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The Pride: Theatre Review
By Alexi Kaye Campbell Trafalgar Studios http://www.trafalgar-studios.co.uk/The-Pride.html The Pride, which oscillates between relationships in 1958 and the present day, opens in 1958 with the first tense meeting between Oliver (Al Weaver) and Phillip (Harry Hadden-Paton), presided over by Phillip’s wife Sylvia (Hayley Atwell). The attraction is palpable, the denouement inevitable.…
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Review
I use phrases from Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory (the 70′s classic, NOT that 2004, dark, awful version with Johnny Depp- sorry Mr Depp, it was awful!) in my daily life without even noticing it. From teasing Princess that she looks like an…
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Victorian in the Wall: Theatre Review
The Victorian in the Wall By Will Adamsdale, with additional material from Jason Barnett, Chris Branch, Matthew Steer and Melanie Wilson The Royal Court Theatre Last night I treated myself to a joyfully light-hearted evening at the Royal Court. Light-hearted is not an adjective I would usually in connection with…
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Fraulien Julie Review
After August Strindberg At the Barbican, in a version by Katie Mitchell There are currently two adaptations of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie playing in London, both as different from the original play as they are from each other. At the Riverside Studios, a barbaric and raw Mies Julie, written and…
