Jack is a physics graduate from UEA. They are currently getting their master's degree in financial mathematics at City University. They specialise in Shakespearean theatre, their favourite being Cleopatra.
(PLEASE NOTE: This review contains spoilers!!) I left the brand-new English production of Rebecca with mixed feelings. The highs are exceptionally high: Lauren Jones as the new Mrs de Winter is outstanding. Her voice is a joy to listen to and I found myself excited every time she came on stage. Jones performed the transition … More REBECCA – REVIEW – CHARING CROSS THEATRE
On a lovely summer’s evening, we found ourselves washed up, not in Illyria, as Viola and Sebastian were, but a private garden in west London for the Shakespeare in the Squares’ performance of Twelfth Night. This adaptation brought us to the 1920s fit with flapper dressers and boaters. The script included a few clever, subtle … More TWELFTH NIGHT – REVIEW – SHAKESPEARE IN THE SQUARES
Michael Fentiman has taken a story so well known and beloved and transformed it into magic (literally!) for the West End. It is so refreshing to see a big West End show refuse to take itself too seriously. The quick wit of many of the actors, Shaka Kalokoh in particular as Edmund, added a dash … More REVIEW – THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE – GILLIAN LYNNE THEATRE
Having heard the buzz about West End production of Frozen, I went into the theatre with high expectations and was still blown away. This is a big production with some serious money behind it, and you can absolutely tell. Given we all know the story and songs from the 2013 film version of Frozen, I … More REVIEW – FROZEN – THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE
Dmitry is based on the unfinished play Demitrius by Friedrich von Schiller. You can see the influence of Shakespeare in Schiller’s work, and this carries through into Peter Oswald’s finished version. The big drama and sinister plots were reminiscent of Hamlet; if only these characters would tell the truth, they would save themselves a world … More REVIEW – DMITRY – MARYLEBONE THEATRE
Groove is a celebration of queer culture through the lens of dance. One of the rooms of Oxford House in Bethnal Green has been transformed into a pseudo club in which the six actors performed a range of numbers. There are some really quite beautiful and tender moments within the show. One in particular is … More REVIEW – GROOVE – OXFORD HOUSE
As someone who studied physics at university, I’ve been to many physics lectures but none on this scale. 13,000 people descended on the O2 arena to hear Professor Brian Cox. During the first half of the show we were treated to a rather cinematic display of the wonders of the cosmos. On the huge screen … More REVIEW – HORIZONS – A 21ST CENTURY SPACE ODYSSEY – O2 ARENA
Bite Club is the newest show brought to us by the multitalented folks from Briefs Factory. Briefs Factory are an Australian creative collective, within their shows they incorporate drag, burlesque, circus, dance and comedy. Their last UK outing was 3 years ago, and now their back with a bang – and with Queensland singer Sahara … More REVIEW – BRIEFS: BITE CLUB – SOUTH BANK CENTRE
“I have chosen my oligarchs, and he is not one of them.” Patriots is, on the surface, a story of the rise and fall of Boris Berezovsky, played by Tom Hollander. Throughout the play, however, we see how post-soviet Russia is transformed by the rise of the oligarchy which set the stage for Vladimir Putin … More REVIEW – PATRIOTS – ALMEIDA THEATRE
A high school remake is a tried and tested formula to help add modern context to Shakespeare’s plays. This rendition has Theseus (Isambard Rawbone) and Hippolyta (Melissa Parker) become homecoming King and Queen of Athens Academy, an American style high school complete with letterman jackets and prom. The band of players are replaced with the … More REVIEW – A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – IRIS THEATRE COMPANY
It is a testament to the skill of both the writing of Bill Cain and the acting of Joshua Collins that one can feel anything but utter disgust towards the character of Private Daniel E Reeves. But it is impossible to view Private Reeves through only one lens. The Park Theatre in Finsbury Park hosts … More REVIEW – 9 CIRCLES – PARK THEATRE
The small seaside town of Walton-on-the-Naze gains a new resident in the form of Sandra (Nicola Harrison). Having responded to an advert placed by Jeanne (Rula Lenska), an older woman living in a retirement community, Sandra finds a new place to live on the condition that she lie about being Jeanne’s goddaughter. We quickly learn … More REVIEW – EVELYN – SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE
There couldn’t have been a more pleasant backdrop for ‘The Tempest’ to occur, than in a beautiful private garden in Notting Hill. The audience must use their imaginations to see the wild storms, as on a such a warm and sunny day it seemed next to impossible for winds strong enough to bring a ship … More REVIEW – THE TEMPEST – SHAKESPEARE IN THE SQUARES
Although Nathaniel Curtis gave a good performance as Britannicus, the titular character was overshadowed by the fantastic portrayal of William Robinson as Nero. Robinson played the Emperor Nero as boy with a childlike innocence in one moment and as a brutal and tyrannical dictator in the next. Watching his mother Agrippina (Sirine Saba) and his … More REVIEW – BRITANNICUS – LYRIC HAMMERSMITH
