Review: The Red Shoes, Sadler’s Wells
You might want to make notes here - Matthew Bourne has been gestating The Red Shoes for the past twenty years, and to celebrate the 30th year of his company he’...
Rob Ellis
Review: Benighted, Old Red Lion Theatre
We’ve had a bit of a Priestley renaissance this year haven’t we? Stephen Daldry’s An Inspector Calls is celebrating a 25th anniversary run, The Roundabout got i...
Review: Charming Dick, Cockpit Theatre
Alistair Frederick bounds onstage. “What do we love?” he cries. “Big Dick” we roar. Thus we have Charming Dick, the latest collaboration between the Royal Vauxh...
Review: Thebes Land, Arcola Theatre
It’s not often that a show will tell you, within its script, that you’ll be giving it a good review - but then Thebes Land is no ordinary play. Daniel Goldman’s...
Review: Peter Pan, National Theatre
‘To die will be an awfully big adventure!’ roars Peter Pan (Paul Hilton), washed atop Marooner’s Rock in Mermaid’s Lagoon, his grim fate now all but sealed by t...
Review: Post, Ovalhouse
With three productions in the last week asking me about national identity, we’re now officially in the post-Brexit era of storytelling. Frankly it’s a conversat...
Rob Ellis
Rob is a Director/Writer living in North London. He has an MA in Theatre Directing from UEA, is AD of Relish Theatre and AAD of Tower Theatre Company. He also produces the podcast 'Theatre Feuds.' He loves all aspects of theatre, but mostly the watching part.