A Young(ish) Perspective

REVIEW: Marking Time Marking Time delivers three fiercely distinct visions of how sound and movement bend, stretch, and disrupt our sense of time.

REVIEW: Marking Time ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ @Sadlers_Wells

Marking Time delivers three fiercely distinct visions of how sound and movement bend, stretch, and disrupt our sense of time.

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REVIEW: Seong-Jin Cho: Artist Portrait An evening of exciting voices and masterful performances

REVIEW: 3.5 stars to Seong-Jin Cho: Artist Portrait @BarbicanCentre

An evening of exciting voices and masterful performances

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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Jason Donovan by Richard Barber

Jason Donovan has returned to one of his most famous roles: playing Frank-N-Furter in Richard O’Brien’s anarchic musical, The Rocky Horror Show. So, the question has to be: why?

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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Elliot Baker @KingsHeadThtr

We sat down with Elliot Baker to talk about their latest show Jack and the Beanstalk: Adults Only. It's a full-on, no holds barred spectacle packed with show tunes.

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REVIEW: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ for The Thing With The Feathers at The Kings Arms Salford

'The four actresses are easily the best part of the play, with subtle, nuanced performances'

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REVIEW: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Salty Brine: He's So Unusual @sohotheatre

'The baptism of brine. This time it is Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 debut album ‘She’s So Unusual’ that is taking the plunge'

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REVIEW: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Perfect Show For Rachel by Zoo Co Theatre

'A warm, chaotic and hilarious celebration of Rachel’s humour, her family and the joyful madness she creates on stage'

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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Holly Freeman

We sat down with Holly Freeman, one of the performers in the electro-folk musical Precipice, playing at New Diorama Theatre.

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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Alex Thorpe We sat down for an exclusive interview with Alex Thorpe from Queen's Theatre Hornchurch who have recently announced their 2026 season.

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Alex Thorpe from Queens Theatre Hornchurch about their 2026 season

'There is a rebellious spirit to the 2026 programme. It takes well-known and much-loved stories and puts them through an Essex lens.'

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REVIEW: I Dream of Theresa May A witty tragicomedy about the struggles of immigrants and the absurdity of the British government 

REVIEW: I Dream of Theresa May ⭐⭐⭐⭐ @TaraTheatre

A witty tragicomedy about the struggles of immigrants and the absurdity of the British government

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REVIEW: Jurassic A hilariously unhinged academic turf war where dinosaurs, egos, and alternative facts collide.

REVIEW: Jurassic ⭐⭐⭐⭐ @sohotheatre

A hilariously unhinged academic turf war where dinosaurs, egos, and alternative facts collide.

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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Sarah Hyojin Kim and Theo Ambrosini We sat down for a quick chat with Sarah Hyojin Kim, artistic director of Peculiar Matter, and Theo Ambrosini. Unfinished Business is a devised work rooted in Sarah's personal experience of being by her grandmother’s deathbed, blending Korean ancestral ritual, movement, installation and multimedia.

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Sarah Hyojin Kim, Theo Ambrosini and Jerry Faderer Barons Court Theatre

We sat down for a quick chat with Sarah Hyojin Kim, artistic director of Peculiar Matter, Theo Ambrosini and Jerry Faderer

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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Graeme Stephen We sat down for an exclusive interview with Graeme Stephen, award-winning Scottish composer and guitarist, who is presenting his score for the 1927 silent film Metropolis at  Soundhouse Winter Festival at Traverse Theatre.

N CONVERSATION WITH: Graeme Stephen who brings his score for 1927 silent film #Metropolis to Soundhouse Winter Festival @traversetheatre.bsky.social
'It’s great to be part of the Winter Festival, and I'm doubly excited to be performing this piece as part of it.'
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REVIEW: The Good Landlord The Good Landlord, running at the Omnibus Theatre from November 18-22, is a production that boldly attempts to channel the absurd dark comedy of Beckett to tackle the modern day housing crisis.

REVIEW: The Good Landlord @omnibustheatre.bsky.social

'A rental agreement you’ll be eager to break.'

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REVIEW: Precipice A tower in Greenwich overlooking the Thames sits at the centre of Timelapse Company’s debut musical Precipice.

REVIEW: 2 stars to #Precipice @newdiorama.bsky.social

“A very interesting premise is not expanded upon, only explained”

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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Holly Race Roughan and Naeem Hayat  We sat down for an exclusive interview with director and co-director, Holly Race Roughan and Naeem Hayat. This co-production,  A Midsummer Night's Dream, from Shakespeare's Globe with pioneering theatre company Headlong opens Thursday 20th November and runs until 31st January at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Holly Race Roughan and Naeem Hayat, directors of #AMidsummerNightsDream

'It feels like quite a vulnerable endeavour and exposing to say that you do have aspirations and ambitions in a world that can feel quite bleak.'

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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Katharine Farmer We sat down for an exclusive interview with Katharine Farmer, Arcola Theatre's producer and associate artist, who has put together the Spring Season along with the Artistic Director.

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Katharine Farmer, producer of @arcolatheatre.bsky.social Spring Season 2026 alongside Leyla Nazli and Mehmet Ergen

'From my perspective, what really guided the season was a desire to create a larger conversation.'

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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Himadri Madan We sat down for an exclusive interview with Himadri Madan, who is behind  The Gaze – you, me, us, and them, a new interactive installation-exhibition with live performances. 

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Himadri Madan #TheGaze - you, me, us, and them premieres at Glasgow Tramway on 22nd Nov
'Storytelling is a huge part of Indian classical dance, and these stories have always reflected the society and political landscape of their time.'

REVIEW: Bibbidi Bobbidi Yaaas! Without a Bibbidi Bobbidi doubt did Pure Tenacity and her team of Disney queens put a smile (or feather duster) on every single face in the audience.

REVIEW: 4 stars to #BibbidiBobbidiYaaas! @ The Divine

' A joyous, camp, wacky Disney Princess adaptation, guaranteed to leave you giggling. Yaaas!'

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REVIEW: Shiraz Staging a dance tribute to this controversial festival, as Armin Hokmi has done, is in itself a bold gesture deserving of praise.

REVIEW: Shiraz @sadlerswells.bsky.social

'Armin Hokmi has attempted to restore a piece of the oasis in Sadler’s Wells, London. Unfortunately, it ends up feeling less avant-garde and more repetitive'

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REVIEW: Shiraz Staging a dance tribute to this controversial festival, as Armin Hokmi has done, is in itself a bold gesture deserving of praise.

REVIEW: Shiraz @sadlerswells.bsky.social

'He has attempted to restore a piece of the oasis in Sadler’s Wells, London. Unfortunately, it ends up feeling less avant-garde and more repetitive'

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REVIEW: 4 stars to Possum Trot at @tabardtheatre

"Possum Trot is a small story told with sincerity, humour, and real heart."

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REVIEW: 4 stars to Music at Oxford: 90 Years of Arvo Pär at Christ Church Cathedral

“This wasn’t just a birthday concert. It was a powerful tribute, beautifully performed, thoughtfully curated, and deeply moving”

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REVIEW: 3 stars to Porn Play at the @royalcourttheatre

“More cerebral than visceral, the performances and visuals elevate a promising script that builds up to an unsatisfying climax.”

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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Dara Dubh We sat down for a quick chat with Dara Dubh, who will be performing a set of brand new music from her forthcoming album, plus a few favourites from her popular back catalogue, at Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh.

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Dara Dubh Traverse Theatre

We sat down for a quick chat with Dara Dubh, who will be performing a set of brand new music.

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REVIEW: The League of Improv - With Guest Comedian Lou Sanders A quick-fire evening of comedy based on details from the audience’s lives

REVIEW: The League of Improv - With Guest Comedian Lou Sanders ⭐⭐⭐ @phoenixartsclub

A quick-fire evening of comedy based on details from the audience’s lives

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REVIEW: ⭐⭐ for Handle With Care at Cambridge Junction

'A mysterious, unpredictable and silly social experiment that’s as reliant on its audience as it is determined to surprise them'

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REVIEW: Handle With Care ⭐⭐⭐⭐ @battersea_arts

A profound experience of shared presence

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REVIEW: Old Fat Fuck Up Intimate, personal and a accurate dive into our shared experiences as humans

REVIEW: REVIEW: Old Fat Fuck Up ⭐⭐⭐⭐ @RiversideLondon

Intimate, personal and a accurate dive into our shared experiences as humans

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IN CONVERSATION WITH: Elf Lyons Elf Lyons is bringing The Bird Trilogy and Horses to Soho Theatre

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Elf Lyons @sohotheatre

We sat down for a quick chat with Elf Lyons about her upcoming project.

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