedy about the best intentions that pave the proverbial road to hell...
A wonderful display of modern dance somewhat hampered by being disconnected from the lyrics...
A contemporary take on Phaedra that's neither comedy nor drama, is full of cliches and overacting, and disappoints more than wows...
A gut-bustingly funny feat of puppetry and mime that had the audience in stitches beginning to end...
A one-man tour de force with a unique take on Picasso, his women, and his art...
A great comedic idea whose execution fails to live up to its potential...
A shockingly weak piece of writing only made watchable by the quality of acting...
A muddled journey through the lives of two Jewish Irish brothers before and after World War II...
An exceptionally entertaining staged reading that would've been better as a proper revival...
A touching, if uncomfortable, tale of a mother trying to reconcile with her daughter over life choices past and present...
A fleetingly entertaining brush with technology that quickly goes from deepfakes to deep boredom...
Still slow, but a much improved production, with Wiley turning Angel into a powerhouse...