Black Love at the Kiln Theatre – Review – ★★★★

15/04/2022 · by Stuart Wilson · in theatre, reviews

A provocative exploration of Black Love in 21st Century Britain, Chinonyerem Odimba’s play with music puts the Black lived experience under the microscope, and challenges the predominant white gaze.

¡Carpa! by Giffords Circus – Review – ★★★★★

14/04/2022 · by Rupert Dannreuther · in reviews, circus

Cal McCrystal is back, with rural Mexico as his theme, for the Giffords Circus 2022 show, ¡Carpa!

The Paradis Files - white woman with shoulder length dark hair stands in the middle of an ornate gold frame parted by red curtains. She wears an ornate, 18th century teal dress, smiling proudly, and with her right arm and hand held up as if she’s clicking her fingers. Either side of her/the frame, three women and 1 man stand, with their hands/arms in a similar pose, wearing shades of brown and beige. Two empty ornate throne style chairs are at the front of the photo.

The Paradis Files – Review – ★★★★★

14/04/2022 · by Rupert Dannreuther · in reviews, Performance, theatre

A touching 70 minute triumph harnessing the power of blind people, unravelling difficult mother daughter relationships, and championing accessible opera for all. Photo credit: Patrick Baldwin The Paradis Files | Southbank Centre then touring | 13-14 April then tour Jenny…

& Juliet at the Shaftesbury Theatre – Review – ★★★½

11/04/2022 · by Stuart Wilson · in reviews, musicals, theatre, west end

New addition Keala Settle joins Miriam-Teak Lee & Cassidy Janson at the magnetic, beating heart of jukebox musical, & Juliet.

Sasha Regan’s All-Male H.M.S. Pinafore at Wilton’s Music Hall – Review – ★★★★★

06/04/2022 · by Stuart Wilson · in theatre, reviews

High class high jinks on the high seas! Sasha Regan’s All-Male H.M.S Pinafore is an unmissable rendition of Gilbert and Sullivan’s famous comic opera.