Review: CHATHAM HOUSE RULES, Pleasance LondonNovember 13, 2023As soon as you enter the theatre, you know that you’re in for something bizarre. Dead centre stage is a giant pair of legs, the limbs taking up most of the space on stage. Written and performed by Louis Rembges, the show takes us into the world of Host, a former social media influencer who has kidnapped former Prime Minister David Cameron.
Review: TOM BRACE: A TRICK DOWN MEMORY LANE, Pleasance LondonNovember 6, 2023The introduction of Tom Brace: A Trick Down Memory Lane is a fascinating one in which a disembodied voice recounts the time when Derren Brown played Russian Roulette live on television, creating a controversy not only in the world of magic but in general.
Review: LUKE WRIGHT'S SILVER JUBILEE, Pleasance LondonNovember 3, 2023What do you get when you combine poetry, comedy, and a little bit of drum and bass? You get Luke Wright’s Silver Jubilee. The show, a celebration of Wright’s 25 years performing and touring poetry is an hour of the poet/comedian discussing a range of topics including being adopted, privilege, and cats named Bagel and Sir John Betjeman.
Review: THE INTERVIEW, Park TheatreNovember 3, 2023What role does a journalist play in telling the truth versus getting a good story? How does one find the line between the truth and an agreed narrative? Jonathan Maitland’s new play, The Interview, attempts to tackle these questions by taking a close look at the BBC Panorama interview with Princess Diana in 1995.
Review: SAM MORRISON: SUGAR DADDY, Soho TheatreOctober 27, 2023From the beginning of Sam Morrison: Sugar Daddy, Morrison does not hide who he is - he is an “anxious, asthmatic, gay, diabetic Jew” who has a love for big-bellied men (or, as he calls it, the Bridgerton Belly™.
Review: OLGA KOCH: PRAWN COCKTAIL, Soho TheatreOctober 30, 2023From the beginning, Olga Koch: Prawn Cocktail gives audiences the chance to see Koch at her wittiest and dirtiest, usually both at once. The theme of the show? Reframe, reframe, reframe. Reframing as a form of comedy, reframing as a form of coping, this show has got it all.
Review: BAD TEACHER, Pleasance LondonOctober 30, 2023Bad Teacher is a show that struggles to decide whether it is going to be a serious reflection on mental health in the current education system or a funny tale from the perspective of an exhausted young teacher.
Review: HALLOWED PEAK: LUNAR FESTIVAL, Phantom Peak, LondonOctober 16, 2023A town has appeared once more in Canada Water, bringing with it a cast of curious townspeople and exciting mysteries to uncover. In this town, you can become a paranomal investigator, make new friends (or enemies!) and even go fishing for platypuses. Will you pass through the gates of Phantom Peak and answer its call?
Review: ALL THE FRAUDULENT HORSE GIRLS, The GloryOctober 10, 2023All the Fraudulent Horse Girls is an absurd, awkward yet delightful show that will bring joy to everyone in the audience, regardless of their horse girl status. To quote the show itself, “None of this makes any goddamn sense,” but that is part of what makes it so great.