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Five of my favourite theatre productions of 2021

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, Online shows, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Shane Morgan30th December 2021Leave a Comment

We all know how we feel about 2021. What we need to do is celebrate what made it fabulous so here is my pick of what the year had to offer.

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‘A powerful play from an author we need to hear’: LAVA – Bush Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Tom Bolton30th July 2021Leave a Comment

The lava in the title of Benedict Lombe’s new, fierce, autobiographical play is anger. It flows over the stage, filling the crevasses of the set, and through Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo’s smouldering performance, which soon bursts into flame.

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‘Witty, weighted & lyrical’: LAVA – Bush Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Rev Stan19th July 2021Leave a Comment

Last year a critic described a dramatic response to the Black Lives Matter protests, to which Benedict Lombe contributed, as ‘more lecture than theatre’. The quote is projected onto the set of her debut play, Lava, at the Bush Theatre.

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‘Passionate, powerful & challenging’: LAVA – Bush Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Louise Penn15th July 2021Leave a Comment

Benedict Lombe’s new play Lava is semi-autobiographical and full of activism and difficult moments, alongside a story railing against Kafkaesque bureaucracy.

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‘Theatre is rarely so forceful or so urgent’: THE PROTEST – Bush Theatre

In Online shows, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz19th June 2020Leave a Comment

This venue’s urgent response to the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter campaign is powerfully realised.

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