4 weeks ago
Leah Shelton on creating and performing Bitch on Heat: “It’s pretty fucked up”
It’s a cool, crisp Wednesday in North London when I go to meet Leah Shelton, creator of Bitch on Heat,…
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4 weeks ago
Unknown Rivers at Hamstead Theatre – A justice to the Black and Brown female experience
Writer Chinonyerem Odimba, dedicates her play “To all the Black and Brown girls and women whose softness is their strength”. This play unpacks and…
4 weeks ago
Measure for Measure at The Barbican: Where the tenacious bonds of sexual desire are reflected in the mirrors of Freudian theory
Set in Freud’s Vienna, this production of Measure for Measure, directed by Gregory Doran, allows for a deeper, psychoanalytical exploration. The two order-defining forces in human civilisation – Law…
1 month ago
Taming of the Shrew at The Barbican: An imposing, powerful performance that challenges our core assumptions
One of the pitfalls of the traditional telling of The Taming of the Shrew has always been Katherine’s apparent submission. This bold woman…
1 month ago
Red Palace at The Vaults: ‘A superb night out, but an unchallenging theatrical experience’
For four months The Vaults are to be the wonton abode of the mysterious and maleficent Prince and his posse…
1 month ago
Chemistry at the Finborough Theatre: a brilliantly intuitive capture of intimacy in the microcosms created by mental illness
Chemistry, the anguished love story between political analyst Jamie and bartender Steph, begins with the two holding one another in…