I reviewed The Sonneteer at the Landor Theatre for Everything Theatre: Sebastian Michael was inspired to write The Sonneteer after a friend posted a sonnet a day on Facebook. Reading them sequentially made Michael see them as a story, rather than individual pieces, and his play focuses on those Shakespearean sonnets known as the Fair … Continue reading
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Kitchen at Rich Mix Theatre: Review for Everything Theatre
I reviewed Kitchen at Rich Mix theatre for Everything Theatre: Kitchen revolves around Jacinta, a young Brazilian émigré arriving in East London in 1978 to work at a biscuit factory. Jacinta’s British aunt Tracey has taken Jacinta under her wing to help her escape the dangers of life in Brazil. Playwright Gaël Le Cornec uses … Continue reading
Kitchen at Rich Mix Theatre: Review for Everything Theatre
I reviewed Kitchen at Rich Mix theatre for Everything Theatre: Kitchen revolves around Jacinta, a young Brazilian émigré arriving in East London in 1978 to work at a biscuit factory. Jacinta’s British aunt Tracey has taken Jacinta under her wing to help her escape the dangers of life in Brazil. Playwright Gaël Le Cornec uses … Continue reading
Review for Everything Theatre: Be Here Now at Shoreditch Town Hall
I reviewed Be Here Now at Shoreditch Town Hall for Everything Theatre recently: When I arrived in the theatre the sickly sweet smell of the smoke machine took me straight back to the long-forgotten (and perhaps best forgotten) school discos of my youth. I then promptly sat in the wrong row, the one that performer … Continue reading
Review for Everything Theatre: Be Here Now at Shoreditch Town Hall
I reviewed Be Here Now at Shoreditch Town Hall for Everything Theatre recently: When I arrived in the theatre the sickly sweet smell of the smoke machine took me straight back to the long-forgotten (and perhaps best forgotten) school discos of my youth. I then promptly sat in the wrong row, the one that performer … Continue reading
Reviewed in Dance Research Journal
The collection of essays that I co-edited, Belly Dance Around the World: New Communities, Performance, Identity was recently reviewed in Dance Research, the journal of the Society for Dance Research. (Please note that you may need to log in in order to see the material; when I click the link it takes me straight to … Continue reading
Reviewed in Dance Research Journal
The collection of essays that I co-edited, Belly Dance Around the World: New Communities, Performance, Identity was recently reviewed in Dance Research, the journal of the Society for Dance Research. (Please note that you may need to log in in order to see the material; when I click the link it takes me straight to … Continue reading
A Catered Affair, London Theatre Workshop – Review for Everything Theatre
I reviewed this musical for Everything Theatre: When you’re planning to trek across London from Wapping to Wandsworth for a show, it better be a damn good show. A Catered Affair is just that. From my admittedly rather swift glance at the promotional material I had the impression this would be a frothy little musical … Continue reading
A Catered Affair, London Theatre Workshop – Review for Everything Theatre
I reviewed this musical for Everything Theatre: When you’re planning to trek across London from Wapping to Wandsworth for a show, it better be a damn good show. A Catered Affair is just that. From my admittedly rather swift glance at the promotional material I had the impression this would be a frothy little musical … Continue reading
Thick and Tight and 70/30 Split, The Lion & Unicorn Theatre – Review for Everything Theatre
I reviewed this double bill for Everything Theatre: Part of the GOlive Dance and Performance Festival at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre, it took me a little while to understand the rationale behind pairing these acts by Thick and Tight (Daniel Hay-Gordon and Eleanor Perry) and 70/30 Split (Lydia Cottrell and Sophie Unwin). As the … Continue reading
In a Merry Hour: Caitlin E McDonald 