REVIEW ARCHIVES
Here are my recent reviews! Have a scroll, have a read, and let me know all of your thoughts, feelings and opinions about these shows! Do you agree? Disagree? I want to hear it all!
REVIEW: RSC’S HAMLET (YORK THEATRE ROYAL)
Hamlet remains one of Shakespeare’s most relentlessly revived works, this fact demanding ever-greater ingenuity from those who, once again, dare to stage it. In a theatrical landscape saturated with interpretations, the question is no longer whether to revive Hamlet, but how to justify doing so; enter Rupert Goold. As a Master’s student of English Literature – and someone who has already reviewed Hamlet once…
REVIEW: ONE DAY: THE MUSICAL (LYCEUM EDINBURGH)
Encountering One Day in Edinburgh is perfect. Before you even step foot into the theatre, the city has already done half the storytelling for you. Cobblestones and viewpoints, the soft romance of a place that feels both historic and fleeting. I spent much of the day knowingly tracing Emma and Dexter’s world through the city itself, making the…
REVIEW: LIFELINE (SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE ELEPHANT)
This Easter, I have had the joy of seeing a plethora of new, exciting work across the Southwark Playhouse venues, with Lifeline standing out as one of the most highly anticipated. A staggering feat on paper, the musical attempts to juggle dual timelines while grappling with the very real and pressing global issue of antimicrobial resistance. As…
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