Southwark Playhouse
Blanket Ban review – startling account of abortion laws in Malta
Maltese duo use firsthand interviews – and warm humour – to highlight the lack of reproductive rights on the island
Kate Wyver
03, May, 2023 @1:21 PM
Strike! review – Dublin shop-workers stage an anti-apartheid protest
Depicting a brave group who took a stand against selling South African goods in 1984, this spirited show raises the question of why the Dunnes Stores strike isn’t better known
Arifa Akbar
18, Apr, 2023 @11:47 AM
The week in theatre: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead; Accidental Death of an Anarchist; Berlusconi – review
Complicité’s masterly take on Olga Tokarczuk’s eco-thriller is unforgettable; Daniel Rigby excels in Fo’s all too timely classic; and Silvio Berlusconi is in dire need of some good tunes
Kate Kellaway
02, Apr, 2023 @9:30 AM
The week in theatre: five stars for Guys & Dolls, plus Marjorie Prime and The Tragedy of Macbeth – review
The audience is swept along with the action in Nicholas Hytner’s thrillingly immersive new Guys and Dolls; Nancy Carroll and Anne Reid surf memory and identity; and Shakespeare’s witches multitask
19, Mar, 2023 @10:30 AM
The Walworth Farce review – tyranny and fantasy at the Elephant and Castle
There is comical swagger and escalating threat but Nicky Allpress’s revival of Enda Walsh’s play is strongest in its fragile moments
Chris Wiegand
25, Feb, 2023 @6:00 AM
Fleabag producer brings Berlusconi musical to London stage
‘Fierce, feminist’ show from Francesca Moody is written by former Grange Hill actors Ricky Simmonds and Simon Vaughan and tells an ‘almost true’ story
Chris Wiegand Stage editor
23, Nov, 2022 @8:00 AM
Here review – creepy and captivating kitchen-sink gothic
Clive Judd’s Papatango-winning play about a West Midlands family haunted by the past is unorthodox and invigorating
Arifa Akbar
18, Nov, 2022 @1:00 PM
Noor review – compelling story of wartime spy Noor Inayat Khan
Exploring the agent’s life after she fell into Nazi hands, this beguilingly played story reflects on bravery and culpability
Arifa Akbar
09, Nov, 2022 @1:29 PM
Ruckus review – chilling countdown of coercive control
Jenna Fincken’s one-woman play, inspired by real stories, gets inside the head of a young woman in a toxic relationship
Arifa Akbar
11, Oct, 2022 @12:38 PM
The Prince review – playful romp through Shakespearean roles
YouTube philosopher Abigail Thorn moves offline and on to the stage with an ambitious exploration of identities and the performance of gender
Kate Wyver
22, Sep, 2022 @10:57 AM
Yeast Nation: The Triumph of Life review – a defeat for theatre
Musical set on the prehistoric ocean floor and starring singing yeast particles is a swampy mess
Arifa Akbar
27, Jul, 2022 @12:25 PM
The Lesson review – Ionesco’s sinister comedy still shocks
Southwark Playhouse, London
It can feel exasperating at times but this well-performed 1951 drama offers a smart balance of discomfort and laughs
It can feel exasperating at times but this well-performed 1951 drama offers a smart balance of discomfort and laughs
Arifa Akbar
08, Jul, 2022 @2:40 PM
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