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Jonny Ward reviews MARMITE at London’s Vault Festival
Marmite ☆☆☆ The Vault Festival Eddie (nicely played with a nervy but earnest demeanour by Ned Costello) and Dylan (Theo Walker -all blond self-assurance and poise) bump into each other in a Bristol bar. They hit it off but the catch is they are both on dates with other men. The call of the…
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Jonathan Kemp gets wild about Wilde being fabulously re-imagined
Th’ Importance of Bein’ Earnest by Oscar Wilde ☆☆☆☆☆ Drayton Arms Theatre I must confess I had reservations about this production when I read it was to be relocated to a North Yorkshire Council Estate. Whilst I’m all for putting new wine in old bottles, if done wrong it can be a woeful disaster.…
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Jonathan Kemp ‘s ☆☆☆☆☆ review of TILDA SWINTON ANSWERS AN AD ON CRAIGSLIST
Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist ☆☆☆☆☆ The Vault Festival Walt (BYRON LANE, who also wrote the script) is at the end of his tether. He hates his job, his cheating boyfriend has dumped him, and the burger he just had delivered has pickles on it, which he…
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Jonny Ward reviews LEN BLANCO FIRING BLANCS at the Vault Festival
Len Blanco – Firing Blancs ☆☆☆ The Vaults Festival Full marks to The Vaults Festival for coming good on inclusiveness and diversity in its programming of this simply vast festival (400+ shows!!). Tonight we are treated to Len Blanco who is a Drag King (a non-binary performance artist dressed in traditionally masculine clothes). It’s…
