Posted on 15 May 2012 by EJ Robinson
As You Like It is Shakespeare’s cross-dressing pastoral comedy of gender reversal, mistaken identity and love. Rosalind (disguised as a young man, Ganymede) and her cousin Celia (disguised as shepherd girl Aliena) find sanctuary from Rosalind’s usurped uncle’s court in the Forest of Arden. Young gentleman of the kingdom, Orlando, in love with Rosalind, travels [...]
Posted on 14 May 2012 by Olivia Smith
A musical which is primarily concerned with teenagers discovering their sexuality, Spring Awakening contains a number of humorous moments. However, it is the mix of these with the more serious scenes – for example those portraying child abuse and suicide – that make this a truly moving and powerful performance. Aisling Ridge made for a [...]
Posted on 11 May 2012 by Eleanor Turney
“The people are gathering and a timeless story continues.” [Contains spoilers] When you throw around words like “epic” in your publicity material, you are giving yourself a lot to live up to. BABEL may have been quite large but sadly it was rather lacklustre and, having gathered people together as promised, failed to do or [...]
Posted on 09 May 2012 by A Younger Theatre
If you’ve not seen Blind Summit’s The Table then you’re missing out. It’s a hilarious show that features a puppet that will have you rethinking what puppetry is for. You can read our review of The Table here. With A Younger Theatre you can get half price tickets to the show at Soho Theatre! Blind [...]