“Do not take my anger away from me!” screams Emilia Bassano Lanier as she accuses the audience and the world of stripping her of her voice. The eponymously named Emilia at The Globe burns with justified anger, wit, and a tongue dipped in venom. We are introduced to the overlooked, undervalued Emilia Bassano Lanier, feminist, poet, lover, and mother. We ...

The circus, but not as you know it! Gravity & Other Myths truly live up to their name; following up on their hit show A Simple Space, they bring Backbone to the Southbank Centre. Sexy and clever, this is an acrobatics/physical theatre/artistic mash-up that redefines how we view our bodies and their limitations. Blown away doesn’t even cover the depth ...

“What is going to happen to us all?” a plaintive call that echoes throughout the complex and heart-wrenching Bluebird. This is far from easy theatre and can sometimes feel like you are being emotional bashed over the head with a frying pan. Hard-hitting, bitingly written and with a cast that just won’t quit. Seriously what more could you ask for? ...

A story of complex morality and the battle within us all to find the strength to carry on in the face of life’s cruelty, A Monster Calls should be a heartfelt sucker-punch of a show. Unfortunately, although the show is of a high quality, it is let down by a couple of major problems, reducing this ground-breaking story to merely ...

Sex is a tricky subject universally, over-saturating almost every walk of life, discussed and pursued to the ends of the earth; it can be a minefield for a theatrical piece. Add in the twist of talking about unintentional pregnancies and abortion while being humorous and you have a near-impossible task! In this small category of effective pieces lies A Womb ...

“Love and art, can they ever exist together?” and what a question! So on a very warm Sunday, we sit down to answer it (apparently), and to delve into the life of infamous Isadora Duncan, the mother of dance! What follows should have been a fascinating insight into a complex and revolutionary woman, but frankly wasn’t. But let’s not get ...

And I quote “The future is just assholes talking to assholes”, and isn’t that the truth? The Wooster Group’s production of The Town Hall Affair delves into the farcical, chaotic, intellectual bloodbath that was the 1971 “A dialogue on women’s liberation” debate at the town hall in New York. A time capsule of dreadful opinions, horrific sexism and “assholeishness” is ...

What are the most basic of needs when it comes to the pure, rocking in your chair, silly, beaming grin kind of entertainment? I would say comedy, a touch of sex appeal and a sprinkling of mystery blended lovingly with the potential of certain death! This is what Elixir gives by the tonne full; slapstick mixes with Magic Mike (if ...

“…Like a big gay lion called Lesley”, this sentence from Bingo has stayed with me long after seeing the show, rattling around in my mind and causing me to giggle furtively to myself mid-morning. It both sums up and badly represents a show of scathing comedy and hidden depths. But the show isn’t all wordplay and gay mammals; Bingo packs ...

The world of office politics can sometimes be a petty microcosm of the worst side of human nature. As someone who has worked in an office, I am familiar with this strange world of tiny battles and bubbling undercurrents. When race and human prejudices rear their ugly head, you have a powder-keg ready to blow at the slightest drop of ...