A playful adaption of Anna Kemp’s 2010 children’s book of the same name, the puppetry piece Dogs Don’t Do Ballet had a sell out run last year. With its unbounded playfulness it’s not hard to see why. At the Little Angel Theatre. Biff is just as passionate about dance as his owner, Anna. And, although […]
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Bonny but not blithe: Much Ado About Nothing (for Christmas!) at the Park Theatre
Slightly unremarkable is probably the most fitting way to describe ACS Random’s production of this much loved Shakespeare play. The intriguing idea of setting the piece in a 1940s post-war setting is sunk by unnecessary sincerity and not enough sparkiness. At the Park Theatre. Newsflash: The war is over, the enemy defeated and the boys […]
Jumpers for Goalposts at the Bush Theatre
Tom Wells (author of the acclaimed The Kitchen Sink) creates a poignant and funny story about dealing with grief, gay life and having the balls to overcome adversity. Produced by Plaines Plough, Hull Truck and Watford Palace Theatre, Jumpers For Goalposts is somewhere between Gregory’s Girl and Bend It Like Beckham. At the Bush Theatre. […]
Clipping the Right Wing Theatre Uncut at the Pleasance Theatre
Seven writers and one question: “Do we all get more right wing in times of austerity?” Theatre Uncut, this year in its second new writing season, presents short plays by writers from different countries and makes them available to young theatre companies. BAREtruth Theatre accepted the challenge and dishes up a healthy portion of activism. […]