Tag: Royal Court Theatre

CUCKOO – REVIEW – ROYAL COURT THEATRE

13th July 2023

Hilarious yet harrowing.  Cuckoo is Michael Wynne’s dark comedy centred around a three-generational, four-woman, working-class Scouse family. Made up of grandmother Doreen (Sue Jenkins), her two daughters Carmel (Michelle Butterly) and Sarah (Jodie McNee), and Carmel’s teenage daughter Megyn (Emma Harrison). Directed by the Royal Court’s resident artistic director Vicky Featherstone, Cuckoo touches on a multitude of topics, … More CUCKOO – REVIEW – ROYAL COURT THEATRE

HOPE HAS A HAPPY MEAL – REVIEW – ROYAL COURT THEATRE

12th June 2023

Hope has a Happy Meal is a gripping triumph of new writing. Written by Tom Fowler and directed by Lucy Morrison, Hope has a Happy Meal is centered around Hope (Laura Checkley) as she heads home to rekindle her relationship with her sister (Amaka Okafor) and son, both of whom she abandoned twenty-four years ago. … More HOPE HAS A HAPPY MEAL – REVIEW – ROYAL COURT THEATRE

ALL OF IT – REVIEW – ROYAL COURT THEATRE

11th June 2023

Three disparate monologues provide a mathematical challenge. 1 + 1 + 4, divided by 3 — equals a total of 2 stars. I’m sorry Kate O’Flynn, you were incredible; this production was not. I really felt I should relish this triptych of shorts on language and identity, written by formal innovator Alistair McDowall and directed … More ALL OF IT – REVIEW – ROYAL COURT THEATRE

BLACK SUPERHERO – REVIEW – ROYAL COURT THEATRE

22nd March 2023

‘Chris O’Donnell in Batman Forever made me a fag.’ The title and first line of Danny Lee Wynters’ razor-sharp debut play set the tone for what’s to come: a confessional, irreverent, and cheekily entertaining exploration of being black, queer, and an actor, centred around the theme of superheroes. While formally more conventional than much of … More BLACK SUPERHERO – REVIEW – ROYAL COURT THEATRE

REVIEW – SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND – ROYAL COURT THEATRE

30th January 2023

Get ready for the most fabulous and audacious queer cast you’ve ever seen in London. Sound of the Underground is a new play written by Travis Alabanza and co-directed by Debbie Hannan (also co-creator) and  Femi Tiwo. It brings to light – and to stage – the pressing issue of underfunded queer arts and the … More REVIEW – SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND – ROYAL COURT THEATRE

REVIEW – JEWS. IN THEIR OWN WORDS – ROYAL COURT THEATRE

30th September 2022

The Royal Court Theatre are holding their hands up and trying to make amends for the mistakes made in the past, regarding antisemitism. Just last year, the theatre put on a play, Rare Mettle Earth, in which there was a character named Hershel Fink – a manipulative billionaire. Despite the Jewish name, the character was … More REVIEW – JEWS. IN THEIR OWN WORDS – ROYAL COURT THEATRE

REVIEW – THAT IS NOT WHO I AM – ROYAL COURT THEATRE

19th June 2022

The name on everybody’s lips isn’t Roxie, recently in theatreland it’s been Dave Davidson – ever since the Royal Court Theatre announced their latest play That Is Not Who I Am, the author of which is an ‘unknown’ and ‘first-time’ playwright. So… who is Dave? That Is Not Who I Am is advertised as a … More REVIEW – THAT IS NOT WHO I AM – ROYAL COURT THEATRE

REVIEW – TWO PALESTINIANS GO DOGGING – ROYAL COURT

23rd May 2022

On a contested piece of land near the village of Beit al-Qadir, two Palestinians are about to go dogging. “This is a serious play about Palestinians- you’re not allowed to laugh – ok I’m joking”. two Palestinians go dogging, is written by Sami Ibrahim, who received the Theatre Uncut Political Playwriting Award in 2019 for … More REVIEW – TWO PALESTINIANS GO DOGGING – ROYAL COURT