3.0
Review: the end of history…, Royal Court
‘Most mothers threatened to send their kids’ food to the starving Africans, she actually did it.’ These are the words that Sal’s (Lesley Sharp) children joke t...
Jessica Handscomb
3.0
5.0
Review: Present Laughter, The Old Vic
Embarrassingly, I had never seen a production of a Noël Coward play before Present Laughter. I had of course read some of his work, and heard of his undeniable...
4.0
Review: Brooklyn, Napoli, Park Theatre
On 16 December 1960, two planes collided above New York. One landed in Staten Island, the other in Brooklyn. The latter became known as the Park Slope plane cr...
3.0
Review: Citysong, Soho Theatre
I think it’s fair to say that the Irish are famed for their musical and literary prowess almost as much as they are for their drinking habits and four-leafed c...
3.0
Review: The Starry Messenger, Wyndham’s Theatre
If I have learned anything from The Starry Messenger, it’s that watching someone else’s mid-life crisis unfold is really quite boring. A decade after it’s off-...
3.0
Review: Beneath the Blue Rinse, Park Theatre
Raise your hand if you’ve ever had a grandparent be taken advantage of by some sort of salesperson. My hand is raised, and yours probably is, too. Older people...
Jessica Handscomb
Sub Editor
Born and raised in North London, Jessica studied for a BA in English at Goldsmiths. When she’s not at the theatre, she’s either talking to her plants or wasting her finite hours on earth re-reading the same few Wendy Cope poems.