Category: Royal Court
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I want to see more plays like Scenes With Girls. While women talking about sex and talking about liking sex, isn't as unusual as it once was, what I particularly enjoyed about Miriam Battye's play is how it moves the discussion into the context of feminism. Tosh (Tanya Reynolds) and Lou (Rebekah Murrell) are best…
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It's been tough but I've managed to whittle down my 'best theatre of 2019' list to 10 plays, well, one isn't actually a play but deserves a place nonetheless. So here goes, in no particular order: Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash 1. Downstate, National Theatre A challenging, difficult play with humour and wit inflected…
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There is a vulnerability in the ordinariness and something epic in its simplicity. Rhys Ifans and Rakie Ayola in On Bear Ridge by the NTW and Royal Court Theatre. Photo by Mark Douet Warplanes occasionally roar across the sky above John Daniel (Rhys Ifans) and Noni's (Rakie Ayola) grocery store and butchers on Bear Ridge.…
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Caryl Churchill's new work is a series of four plays linked thematically by their examination of human narrative and understanding of violence through storytelling and myths. Rebekah Murrell in Glass (Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp) Royal Court. Photo Johan Persson. The plays which get increasingly longer as the evening progressing start with Glass, a metaphorical story…
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It made me feel young and old, angry and ashamed, it was interesting, revealing and funny. Seven methods of killing kylie jenner, Royal Court: Photo Helen Murray London's theatre scene is awash with productions which offer a 'fresh' take on classics but Jasmine Lee-Jones' play Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner demonstrates exactly what really…
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While Sal and David may be passionate about righting the wrongs of the world and creating a more equal and inclusive society, when it comes to embarrassing their children it's a different matter. The End of History, Royal Court. Photo Johan Persson. Writer Jack Thorne and John Tiffany last worked together on the Harry Potter…
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Review: Cyprus Avenue, Royal Court – David Ireland’s absurdist, existential comedy packs a grim bite
It is a superb play and one that can be cogitated over and debated but which in a perverse, bloody way is also highly entertaining. Cyprus Avenue at the Royal Court has long finished its run but it's such an extraordinary play that I wanted to get some thoughts down as I didn't get a…
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110+ plays and my first visit to the Edinburgh Fringe (15 plays in 6 days), 2018 was quite a year… Magic and memorable moments: Patsy Ferran in My Mum's A Twat, Royal Court. Photo: Helen Murray. Feeling part of the set: Sitting on a bean bag on the carpet in Patsy Ferran's 'bedroom' for My…
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So I've published my favourite fringe plays list and my least favourite plays list, time now for my best plays of 2018 overall, gleaned from everything I've seen – large productions and small, commercial theatres, subsidised and fringe: via GIPHY Misty, Trafalgar Studios A play which put the pulse back into the West End and…