Amy chats to Philippa Lawford, writer of Ikaria, ending its UK tour at Park Theatre in November. Can you tell us a little about Ikaria? Ikaria is a love story set in a student bedroom, over the course of a spring term at university. There are just two actors and the play is very intimate … More INTERVIEW – PHILIPPA LAWFORD – IKARIA
Takao Akizuki and Yukari Yukino meet by chance, on a rainy day under a shelter in a local garden. He is a 15-year-old who aspires to be a shoemaker and skips school when it’s raining to work on his designs. She is in her late 20s, trying to escape issues at work that are heavily … More THE GARDEN OF WORDS – REVIEW – PARK THEATRE
Kyle is a soldier straight through to the core of his soul. At moments onstage, he will fall into a fugue state, reciting military creed and song, every fibre of his being incandescently engaged. So it is a particularly precipitous calamity when an IED rips apart his body, shattering his ability to serve (and destroying … More PAPER CUT – REVIEW – PARK THEATRE
Neil LaBute’s play about narcissism, sociopathy and student relationships premiered at the Almeida Theatre in 2003, and this week opens at the Park Theatre in a revival starring Luke Newton, Amber Anderson, Carla Harrison-Hodge and Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy. It tells the story of Adam (Newton), a shy, geeky English student who falls in love with new … More THE SHAPE OF THINGS – REVIEW – PARK THEATRE
Philip Ridley’s Leaves of Glass is regarded as a modern classic; the show premiered at Soho Theatre in 2007 in a critically acclaimed run which starred the now BAFTA-awarded Ben Whishaw. Now, 16 years on, Lidless Theatre brings us a new thrilling production of this four-hander. Set in East London, Leaves of Glass centres around … More LEAVES OF GLASS – REVIEW – PARK THEATRE
What makes a war honourable? What makes it dishonourable? And is there such thing as an ‘honourable war’ or is the fact that countless lives are wasted something that makes the words honour and war mutually exclusive? And how are those who have fought wars and left physically and mentally scarred, ashamed, and with a … More LEAVING VIETNAM – REVIEW – PARK THEATRE
We’ve probably all seen a terrible ABBA tribute band at some point, there’s a huge amount of them, but have you ever seen a drag ABBA tribute band? The Way Old Friends Do centres around Peter (Ian Hallard), an ABBA superfan, and his school friend Edward (James Bradshaw), who decide to create a tribute band. … More THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO – REVIEW – PARK THEATRE
Brilliantly directed by Jason Moore with fluidity and suspense, with meaningful actions and subtle shifts in tone which leave the audience with chills, The Elephant Song takes us on a journey of mystery. The hospital Director, Dr Greenberg (Jon Osbaldeston) is determined to question Michael (Gwithian Evans), whom is suspected to be involved in a … More REVIEW – THE ELEPHANT SONG – PARK THEATRE
“You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” The musical drama, On The Ropes, premiered at Park Theatre, sharing the remarkable story of former boxer Vernon Vanriel. Co-written by Vanriel and Dougie Blaxland and directed by Anastasia Osei-Kuffour, this autobiographical play depicts the rise and fall of one of the prominent Black British boxers of … More REVIEW – ON THE ROPES – PARK THEATRE
Wickies: The Vanishing Men of Eilean Mor is a scary ghost story about three men who go missing from a lighthouse. The audience quickly learn a lot about the solitary life of lighthouse keepers and the woeful tales of their predecessors. The tale is dramatic, suspenseful, and scary. The characters are not wholly trustworthy and doubt … More REVIEW – WICKIES: THE VANISHING MEN OF EILEAN MOR – PARK THEATRE
King Hamlin delivers a dense, extremely relevant drama. If you are used to hearing the sad news about the ‘young man stabbed in the neighbourhood’ on the radio, this show gives you a chance to peek behind the standard news tagline and discover the true story and the desperation behind it. It is a painful, … More REVIEW – KING HAMLIN – PARK THEATRE
Martin Sherman’s Rose premiered at the National Theatre in 1999, and was nominated for an Olivier for Best New Play. During the strange times of lockdown, Dame Maureen Lipman starred in an online version of the play which was available on Sky Arts. This one woman performance is now back in live theatre form, which … More REVIEW – ROSE – PARK THEATRE
Does the past define our future? Do we have any control over who we are and what we become? These are the questions that Monster, written by Abigail Hood, is looking for answers to, and they are not simple. Unsurprisingly, the story created to inspire that questioning is not for the faint-hearted. “Glasgow. 2006. A … More REVIEW – MONSTER – PARK THEATRE
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
Tony! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] is theatrical marmite – you’re either going to love it or hate it! DISCLAIMER- Please note: Neither Tony Blair, the Tony Blair Institute nor any other person featured in this production have endorsed the production or its marketing materials and are in no way affiliated with Park Theatre. Tony! … More REVIEW – TONY! [THE TONY BLAIR ROCK OPERA] – PARK THEATRE
A little bit of everything, a load of laughs and a single tear – Sally Roger’s The Still Room is a near perfect depiction of class disparities and coming of age. Set in 1980s Manchester against the backdrop of a royal wedding, hotel staff navigate life’s pitfalls in the kitchen’s still room. Coming to terms … More REVIEW – THE STILL ROOM – PARK THEATRE
“No this isn’t a play about the Holocaust, or me running away from my Orthodox Jewish community – you’ll have to Netflix that”. Pickle is a one woman show, written and performed by Deli Segal, directed by Kayla Feldman and produced by Tanya Truman. Using a trio of Jewish women, as a creative team to … More REVIEW – PICKLE – PARK THEATRE
As soon as I saw that Little Women was coming to London I knew I had to see it. It’s one of my favourite books of all time and one of the only books I’ve read multiple times. Plus I’m named Amy after the character. This was my first visit to the Park Theatre, in … More REVIEW – LITTLE WOMEN – PARK THEATRE
