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Physical Theatre
The Knight of the Sorrowful Figure
The most important thing I want to communicate is that I wasn’t any more clearer at the end of the show why you had chosen such an iconic work as Don Quixote other than to use the work to say ‘the Spanish are a passionate people’. The problem for me was that as an audience member who has experienced Cervantes’s masterpiece in so many different forms – novel, film, original play [Rocinante, Rocinante] – it was impossible for me to accept the novel could be reduced on the simple pantomime plot which was presented in your play.
Children's Theatre
The Jungle Book at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre
Our reviewer takes Alannah (aged ten) and James (five) to a new version of The Jungle Book, with wonderful wild animals and a pretty convincing jungle above a pub. At the Lion and Unicorn Theatre.
Children's Theatre
The Gruffalo at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue
Julia Donaldson's story about a little mouse on an epic journey returns to the West End stage, with lively performances all around. Eight-year-old Henry helps our reviewer dish out the stars for this recommended Christmas treat for young families.
Theatre of Realism
The Great Gatsby
Joe Evan’s music & lyrics and Linnie Reedman’s adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby’s nostalgic view of America between the wars glistens and sparkles with a destructive glory. The tragic love story of rich girl and poor hero works around powerful themes: loyalty and love, faithfulness and betrayal combines with the individual’s pursuit of the American dream for happiness and economic success. The music is dynamic and story is coherently presented beginning from the moment when the pretty socialite, Daisy, and heroic soldier, Jay Gatsby, are separated by war and circumstances.
Theatre Festival
The Fantastical Adventures of [Not] Being With You
Genre: Physical Theatre Venue: Blue Elephant Theatre 59a Bethwin Rd, Camberwell, London, SE5 0XT Low Down Blue Elephant Theatre does ...
Physical Theatre
The Fantasist
The Fantasist Genre: Physical Theatre Venue: Blue Elephant Theatre Bethwin Road SE5 0XT Low Down The term fantasist is ...
Audience Development
The Death of Norman Tortilla
The Death of Norman Tortilla Genre: Drama Venue: Tristan Bates Theatre !a Tower St, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9NP ...
Comedy and comics
The Conspirators
The Conspirators Genre: Comedy Drama Venue: Orange Tree Theatre, 1 Clarence Street, Richmond, Surrey TW9 2SA Low ...
Physical Theatre
The Amazing Vancetti Sisters
The Amazing Vancetti Sisters Genre: Drama Venue: Tristan Bates Theatre 1A Tower St, Covent Garden WC2H 9NP Low ...
Audience Development
Something There That’s Missing
Anh Chu's Something There That's Missing was previewed for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at Theatre503, staged by We Flew Big Theatre Company. Conceptually strong, it examines the world of "hopes and dreams" intertwined with the practical, often mundane, world of doing the actual work of realising personal ambition.
