On July 18th, 2009, 17-year-old Henry Fraser severely crushed his spinal cord in a freak accident which left him paralysed from the waist down; “I know what you’re thinking, a terrible idea for a show, right?” declares Fraser to the audience at the start of the show. It is a clever aside, but we never … More THE LITTLE BIG THINGS – REVIEW – @SOHOPLACE
“Mental illness is seldom a private affair. It bleeds out onto others. While it doesn’t spread as reliably as smallpox, it can easily consume a family and everyone around it.” Conceived in 2008, Next to Normal became the recipient of three Tony Awards and the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. Described not so much as “feel good” … More NEXT TO NORMAL – REVIEW – DONMAR WAREHOUSE
Writer-directors Molly Gordon and Nick Liberman’s short film, Theater Camp proved to be a hit with the performing arts community- a short but cutting satire of the trials and tribulations that a theatre kid experiences when treading the boards at a summer camp in upstate New York. They have since expanded the premise to 93 … More THEATER CAMP – FILM REVIEW
“Why do they keep doing Peter Pan”? This was something I said to my friend after I watched the largely perfunctory Disney live-action adaptation, Peter Pan and Wendy. It was then with a slight heavy heart, that I sat down to watch Slapstick Picnic’s 3-hander adaptation. Promotional words such as “hectic” and “breakneck” suggest a show that … More PETER PAN – REVIEW – ST. PAUL’S CHURCH COVENT GARDEN
In a West End surrounded by jukebox revivals and classic films that have made their way to the stage, it’s always refreshing to see an original musical. Recently, audiences have been dazzled by the irreverent and witty Operation Mincemeat and I was completely won over by the “what on earth is happening” charm of Yeast … More SCOUTS! THE MUSICAL – REVIEW – THE OTHER PALACE
