theatre review
Peter Harrington reviews MAURICE: a total triumph of a production
E.M. Forster’s MAURICE ☆☆☆☆☆ Having recently seen the wonderful BFI restored 1987 film of Maurice it seemed to me an impossible mission to view this as a play considering the time span and many different scenes and locations. How wrong – this is a stunning, inventive production, David Shields has created a very innovative set…
Peter Harrington reviews the disappointing revival of F*cking Men
F*cking Men ☆☆ After a series of sell-out runs in London, Edinburgh and Dublin, F*cking Men returns to the King’s Head Theatre for a strictly limited three-week run, celebrating the show’s critically acclaimed history at the venue featuring new cast members. Inspired by the classic play La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler in 1897, Tony Award-winning…
Strictly Ballroom the Musical is adapted as a showcase for Will Young
Strictly Ballroom is the love story between championship ballroom dancer Scott Hastings breaking all the rules to follow his heart to dance his way, losing his partner en route and Fran an awkward junior dancer who he teaches and takes through to compete in the Pan Pacific Championship but in his way and together they…
The Gulf : a tale of two mismatched lesbian souls.
THE GULF @ Tristan Bates Theatre, ☆☆☆ Review by JONNY WARD Ever stuck with a partner because it was easier than splitting up? Playwright Audrey Cefaly explores this dilemma in The Gulf; a delicate and nuanced play set in her native Alabama, the titular Gulf Coast of the USA and directed by Matthew Gould. We…
