View Post

‘One of the most interesting & diverse shows in London right now’: Jean Paul Gaultier: Fashion Freak Show – Roundhouse

In Dance, London theatre, Musicals, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Shanine SalmonLeave a Comment

The use of music and dance (all types) along with some interesting guests via video makes Jean-Paul Gaultier – Fashion Freak Show at the Roundhouse one of the most interesting and diverse shows in London right now. Even if you aren’t a fashionista JPG is such a fascinating man that you will enjoy learning about him and getting to see his work in person.

View Post

‘The chemistry between Condou & Roscoe is fantastic’: THE THRONE – Charing Cross Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Shanine SalmonLeave a Comment

Acclaimed screenwriter John Goldsmith brings his first play The Throne to Charing Cross Theatre this summer. It is set in 2002, the year of the Golden Jubilee, and imagines an encounter between a Republican school teacher Derek (Charlie Condou) and Queen Elizabeth II (Mary Roscoe) when they get stuck in a toilet together.

View Post

‘A door slam may be decisive but it’s not final’: A DOLL’S HOUSE PART II – Donmar Warehouse

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Shanine SalmonLeave a Comment

Does A Doll’s House really need an epilogue? On this evidence it’s a sound choice. The force and weight of Ibsen’s play came from the decision to abandon institutional forces – the husband, the baby, the estate; but in A Doll’s House Part II at the Donmar Warehouse Lucas Hnath, with sound reason and compassion, reminds us that human beings prop up society’s structures and they too have a voice and perspective worth hearing.