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INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… Ouroboros writer & performer Charlotte Fox

In Edinburgh Festival, Features, Interviews, London theatre, Plays, Quotes, Regional theatre, Touring by Liz Dyer20th July 2018Leave a Comment

In her debut solo show Ouroboros (named after an ancient symbol that depicts a snake eating its own tail, in an eternal cycle of renewal), writer and performer Charlotte Fox tackles society’s obsession with ego, superficiality, social media, narcissism and body image.

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‘Will keep you guessing to the end… and beyond’: LOCKED UP – Tristan Bates Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Liz Dyer18th July 2018Leave a Comment

Locked Up, a tense two-hander, is both the professional London debut of writer Heather Simpkin and the first full-length play from emerging theatre company Bear in the Air Productions.

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‘Can’t wait to see what the company does next’: FLESH & BONE – Soho Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Liz Dyer17th July 2018Leave a Comment

Flesh and Bone is an affectionate, entertaining and unapologetically irreverent tribute to a community that’s much more than a caricature, and has plenty to say for itself if only anybody would listen.

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‘More than enough to keep us gripped throughout’: FAT JEWELS – Hope Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Liz Dyer16th July 2018Leave a Comment

Temperatures soar in more ways than one in Joseph Skelton’s Fat Jewels, a dark and deeply unsettling tale of abuse, manipulation and mental fragility.

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‘A female-led story that needed to be told’: Ross McGregor on writing The White Rose at the Brockley Jack Studio

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Plays, Regional theatre by Liz Dyer13th July 2018Leave a Comment

Next week marks a new chapter for Arrows & Traps, as they present The White Rose, the first original play written by Arrows founder and artistic director Ross McGregor.

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‘Everything about the central performance rings completely true’: BOXMAN – Blue Elephant Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Liz Dyer8th July 2018Leave a Comment

Beautifully performed by Reice Weathers, it’s essential viewing and a powerful counterpoint to the anti-refugee rhetoric to which we’re so frequently and depressingly exposed.

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‘A great show that thrills and entertains’: PEEPSHOW – Underbelly Festival

In Circus, Festivals, London theatre, Opinion, Reviews by Liz Dyer6th July 2018Leave a Comment

There’s a reason Circa is known as the rockstars of the circus world; the company certainly knows how to put on a great show that thrills and entertains.

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‘Starting a conversation about mental health’: Thematic Theatre’s Liam Ashmead & Laura Shoebottom

In Features, Interviews, London theatre, Plays, Quotes by Liz Dyer5th July 2018Leave a Comment

Liam Ashmead and Laura Shoebottom are the co-founders of Thematic Theatre, a company they set up last year to specialise in new writing.

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‘Traditional with a bit of a twist’: THE TEMPEST – St Paul’s Church

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Liz Dyer4th July 2018Leave a Comment

I’d recommend The Tempest to anyone looking for a traditional Shakespearean production with a bit of a twist. While it may not bring us any radical new interpretations of the text, it does make for a thoroughly enjoyable evening,

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‘Needs a bit of polishing’: SON OF A PREACHER MAN – Touring

In Musicals, Opinion, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Liz Dyer3rd July 2018Leave a Comment

This musical differs to what we’ve come to expect; it’s not “Dusty Springfield – The Musical” but a story written by Warner Brown featuring Springfield’s catalogue of 60s hits.

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