Review – In Showmanism, Dickie Beau blurs theatre and self
In Showmanism, lip-sync artist Dickie Beau channels theatre’s past and present in a witty, unsettling reflection on what it means to perform.
Review – Fiddler on the Roof is raw and magnificent
Jordan Fein’s reimagining strips off nostalgia to reveal a haunting, heartfelt tale of tradition, resilience and the quiet ache of displacement.
Review – Letters from Max, love, loss, lyricism
Sarah Ruhl’s epistolary play about poet Max Ritvo is a tender, witty meditation on life, art and mortality, delicately staged at Hampstead Theatre.
Review – Radiant Boy, of spectres and squandered opportunity
Crisp writing and a strong cast can’t save Radiant Boy from its own lack of conviction. An exorcism with no menace is no exorcism at all.
Review – The Fifth Step, funny, fraught and flawed
Martin Freeman and Jack Lowden spark in a sharp, chaotic AA two-hander that juggles redemption and rabbit gags with wit, energy, and frustrating lack of depth.