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‘Fantastically good fun’: Kathy & Stella Solve a Murder – Edinburgh Festival Fringe

In Comedy, Edinburgh Festival, Festivals, Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Laura Kressly21st August 2022Leave a Comment

Musical comedy Kathy & Stella Solve a Murder by Jon Brittain and Matthew Floyd Jones at Roundabout @ Summerhall is a hilarious caper that embraces the genre’s fans, life’s unexpected heroes and the quest to find yourself.

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NEWS: Hampstead Theatre’s first productions for 2019 include the UK premiere of Martyna Majok’s Cost of Living

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Press Releases16th November 2018Leave a Comment

Hampstead Theatre has announced its first three productions of 2019. Highlights include: Martyna Majok’s 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Cost of Living, making its UK premiere directed by Edward Hall on the Main Stage.

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‘Something a little extraordinary’: GROTTY – Bunker Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster13th May 2018Leave a Comment

Izzy Tennyson’s Grotty at the Bunker Theatre is a brutally frank depiction of an element of LGBT life not much explored on London’s stages.

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‘A very candid affair’: GROTTY – Bunker Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Michael Davis11th May 2018Leave a Comment

Semi-autobiographical in nature, Grotty – which is written by Izzy Tennyson and directed by Hannah Hauer-King – looks at the Dalston lesbian subculture in east London.

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‘Peppered with witty observations & dark humour’: GROTTY – Bunker Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Debbie Gilpin9th May 2018Leave a Comment

Grotty is a sharp new play that’s full to the brim with humour, as well as hiding a dark heart – cleverly directed and brilliantly performed.

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‘A terrifying introduction to the dark & baffling gay scene’: GROTTY – Bunker Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Shanine Salmon8th May 2018Leave a Comment

Theatre has recently taken on more female queer stories with Turkey, Lobster, The Gulf and now Grotty featuring prominently in fringe theatre seasons.

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‘Not for the faint-hearted’: GROTTY – Bunker Theatre

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

A look around at audience reactions is enough to confirm that Grotty does what it sets out to do: bring an often overlooked subculture into the spotlight in a way that’s both educational and inclusive.

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‘A masterclass in writing’: HUMBLE BOY – Orange Tree Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Victoria Sadler15th March 2018Leave a Comment

Humble Boy is a play about life and about families, about how nothing can be certain no matter how hard we try. Not all our ambitions and hopes will be rewarded with stars and recognition. And it is a masterclass in writing from Charlotte Jones.

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‘Commendable freshness & vigour’: HUMBLE BOY – Orange Tree Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz14th March 2018Leave a Comment

Characterised by black humour, loopy writing and good acting, Humble Boy at the Orange Tree Theatre combines laugh-out-loud delights with a quietly moving ending.

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ANITA & ME – Touring

In Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Scotland by Thom Dibdin30th March 2017Leave a Comment

Seventies teenager Meena lives in Tollington, a former mining village in England’s Black Country in Anita and Me. Meena is a thoroughly British Asian, but mum Daljit and dad Shyam have a different perspective, having left their native India to give their daughter every opportunity.

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ANITA & ME – Touring

In Opinion, Plays, Regional theatre, Reviews, Touring by Helen McWilliams17th February 2017Leave a Comment

Anita and Me is set in 1970s and yet the topics, issues and heart of the piece are all remarkably current given the political times we are living.

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